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Porter County recycling district votes to switch to cloud accounting, approves paint-recycling pilot and equipment rentals
Summary
The district approved a move to BSNA’s cloud accounting software (migration fee waived through June), contracted an Ohio firm to repurpose latex paint for about $7,900 per event, and approved a payloader rental to support operations. Board members cited efficiency and cost savings as primary reasons.
The Porter County Recycling & Reduction District voted on several operational measures at its March 18 meeting, approving a transition to a cloud-based accounting system, a paint-recycling pilot with an Ohio contractor and a seasonal payloader rental.
Assistant director Jane Jones (presenter) explained that Boyse Systems, the district’s current accounting vendor, had been acquired by BSNA, which offers a cloud accounting suite. Staff recommended transitioning to the cloud product for its customizable dashboards, integrated payroll and streamlined reporting. Staff said BSNA was waiving the $30,000 migration fee through June; the board voted to approve the transition by voice vote.
On solid-waste operations, the board approved contracting with American Paint Recyclers (an Ohio firm) to accept and repurpose latex paint at a proposed event; staff said the company would provide a semi and four employees and that a full-event quote looked to be about $7,900 — substantially less than the district’s previous costs (staff estimated the district spent nearly $50,000 last year landfilling roughly 80,000 pounds of latex paint when the prior hauler could not repurpose it).
The board also approved a $5,100 seasonal rental for a higher-lift payloader (plus standard delivery and pickup fees) to support screening operations at district compost sites. Members discussed crew comfort and equipment fit for operations staff as part of the rationale for the higher-spec machine.
Board members framed the accounting migration as a long-term operational efficiency, the paint contract as a cost-savings pilot and the rental as an operational necessity to maintain screening throughput.
