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Court weighs ADA website bids and whether to hire IT director or contract services
Summary
Simpson County Fiscal Court reviewed CivicPlus website ADA-compliance proposals (estimates near $27,000 and around $60,000) and asked its current contractor, ISST, to provide a full-service proposal while considering whether to hire an in-house IT director and assistant.
Simpson County Fiscal Court discussed options to make the county website ADA-compliant after a U.S. Department of Justice requirement was raised during the Jan. 20 meeting. Court members reviewed two CivicPlus proposals: one estimated in the "$60,000" range and another for approximately $27,000.
Judge Mason Barnes asked the county's current contractor, ISST, for a proposal showing the cost of full monitoring and handling of county IT services. ISST said it could not provide that proposal at the meeting but would prepare one. Barnes suggested the court deliberate whether to hire an IT director and assistant or to pay an outside company; the minutes show the court agreed to solicit bids and consider staffing versus contracting options.
No formal procurement decision was made at the Jan. 20 meeting; court members instructed staff to gather proposals and estimates for later consideration.
