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Commission questions county purchase of Beanstack reading‑log app; item ultimately included in grouped approvals
Summary
Commissioners debated a proposed $3,600 (three‑year) license for a reading‑log app (Beanstack/ZuBean), with objections over skipping the library board and whether a free public version made a county purchase necessary; the item remained in the grouped consent approvals after multiple failed attempts to defer or pull it.
Sumner County commissioners debated whether the county should pay for a three‑year license to a reading‑log app (referred to in debate as ZuBean/Beanstack) after several commissioners questioned the purchase and the process by which it reached the budget.
Commissioner Mansfield said he believed the purchase should have gone through the library board and described the app’s origins and mission as a reason for closer review. "The original mission and founding of this actual app was to serve, quote unquote,…
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