Cowlitz County finance staff outline IT budget, internal billing method and propose clearer service-level agreements

At a Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners meeting (date not specified), Susie Moon, finance manager, presented the technology funds and internal service billings for the county’s information-technology (IT) accounts and said most budgeted internal billings have been received and no additional revenue is expected this year. "So our first line is gonna be goods and services. It has a budget of, just over 5,100,000, and we've brought in, that entire budget," Susie Moon said.

Cathy Fung Baxter, finance director, and Moon explained how the county allocates internal IT costs to operating departments. Moon said the county charges departments for IT services using a formula in which 50% of the allocation is based on number of…