St. Tammany Parish Infrastructure Review Committee Meeting
The committee meeting involved two primary presentations. The first focused on broadband infrastructure, detailing a strategy to address underserved rural communities using ARPA funds. The plan involved purchasing last-mile connections for approximately 3,000 homes at a cost-effective rate of $2,800 per home, leveraging ISP investments in the middle mile infrastructure to solve a potential $72 million problem with only $7 million allocated. The second presentation covered the MUNIS ERP reboot, specifically the migration to a cloud-based model. This migration offloaded hosting costs and server management, providing access to advanced features like customized dashboards for directors and work order tracking, although it means accepting upgrades dictated by the vendor. Next steps involve reevaluating workflows for potential cost savings and efficiency improvements, as well as addressing the separation of grant and capital assets accounts at the next fiscal year turnover.