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Sheriff's office says vendor renewal left county 'on the hook'; commissioners approve payment
Summary
County staff told commissioners that an updated vendor contract for the PowerDMS scheduling module included renewal-notice terms the county had not received, leaving the county liable; despite criticism, the board voted to pay the renewal and asked staff to review options.
County staff told Umatilla County commissioners on April 1 that a vendor's renewed contract for a public-safety management system included a 30-day-renewal-notice term the county had not been given, and that legal review indicated the county may be liable for the renewal fee.
Captain Primerio of the sheriff's office described the issue: "We found the original contract, which did not list anything similar to that. . . . then the new company had some provisions that if you utilize a license, you are subject to these new terms. So we got stuck with…
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