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County approves new court laptops for Zoom use and $2,000 service for body scanner
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Jeff Lutz told commissioners that replacing four court laptops (purchased in 2020) and servicing the justice-center body scanner are needed; he said Zoom use has cut transports 75%. The commission approved both IT requests by voice vote, 3-0.
Henry County commissioners voted 3-0 to approve IT requests to replace four court laptops used for Zoom and to service the justice-center body scanner.
Jeff Lutz, speaking about the Zoom equipment, said the four laptops currently on rolling carts were purchased in 2020 and are showing age; "Since we started doing Zoom for the courts, transports are down 75%," he said, noting that reduced transports offset the equipment cost. Lutz recommended replacing the four laptops at once to avoid shortfalls if multiple courts are on simultaneous calls. He suggested funding the laptops from the IT fund, which he said still has money available.
On the body scanner, Lutz said the device is producing false readings and needs service; vendor Garrett quoted roughly $2,000 for recalibration/servicing because the unit is not under maintenance. Commissioners approved both items on a motion and second recorded during the meeting.
The county will schedule vendor service for the scanner and proceed with the laptop replacement using available IT funds.
