Fremont County approves Schneider Geospatial contract to replace map server; $6,650 setup and $13,740 first-year hosting
Summary
After a presentation on the Beacon web portal, commissioners authorized a contract with Schneider Geospatial to modernize the county GIS; initial setup is $6,650 with first-year hosting of $13,740 and an annual ongoing cost projected after year one.
County GIS staff and Schneider Geospatial presented the Beacon web portal and described functions the county could use—parcel management, online forms, comparables, EagleView imagery and emergency-management layers. Ryan Smith of Schneider told the commission, “what I am presenting today is something called uh Beacon,” and walked the board through sample modules and emergency-imagery integration.
Staff proposed a one-time conversion/setup fee of $6,650 and a first-year hosting/maintenance cost of $13,740 (year-to-year pricing thereafter). Commissioners asked how public versus internal layers would be controlled; county staff said the assessor/GIS team would determine what Schneider ingests and what is published publicly. Commissioners also discussed cost-sharing among departments, use of a countywide 1690 account and the need for a revived GIS committee to manage governance.
After discussion about administration, data control and budget placement, a motion to approve the Schneider contract passed by voice vote. Staff will return signed documents and begin conversion and implementation planning.
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