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Motion would move $4.4 million among city departments to pay annual Esri mapping bill

Twenty-two departments would transfer funds to the Bureau of Engineering by October 21 to cover the second year of a three-year license.

City Council· posted Oct 13Motion$4.4M

The city's mapping software, used for permits, fire and police dispatch, crime analysis and utility asset tracking, would keep running without interruption. Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky moved to have 22 departments transfer a combined $4,420,833 to the Bureau of Engineering by October 21, 2026, which would pay Esri.

What happens next

Departments to complete fund transfers in coordination with the Controller · Oct 21

How the Council voted on this file
Yes No Absent
  1. 10–0–5

    Motion would move $4.4 million among city departments to pay annual Esri mapping bill

    Council File 17-0193-S10Item 8 · Oct 30 meetingUrgent Forthwith
  2. 10–0–5

    Motion would move $4.4 million among city departments to pay annual Esri mapping bill

    Council File 17-0193-S10Item 8 · Oct 30 meetingAdopted, Forthwith
Named in this record
Official portrait of Katy Yaroslavsky
Katy Yaroslavsky

Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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