County staff presented a plan for retaining historical HR and payroll reporting capability by licensing Workday’s Prism analytics tool on a seven‑year subscription. Staff said the county had exported historical data from its legacy system and Prism would allow structured reporting; the subscription cost was presented in backup and staff said the expenditure will be covered from auditor or county IT budgets. Commissioners approved the Prism order and asked staff to coordinate with the Texas attorney general’s office because of an ongoing cyber investigation.
Separately, the judge and county staff described a proposal to centralize grant‑seeking and grant‑management functions and to pilot a countywide grants approach by contracting with GrantWorks and providing stipends to county staff who will coordinate. Commissioners approved a pilot and asked for performance reviews after a trial period.
In executive session the court ratified emergency contracts for forensic cybersecurity and incident response firms (CoreRecon, BrookSmith, P&G Cyber LLC and CoreRecon-related firms) and later, in open session, ratified those emergency engagements.
Why it matters: Prism licensing and a centralized grants function change how the county will access and use historical personnel data and pursue outside funding, potentially affecting transparency and the county’s ability to recover funds or track obligations; cyber contracts are a direct response to an operational crisis.
Outcome: Court approved Prism licensing and grants pilot; emergency cyber and forensic contracts were ratified. Commissioners asked that legal and AG offices be kept informed given active investigations.