Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Shawnee County IT seeks funding for software subscriptions, web CMS and fiber to North Community Center
Summary
IT Director Mark Price told commissioners the 2026 IT request rises due to subscription licensing changes (Microsoft), a proposed content-management system, ongoing security camera maintenance and a proposal to install county-owned fiber to the North Community Center to replace a 10 Mbps connection.
Mark Price, director of Information Technology, told the commission that the county’s IT budget shows a substantial increase driven largely by a shift from perpetual software licenses to subscription models, planned website and accessibility improvements, and infrastructure projects including a proposed fiber connection to the North Community Center.
Price said a move away from perpetual Microsoft Office licensing toward an annual subscription model accounts for the largest single contractual increase in the IT budget (presenter cited a $269,000 increase in that line…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
