County IT presents staffing, server and software consolidation plan amid budget scrutiny
County IT told the council the department supports about 200 software applications and a large hardware estate; officials proposed moving one CPA position to IT, hiring a CIO or virtual CIO, and reviewing subscriptions and server replacement versus cloud migration to reduce long-term costs.
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Elkhart County IT told the County Council on Sept. 19 that current operations include roughly 200 software applications across departments, about 101 servers and SAN cores, 47 switch stacks and more than 400 printers and copiers. County Administrator Jeff Taylor and IT presenters said the proposed 2026 IT budget reflects staffing increases intended to provide minimal coverage across county departments and to back up assigned technicians.
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