Treasurer asks county commissioners to approve Treads software license; board approves

The county treasurer asked the Dolores County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 20 to approve a licensing agreement for Treads, a software module the office would use to manage treasurer-deed applications and related timelines.

The treasurer said the county would not pay a licensing fee directly and that the vendor’s charges would be collected from applicants. “No, no, this is no fee to the county at all,” the treasurer said, adding that the program automates mailings and deadline tracking. The presenter estimated the application fee would be $60 and said the office currently has about 10 active applications the software would help manage.

Commissioners discussed whether Treads is a new product and were told it is a separate module from the existing GTS program the county uses for foreclosures. A commissioner moved to approve the Treads software license and services agreement for the treasurer’s office; the motion was seconded and the board recorded affirmative votes in favor during the meeting. The transcript does not include a full roll-call tally.

Board members also clarified contracting logistics. The treasurer asked whether the agreement needed signatures from individual commissioners or whether the treasurer could sign; the board requested a final, signed copy of the contract to be kept on file.

The approval directs county staff to finalize the license and provide the executed contract for the county’s records. No new county budget expense was reported in the meeting; vendor fees were described as collected from applicants when they file for treasurer-deed actions.

The board adjourned following the vote.