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Commissioners consider ending proprietary camera licensing after $27,000 fee demand
Summary
County leaders said a proprietary vendor is charging about $27,000 to keep security cameras live; commissioners discussed replacing the vendor with an open‑architecture system the county owns to avoid recurring licensing fees and vendor lock‑in.
Franklin County commissioners told residents they are evaluating whether to stop paying a vendor’s recurring licensing fee for courthouse and facility security cameras after the vendor indicated a roughly $27,000 license renewal would be required to keep the cameras live.
Why it matters: The county’s current camera and access control systems use proprietary software and cloud licensing. Commissioners said the vendor charges a recurring license fee that limits the county’s ability to replace individual cameras or servers without engaging the…
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