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County technology costs rise; TSD seeks modest staff expansion and telecom migration
Summary
The county’s Technology Services Department requested a small increase in part‑time staffing and warned of broad software price increases, along with planned migration of phone service to a hosted AT&T solution.
The Technology Services Department (TSD) told the County Council on Aug. 26 that rising subscription software costs and a backlog of equipment reach replacement age are driving the department’s 2026 request.
TSD Director Greg Holm said 2025 was essentially a static budget year for TSD compared with 2024, but that the upcoming budget must account for software licensing shifts and equipment refreshes. “Over the last couple of years during COVID, there wasn't a PC refresh going because they weren't able to buy computers,” Holm said,…
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