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St. Clair County delays $64,400 change order for court case‑management system after commissioners press for guarantees
Summary
St. Clair County commissioners questioned Journal Technologies’ pace and contract terms and voted to table a $64,400 change‑order request for the county court case‑management project for 30 days while staff and the vendor provide written answers and performance guarantees.
Court Administrator Michael McMillan asked the St. Clair County Board of Commissioners on May 15 to approve a $64,400 change order to correct the case structure in the county’s ongoing Journal Technologies court case‑management project, saying the work was needed to complete interfaces and workflows for circuit, probate and juvenile court functions.
The discussion grew into a sustained review of the five‑year project’s progress, contract terms and testing plan, and commissioners voted to table the change request for 30 days and asked county staff and Journal Technologies to return with written responses and proposed deadlines and financial remedies.
Why it matters: The county says the existing state system is unreliable for some courts and that a new vendor system is necessary to avoid operational failures; commissioners and court officials said they must balance urgency with taxpayer protections, because the contract allows vendor billing for unfinished work and the county faces ongoing costs for annual maintenance.
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