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Commissioners hear problems with jail card readers, rooftop HVAC and software migration

Wichita County Commissioners Court · December 13, 2025
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Summary

County staff reported three of four exit-gate card readers at the jail are inoperable due to bad underground wiring (requiring roughly 1,200 feet of replacement conduit), two rooftop units have intermittent heating issues, and offices are transitioning to new maintenance software.

County maintenance staff told the court on Dec. 12 that three of four exit-gate card readers at the courthouse jail are not working because of wiring problems that will require rerunning about 1,200 feet of underground conduit.

"Three of the four lines had to be pulled," the staff member reported, describing the wiring failure and the need to pull and potentially replace underground conduit to restore card-reader function. The same staff described two rooftop heating units that are not maintaining heat and are under repair.

The report also covered a software migration for work-order tracking. Staff completed 49 work orders last week and are moving records from the county’s older system into a new maintenance software platform. County personnel discussed limiting the new system to higher-value assets (refrigeration units, water heaters) and keeping routine items on the older system during the transition.

Commissioners asked for updates on delivery and installation timelines for a network switch referenced in the report and emphasized that the wiring and HVAC repairs be addressed promptly. No formal motion or vote was taken; staff will proceed with contracting and repairs under existing work-order authority.