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MAGIC and county offices flag server hosting, election-laptop and service costs during 2025-26 budget reviews
Summary
Presentations during the Jan. 13 Muscatine County Board of Supervisors meeting highlighted rising hosting and server costs for MAGIC GIS, a request to replace election laptops to meet Windows 11 requirements, and a modest increase in the county attorney budget driven by paying sheriff service fees.
Muscatine County board members on Jan. 13 heard budget reviews from MAGIC GIS, the county attorney’s office and the county auditor that flagged higher server-hosting charges, a planned parcel-data conversion and a near-term need to replace election laptops.
The presentations matter because the items affect recurring county expenses and service delivery: MAGIC’s hosting and server changes will raise ongoing costs for the county’s shared GIS platform; the auditor said election laptops that run precinct software are no longer compatible with current operating-system requirements; and the county attorney cited a $70,000 service-of-process line item that increased his office budget.
Mark Yarrington, MAGIC GIS manager, told the board the MAGIC budget for 2025–26 was similar to the prior year but showed two pressures: higher hosting fees for new…
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