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The city of Peoria, Illinois, to use Tyler ERP and EnerGov

Tyler Technologies has signed an agreement with the city of Peoria, Illinois, for Tyler’s its Munis enterprise resource planning (ERP) and EnerGov  solutions. The agreement includes the management of financials, human resources, and revenue, as well as licensing and regulatory and permitting and land management suites, said the company in a statement.

Approximately 50 counties, cities, and villages in Illinois use Tyler’s Munis solution; Peoria marks the sixth city since March 2017 to select the Munis and EnerGov solutions together for its jurisdiction, according to Tyler.

Peoria is in central Illinois and has a population of more than 110,000.

[Image courtesy: Tyler]

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