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County approves state‑bid servers, Windows Datacenter license and park cameras

Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners · May 1, 2026
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Summary

Cottonwood County accepted state bids from SHI to buy three Lenovo servers ($32,370) and Windows Datacenter 2022 software ($42,912, payable over three years). The board also authorized the Parks Department to buy four cameras for Talcot Park.

Kelly Smith, Cottonwood County Director of Information Systems, told the board May 16 he wanted to separate the law‑enforcement computer system from the rest of the county and presented state bids for hardware and software.

The board accepted a state bid from SHI for three Lenovo servers for $32,370 by a unanimous vote. Smith also presented a state bid for Windows Datacenter 2022 software for the new law‑enforcement servers in the amount of $42,912; the board approved purchase with payment scheduled in three annual installments of $13,608 (2023), $14,652 (2024) and $14,652 (2025).

Smith informed the board the Parks Department requested cameras for Talcot Park, including placement at the entry station. The board unanimously approved the Parks Department to purchase four cameras for Talcot Park.

Motions to accept the server and software bids and to allow the park camera purchase were unanimous; county staff will proceed with ordering and implementing the equipment.