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County approves IT licensing, remote‑monitoring tools, rack‑space lease and liability renewals
Summary
Commissioners authorized Microsoft 365 migration and licensing, accepted a NinjaOne monitoring quote, renewed a rack‑space lease for communication tenants, and approved liability program renewal with MMRMA and associated retention handling.
Lapeer County commissioners approved a set of IT and insurance items Wednesday intended to modernize county operations and maintain liability coverage.
The board approved purchasing Microsoft 365 licensing and migration services. The IT committee originally estimated $63,000 annually and up to $25,000 for SecureServ migration; after subscription reallocation the presenter reported the annual cost lowered to about $49,000 and conversion costs to roughly $13,450. Commissioners discussed subscription tiers (G1 versus G3) and potential future cost 'creep' if departments shift to higher‑cost licenses.
A motion to accept NinjaOne for remote monitoring and management at a cost not to exceed $9,000 for one year also passed by voice vote. IT staff briefed commissioners on a separate lease renewal: the county rents rack space at the 911 complex to a communications tenant (previously $400/month); the new stepped lease increases to $550, $650 and $750 over three years and was approved.
On risk management, the board approved renewing the county’s liability coverage with MMRMA at a premium of $625,000, noting a retention credit of $292,000. The county’s practice is to return the retention funds to the MMRMA retention account to fund future claims and grant support; commissioners approved continuing that practice.
Separately, the sheriff’s office reported positive net reimbursement from state booking fees that fund corrections training; the continuation of that reimbursement arrangement was approved. All items were approved by voice votes and will be implemented through the respective departments’ budgeted line items.
