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Commission approves special-projects fund to cover county share of Softchoice migration under awarded grant
Summary
After staff recommended using Softchoice under a state contract to migrate Microsoft licensing, the commission agreed to create a special projects fund and transfer $233,176.95 to cover upfront costs; commissioners were told 70% of the cost will be reimbursed by a state grant once required paperwork is submitted.
County IT staff recommended the commission move forward with a state-contracted vendor, Softchoice, for Microsoft licensing migration and to create a special-projects fund to cover the county’s 30% share until state grant reimbursement arrives.
Jeremiah, Stark County’s IT coordinator, presented a cost comparison between the state’s Softchoice contract and the NDIT model. He told commissioners the Softchoice option offered greater administrative control and fewer restrictions for OneDrive and user management, allowed more in-house control of server administration…
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