Case Study: City of Lawrence, Kansas saves time and streamlines budgeting with OpenGov

City of Lawrence, Kansas gives finance team back nights and weekends with OpenGov

The City of Lawrence, Kansas, a municipality with a small and shrinking Finance Department, faced the challenge of making its budget process more efficient. They struggled with manual, time-consuming tasks using spreadsheets and sought a solution from OpenGov, specifically its Budget Builder product, to automate processes and increase internal information access.

OpenGov implemented its Budget Builder solution, which streamlined the budget development process. This saved the finance team significant staff time, giving them back their nights and weekends during budget season. The automation also allowed the Finance Director to focus on strategic priorities like bond issuances. Furthermore, the solution provided enhanced operational efficiency, enabling department heads to see budget history and trends and allowing elected officials to easily examine expenditures.

City of Lawrence, Kansas