On July 5, 2011, the Financial Management System (FMS) was implemented across 42 City departments and is the primary financial system for all City Departments (excluding Airports, Harbor and DWP). The FMS Project was a combined effort of the Office of the Controller (Controller), Information Technology Agency (ITA), and City Departments.
On July 10, 2017, FMS 2.0 was implemented, upgrading the original system as well as replacing the Supply Management System (SMS) to integrate the City’s financial system with the City’s procurement system. This functional integration brought forth improvements with respect to commodities and services contracts. The FMS 2.0 Project was a combined effort of the Office of the Controller (Controller), General Services Department (GSD), Information Technology Agency (ITA), and other City Departments.
On March 26, 2018, FMS 2.0 deployed to the Cloud, the result of a diligent effort between the Controller's Office, Department of General Services, Information Technology Agency, and the City's vendor and partner, CGI. The City became the first municipality in California to deploy an enterprise financial system to the Cloud. System hardware now resides in the Cloud, maintained by CGI, with a robust capacity for future growth. In addition, deployment to the Cloud allows FMS to be immune from natural disasters such as earthquakes and other states of emergency.
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