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Commissioners table OpenGov expansion after concerns about costs, departmental buy‑in
Summary
After staff said initial implementation was funded with ARP dollars that expire Dec. 31, 2026, commissioners requested line‑item detail, department consultations and peer county examples and voted unanimously to table an expanded OpenGov contract until further analysis and budgeting are completed.
Delaware County commissioners on June 1 voted to table a proposal to expand the county's OpenGov software to additional services after members raised questions about long‑term funding and department readiness.
Staff described the proposal as an expansion of the OpenGov platform the county already uses for transparency and financial reporting. The proposal presented an initial payment shown for July 1, 2026 of $126,786 and recurring annual costs starting in 2027 that staff showed at roughly $94,766.78 per year. Staff said the current implementation was funded from American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds, which must be spent by Dec. 31, 2026.
Commissioners pressed for more detail on which of the proposal's 35 listed modules would produce the recurring fees and whether affected departments (planning and zoning, roads, permitting) had been consulted. "If we're truly going to use this for permitting and licensing and asset management, we need to get with those departments to see if this will even work for them," one commissioner said.
Commissioners also asked staff to identify two counties that have implemented similar packages and to show a clear savings case if the system is meant to replace multiple software services. Several members said the paperwork provided did not demonstrate projected savings or show a clear breakdown of which departments the line items covered.
A motion to table the proposal for further study passed by roll call (Commissioners Henry, Bran and Rian voted yes). Staff said they will return with departmental feedback, itemized cost allocations and examples from peer counties.
Provenance: OpenGov discussion and motion to table (timeline SEG 082 through SEG 177).
