Committee approves five‑year Thundercat software subscription and IT contract renewals

The committee approved several IT and facilities purchases and grant applications. Mike Elder, director of facilities, described the county’s plan to replace an antiquated maintenance-management system and asked the committee to authorize a five‑year subscription for the Thundercat EAM software. Elder said the implementation package was budgeted previously and the annual maintenance fee would be roughly $47,000: "the $47,000 a year is what it's gonna cost for it," he said, and added that implementation suite costs were about $200,000.