DuPage County recorder: $672,000 imaging contract produced unusable microfilm; board approves transfers amid abstentions

DuPage County's technology committee approved three budget adjustments to cover a nonbudgeted imaging project after the recorder reported the vendor delivered unusable microfilm and an invoice the office had not expected.

The recorder of deeds told the committee the county discovered the contract work produced film that is currently unusable and that an invoice associated with the project is "going to be $672,000." The committee then approved two budget adjustments totaling $411,985 and referred a third item to the finance committee; the county clerk's office announced it would abstain on the three items, citing attorney general guidance about transfers of appropriations.

The vote followed a drawn‑out discussion about project scope, procurement and next steps. "We have unusable film," the recorder said, adding the county will meet with US Imaging to seek ways to salvage the material and pursue digitization. The recorder said the microfilm is currently at US Imaging and that the firm will return the material to DuPage County after replacing old reels with polyester film…