Pulaski County Fiscal Court on July 24 approved the purchase and implementation of the Iwerks work‑order and fleet management software for the road and fleet maintenance divisions, endorsing vendor training and county‑issued tablets for operators.

Road and fleet staff presented the system as a tool to replace paper tracking and improve documentation of daily work, materials used (tile, rock sizes, channel liner), equipment and personnel hours. Officials said the software would generate auditable reports to support FEMA reimbursements and grant applications by recording who worked on a job, what equipment and materials were used, and attaching photographs and timestamps.

Brian (fleet maintenance) and Wayne (road supervisor) described workflow changes: work orders would be entered by managers (Brian and Wayne), assigned to operators on county tablets, completed in the field with photographs and materials logs, and routed back to supervisors for verification. The court was told the vendor provides web‑based training and drop‑down menus to simplify operator data entry. The quoted cost discussed during the meeting was $6,000 per county side (presenters described a $6,000 figure “for both sides” and a total idea of $12,000), plus the cost of tablets; the county judge and several fiscal court members described the expenditure as likely to save staff time and improve grant/funding claims.

Commissioners cited potential benefits: clearer records for FEMA claims following the February floods, immediate documentation of material quantities and equipment hours, and easier generation of reports showing work completed. The county emphasized the change will be mandatory for operators and that the road supervisors will set the internal policy and expectations for daily data entry. The court approved the purchase and directed staff to schedule training and acquire tablets.

Ending: Staff will proceed with vendor contracting, training scheduling and procurement of tablets; follow‑up tasks include executing the purchase agreement and completing operator training.