Votes at a glance: commissioners approve Workday HRIS, OpenGov budget platform, broadband study and a planning appointment
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Summary
At their Jan. 20 meeting the Sandoval County Board of County Commissioners approved several vendor agreements and a board appointment. Roll calls and motions were recorded for: a Workday HRIS subscription and services agreement, an OpenGov budget software contract, a $99,999 broadband study contract with Hewlett Zollars/MCM, and the appointment of
Sandoval County commissioners approved several procurement and personnel actions during their Jan. 20 meeting. The votes were routine and carried by recorded roll calls or unanimous voice votes as indicated below.
What passed
- Workday HRIS subscription and professional services agreement (Human Resources) - Motion: Approve main subscription agreement and professional service agreement with Workday for HRIS, payroll and timekeeping; authorize county manager to sign subsequent amendments. Scott Muir and Doug Owen of Workday were present to answer questions. - Vote: Motion passed on roll call (Commissioners Juarez, Hur, Brook, Jones and Chair Meek recorded "Yes"). - Notes: Implementation timeline described as approximately 15–16 months with a phased architecture/configuration and testing schedule; the county will integrate Workday with existing Tyler financial modules and run parallel payroll testing before cutover.
- OpenGov (Vertosoft) budget platform contract (Finance) - Motion: Approve contract with OpenGov (Vertosoft) to modernize budget development and transparency tools and integrate with the county’s Tyler financial system; authorize manager to execute agreements. - Vote: Motion passed by roll call (Commissioners voted in the affirmative; chair confirmed the objective to use the system for FY 2026 budget development). - Notes: Implementation timeline targets completion before the FY 2026 budget cycle and includes a hyper‑adoption month after go‑live.
- Broadband study and middle‑mile design (Hewlett Zollars and subcontractor MCM) - Motion: Approve contract with Hewlett Zollars and subcontractor MCM Consulting for a broadband study and middle‑mile network design in an amount of $99,999; authorize county manager to sign and manage amendments. - Vote: Motion passed by roll call (commissioners recorded affirmative votes). - Notes: The study will support a BEAD/other federal grant application and design work for unserved/underserved areas countywide.
- Appointment to the Planning and Zoning Commission (District 2) - Motion: Adopt a resolution appointing J. Keith Brown to the Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commission to fill a District 2 vacancy. - Vote: Motion passed (roll call or voice — commission recorded affirmative votes). Brown was present in the audience and welcomed back; the Planning & Zoning Department recommended approval.
- Consent agenda and agenda approval - Motion: Approve consent agenda and approve agenda as presented (procedural votes). - Vote: Motions passed by roll call with recorded affirmative votes.
Ending note: Commissioners and staff indicated more procurement and implementation steps are forthcoming for these systems and will return to the commission for award recommendations, project milestones and integration updates.
