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Spokane County IT directors outline larger Workday costs, pass-through contracts and capital shortfalls
Summary
Spokane County Information Technology directors told commissioners the 2026 IT budget faces a larger ongoing subscription cost for Workday, rising pass-through contract fees and underfunded capital needs; they proposed limited use of remaining ARP funds and a possible disaster-recovery site at the county medical examiner's office.
Kevin Norris, Spokane County IT director, and Sean Dimitrovich, IT assistant director, briefed the Board of County Commissioners on the department’s proposed 2026 internal services and information technology budgets, telling commissioners on the continuation of the budget workshop that recurring subscription costs — especially Workday — are the primary driver of a higher request.
The presentation said the department manages roughly 350 virtual servers and multiple infrastructure teams and expects 24 technical-services staff and 14 application-services staff; it identified roughly $5.6 million in “pass-through” contractual technology costs that IT does not directly control. "Every time we move to a subscription licensing model, the cost goes up," Sean Dimitrovich said, citing vendor moves…
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