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Cowlitz County finance staff review IT operating and reserve funds, note vacancies and planned outsourcing
Summary
Finance staff briefed the Cowlitz County commissioners on two IT funds, reporting about $5.2 million in operating revenue, $5.1 million in reserve resources and three vacancies in the IT department; staff said the county plans some outsourcing for specialty work and expects a budget amendment later this year.
Susie Moon, Cowlitz County finance manager, told the Board of County Commissioners the county’s IT operating fund and IT reserve fund are both funded but show timing variances as the department works through vacancies and scheduled renewals.
“So overall, they have about 5,200,000.0 budgeted in revenues,” Moon said, describing the operating fund. She said the largest source of that revenue is charges billed to other county departments for IT goods and services, billed annually in January. Moon added the county budgeted about $80,000 in miscellaneous operating revenue, “mainly be investment earnings.”
Moon explained personnel costs are currently below the monthly target because the department “does have 3 vacancies,” and licenses and annual…
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