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Davis County IT seeks consolidation, cites $1–1.9M hardware and rising subscription costs; data governance urged

Davis County Budget Committee · September 16, 2024
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IT staff proposed network upgrades, wireless testing, a consolidated payment/cashiering app and stronger data governance; presenters flagged roughly 1.0M annual rotation costs (1.9M total hardware figure on slides) and estimated custom development costs of about 2.6M per year in fully loaded developer expenses.

Jeff Hassett and Mike Pace of Davis County IT presented a multi‑part technology plan at the Sept. 16 Budget Committee meeting that combined immediate 'lights‑on' replacement costs with proposals for consolidation and stronger countywide data governance.

IT said annual replacement/rotation for hardware is roughly in the 1.0M range and the slide deck listed 1.9M as the total hardware figure. Staff recommended continuing scheduled rotations for PCs (typical life discussed as 4–5 years) and laptops (often 3–4 years), with a possible move toward a 4‑year PC rotation to even out costs. On…

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