Aldermen approve managed IT services contract; city cites estimated savings
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Rutland aldermen suspended the rules and approved a managed‑services IT contract with the vendor presented to the board; city staff said the fixed‑price contract will reduce costs compared with hourly billing and improve response times.
The Rutland City Board of Aldermen voted on Feb. 18 to suspend the rules and approve a managed‑services IT contract as reviewed by the city attorney. Mayor Dunges told the board the contract shifts the city to a fixed cost for IT services and estimated savings “something like $40,000 plus” compared with the city’s historical hourly‑billing vendor.
The mayor described the contract as equivalent to having local IT staff “for the $35,000 managed services contract” and said monitoring software and response times have been satisfactory during the vendor’s initial work. A motion to suspend the rules carried, and a subsequent motion to approve the contract passed by voice vote; no recorded oppositions were noted in the meeting record.
The transcript recorded inconsistency in the vendor name during discussion (the mayor referred to “BTTSG,” and a subsequent motion referenced “VTTSG”). The contract was presented to the board and reviewed by the city attorney before the vote; the board approved the contract and the mayor and staff will execute the agreement.