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Legislators table $150,000 software funding request after debate over costs and procurement
Summary
Putnam County IT staff proposed buying online permitting and parks modules (vendor: OpenGov) to replace Munis workflows; the committee questioned costs, timing and procurement steps and voted to table the request pending more information and departmental briefings.
Putnam County’s Physical Services committee tabled a request to set aside up to $150,000 for a software purchase and implementation to modernize parks and consumer affairs operations.
IT Director Tom Laina told the committee the county has evaluated a government-focused vendor (OpenGov) to provide two modules that would replace cumbersome Munis workflows for consumer affairs permits (contractors, electricians, plumbers) and for parks operations (passes, day-use, community garden plots and facility bookings). He said the product would allow online payments and automated export/import to Munis for accounting.
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