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Park board approves $2,247.53 in bills including two Adobe Creative Cloud licenses; IT committee review flagged
Summary
The board approved $2,247.53 in bills that included testing and materials and two Adobe Creative Cloud licenses for parks staff. Discussion centered on whether software purchases should be routed and approved through the county IT committee and state software procurement.
The Park Board approved payment of four bills totaling $2,247.53, including a $600 charge to Elite Clean for well‑pipe testing, weed control supplies, training fees for an employee, and two annual Adobe Creative Cloud licenses costing $700 each.
IT committee issues: Park staff said the county IT committee had declined to fund the Creative Cloud licenses from its budget, so the parks budget was used to pay for two licenses. Board members and the IT committee representative discussed software‑license management and whether the county should centralize purchases through the IT coordinator to ensure consistency with security and procurement practices. Staff noted Adobe's licensing model assigns licenses to individuals and that a bulk/enterprise approach may be available through the state at different price points.
Vote: The board approved the bills by roll call. The board asked staff and the IT committee to coordinate future software purchases and to explore state procurement options that might provide lower per‑user costs or enterprise management.
Ending: Park staff said they will work with the county IT coordinator to avoid duplicate licenses and to explore adding users via state‑level offerings where suitable.
