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Commissioners approve two FallonCounty.mt.gov addresses for local nonprofit; IT raises panic‑button and camera options
Summary
The commission approved up to two county email addresses for a local nonprofit (EMEA) with the nonprofit responsible for subscription charges; county IT also briefed commissioners on panic‑button options, social‑media administration and sprinkler system remote access.
The commission unanimously approved a request from a local nonprofit to host up to two FallonCounty.mt.gov email addresses and to charge the organization the annual per‑address fee.
Josh Lewis, the county IT lead, described the request and recommended standard onboarding and security steps. "Per address there's roughly $50 a year for licensing," Lewis said; commissioners agreed the nonprofit should pay any hosting fees and required security setup. The motion to allow up to two FallonCounty.mt.gov addresses passed unanimously; staff will work with accounts payable on an annual billing arrangement and perform orientation and multi‑factor authentication setup for the nonprofit’s authorized users.
Lewis also reported on other IT items: a vendor (Verkada) provided a revised quote for a panic‑button system and service subscription, which commissioners discussed as potentially expensive compared with local maintenance; Lewis recommended pursuing local testing and quarterly checks with Tab Electronics, the current alarm vendor, before committing to a large‑scale replacement. He said the existing panic‑button system is now ringing dispatch and flashing lights after recent reconfiguration and testing with Tab Electronics.
On broadcasting and irrigation telemetry, IT reported some Toro Linx apps were installed at the golf course but not actively signed in; Lewis said he would follow up with Toro to ensure remote controller access for the course operator. He also reviewed a plan to archive board minutes and records, and offered to schedule a follow‑up meeting with the clerk and archivist to confirm storage and retention locations.
The commission directed IT to: (1) provision up to two FallonCounty.mt.gov addresses for the requesting nonprofit and bill the organization for licensing fees; (2) coordinate orientation and security (multi‑factor authentication) with the nonprofit’s representatives; and (3) continue vendor testing and routine quarterly panic‑button checks with dispatch and Tab Electronics before recommending a costly system replacement.
