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Council authorizes cloud permitting agreement after vendor quotes; startup fee $5,230 and annual fee $33,948 recorded
Summary
Following a presentation of multiple quotes for building‑department software, council voted to authorize an agreement with a cloud permitting vendor at a $5,230 startup fee and $33,948 yearly fee; council members had previously discussed low‑cost options and vendor presence in other counties.
Mister Aaron Granberry presented four quotes for new cloud‑based permitting/building‑department software and told council the current Tyler Technologies system is outdated and cannot accept card payments. Granberry reported cost estimates from vendors: Tyler quoted about $68,000 startup plus $24,000/year to upgrade; a myGov quote listed $5,230 startup and $3,948/year; CloudPermit quoted an $18,050 startup and $12,050/year; and iWorkQ offered no startup with approximately $5,698/year.
At item 3 on the agenda, the chair presented an authorization for the county administrator to sign an agreement for permitting/billing software with a stated startup fee of $5,230 and an annual fee of $33,948. A motion to approve the agreement was moved and seconded and the chair called for the vote; the chair recorded "All in favor," and the item was closed as approved during the meeting.
Council discussion earlier in the meeting explored which vendors other counties use; Granberry said vendors serve South Carolina and nationwide and noted Saluda works with Tyler and Abbeville had used iWorkQ. Council members raised the tradeoff between low cost and service fit.
The contract authorization on July 10 binds the county to the startup and yearly fees as read into the record; the specific vendor name as executed by the administrator was not pronounced in the public portion of the transcript beyond the fee figures.
