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Key Decision Criteria We understand how important it is to find a budgeting solution that will meet the City of Sunny Isles's needs for the long term. As you evaluate various solutions available on the market today, keep these key points in mind to meet your decision criteria: 4 Watch out for low-cost, low -value alternatives. Some software vendors claim to have a full -featured budgeting solution that is offered at a very low cost in order to attract buyers and agencies with tight IT budgets. When looking at multiple software vendors, understand that, just like with buying a new car, you get what you pay for. Cheaper software usually indicates lack of core functionality that may require more manual and Excel -based work to be done outside of the software. Most users agree that our solution is easier, more intuitive, and more comprehensive than their legacy solutions. In the process of trying to make government budgeting "simple," other alternatives cut important corners by making their software very one-dimensional with shallow reports. 4 Access to real-time data is crucial for planning and decision-making. OpenGov's approach of setting up an automated nightly sync between the City's Edmunds system and Budgeting & Planning enables impactful decision-making based on actionable insights and accurate data. Our fully staffed integrations team helps set up your data during the implementation so that it is refreshed regularly and is one less thing for your team to worry about. Our customers find access to live data incredibly valuable in comparison to other software vendors who require agencies to send data sets over to a support team, who may not be able to update data for weeks at a time which can cost your staff valuable time and cause frustration during budget season when updates are made by the minute. Similarly, budget updates happen real-time during meetings and reports need to reflect those changes for scenario planning purposes. OpenGov can fully support your agency's real-time data management needs. 4 Integrated Reporting & Transparency connects citizens with the budgeting process. While other solutions on the market offer reporting capabilities as an afterthought, either through access to a third -party system or by static, difficult -to -manipulate data sets, OpenGov's industry-leading Reporting & Transparency Platform enables a data -first foundation for all budget development activities. With interactive and user -intuitive reports and dashboards, your staff will benefit from a streamlined and fully integrated budget development process, allowing you to provide executive reports for Council meetings, as well as publish public -facing financial reports to foster transparency and civic engagement. Furthermore, OpenGov's Open Town Hall solution (included as part of the Reporting & Transparency Platform) enables citizens to provide feedback and play an active role in public meetings or budget simulations for which your agency wishes to engage the public's opinion. 4 Choose an experienced partner for the long term. OpenGov's team of professionals has over 500 years of government experience, and we are solely focused on developing and providing solutions for the unique needs and requirements of the public sector. We've specifically chosen to hire government professionals who understand and can speak to the specific budget and finance processes of local governments, which enables us to be better partners with and advocates for our customers' long-term needs and strategic priorities. G)OPENGOV 4