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LaPorte County council backs GIS usage study to divide costs among departments
Summary
Council members agreed to commission a study of GIS usage across departments to better allocate software and hardware costs rather than relying on the general fund; reassessment and other restricted funds could cover initial study work.
The LaPorte County Council on July 28 agreed to pursue a study to inventory departmental use of the county's geographic information system and to develop a cost-allocation plan so departments that use the system pay their share rather than the general fund.
Council members said the GIS request is similar to past years and has not substantially changed since 2018. Speaker 9, who outlined the study, said it will examine each participating department's databases and software to see whether…
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