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Commissioners table request to provide county GIS data to third-party vendor pending fee clarification
Summary
A CoreLogic (WTH) request for Vermillion County GIS data was discussed and tabled until staff clarifies the fee schedule; county would receive a $250 check per request while the vendor's fee schedule showed $750 total in the packet.
The Vermillion County commissioners discussed an application from CoreLogic (via WTH) seeking electronic county GIS data at the Sept. 8 meeting and agreed to table action while staff clarifies the fee schedule and payment flow.
The packet included an application that indicated the county would receive $250 for GIS data; the back of the application included a fee schedule showing a total fee of $750. Commissioners asked staff to contact the county GIS contact to confirm whether the county should expect $250 and whether any delivery or third-party fees would be charged to the county or the requesting firm. One commissioner said the county has approved similar requests in the past but wanted clarification before signing the current agreement.
Why this matters: County GIS data is shared under formal agreements and sometimes re-used by national datasets; clarifying the financial and licensing terms helps ensure the county is compensated appropriately and that no unwanted data release conditions are accepted.
Next steps: Staff will contact the requesting party and the county GIS administrator (Steve Leatherman was referenced) to clarify the fee schedule; the item was tabled to the next meeting.
Direct quotes in this article are from the commissioners' meeting record.
