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Sheriff seeks new records system; county plans contract with Southern Software funded largely from 911 reserve
Summary
Harnett County staff recommended moving forward with a contract to replace the sheriff’s office records management system (RMS) with Southern Software; the roughly $857,000 project would be funded primarily from the 911 fund and sheriff capital funds and placed on next week’s consent agenda.
Major Major McNeil and county staff told the commissioners on May 13 that the sheriff’s office needs to replace the current records management system (RMS) and that Southern Software (a vendor under the sheriff’s association bid) satisfied county needs and offered projected maintenance savings compared with the incumbent vendor (CentralSquare).
Why it matters: The RMS supports the sheriff’s office, jail and 911 center; staff said the existing jail…
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