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Commission approves new Register of Deeds software vendor GovOS after debate over liquidated damages clause
Summary
The commission approved a contract addendum to move the Register of Deeds system to GovOS. Commissioners questioned removal of a liquidated-damages provision; assistant corporation counsel said its removal was negotiated and acceptable to county counsel and register leadership.
The Wayne County Commission on April 15 approved a software and services contract to move the Register of Deeds'land-records system to GovOS, a web-based vendor serving multiple U.S. counties.
Bernard Youngblood, Register of Deeds (identified in the meeting as the register's office leader), explained the change was prompted by dissatisfaction with the incumbent vendor and the desire for improved performance for a database that manages roughly 900,000 parcels. Youngblood said GovOS serves other large counties and that the vendor aims to bring Wayne…
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