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Cole County budget review highlights IT, opioid and ARPA transitions
Summary
Commissioners reviewed the proposed 2026 budget on Dec. 3, flagging rising IT and cybersecurity costs, the winding down of ARPA restrictions, and assumptions about opioid settlement receipts. Staff recommended reclassifying some ARPA interest to general revenue and noted $340,000 in planned capital for IT replacements.
County commissioners spent the Dec. 3 session reviewing department budget requests and revenue assumptions for 2026, with staff flagging rising subscription and cybersecurity costs that are reshaping operating budgets.
The budget officer and IT staff told commissioners that internet and managed-service contracts have increased substantially since 2021 and that migration from on‑premises servers to subscription cloud services…
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