The Dawson County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a $229,500 contract with GMAS to provide contractual services to the Board of Tax Assessors, carrying the measure by a 3–1 margin.

Brent Covington, a member of the Board of Tax Assessors, told commissioners the assessors vetted the vendor and consolidated mapping and appraisal services under a single contract. "GMAS will not be duplicating any work that was with their previous vendor," Covington said. He said the presentation to the commission reflected the work compared with the prior contract.

The board’s discussion focused on whether the new contract’s single-line amount — rather than the detailed, line-item approach of the prior agreement — left the county without clear task-level pricing. A commissioner noted finance reported a $572 difference between the prior budget and the proposed contract and asked that any required budget amendment be handled later in the process. Covington said the assessor’s office had vetted the contract and was comfortable moving forward.

During the public-comment portion related to this item, Lori McCormick of McCormick Solutions LMC Inc., a current contractor with the assessor’s office until the end of the month, told the board she and her firm completed the assigned work but were locked out of the county data-entry system before finishing parcel numbering for a new subdivision. McCormick said earlier testimony had misstated an amount owed and clarified, "It's 4,500." She said the company was cut off from access and urged transparency.

Motion to accept the GMAS contract was made by Commissioner Gaines and seconded by Commissioner Turquette; the motion carried 3–1. The board recorded that the assessor board recommended the contract and that the contract period pages should reflect 2026 (not 2027) where applicable. Commissioners instructed staff to process any necessary budget amendments.

The item had been presented as a contractual services request for the Board of Tax Assessors and is recorded on the meeting agenda as a contract approval action. No further public schedule for follow-up was announced at the meeting.