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York County postpones decision on terminating SAM GIS contract pending vendor and technical review
Summary
The board voted unanimously to postpone action on terminating the county's SAM GIS contract to allow staff to evaluate a 30‑day notice option (proposed end Aug. 31), a 'SAM light' public module, Vanguard mapping integration and potential licensing costs (a $7,500 re‑licensing fee was cited).
The York County Board voted to postpone taking action to terminate the county’s SAM GIS public‑mapping contract so staff can gather additional information about alternatives and technical impacts.
During discussion staff suggested offering a 30‑day notice with an August 31 end date if the board chose to terminate. Members noted public benefits of the current SAM public site—such as accessible road gradings and bridge low‑grading layers used by contractors and the public—and discussed retaining a pared‑down or 'SAM light' public view for critical road layers.
Staff and members discussed integration with the county’s Vanguard mapping (which already contains precincts, commissioner districts and school boundaries) and whether the roads‑department software could offer a public module. Members raised the potential licensing and restart costs if the county discontinued the current service—staff mentioned a potential $7,500 licensing fee to re‑enable certain services.
Given those unknowns, a motion to postpone action on terminating the SAM GIS contract was made and seconded. The clerk recorded unanimous votes in favor (Bowman — yes; Overber — yes; Burgess — yes; Robertson — yes; Gross — yes), and the board carried the postponement.
Board direction: staff will contact the SAM vendor and other internal offices, evaluate the feasibility of a reduced public module and check whether the roads‑department software can supply required public layers; staff will report back with recommendations at a future meeting prior to any termination action.
