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Tazewell supervisors approve $135,584 IT lease, $118,500 installation and $50,932 battery backup; monitoring‑well oversight added
Summary
The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a five‑year lease payment of $135,584.45 for a county IT network upgrade, an installation contract for $118,500 and battery backup units costing $50,932.38; the board also authorized $14,030 to oversee two landfill monitoring wells.
The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors approved a package of IT and infrastructure purchases that county staff said are intended to modernize the county network and protect critical systems.
Presenter (speaker identified in the record as the meeting’s IT presenter) told the board the lease arrangement spreads the replacement cost over five years and that "the payment will be a $135,584.45 for this year." He said the installation estimate is $118,500 and that the county needs battery backups priced at $50,932.38 to keep the data center resilient during outages. The presenter said ARPA funds will cover the battery backup purchase and that other IT budget lines can cover installation, making much of the package a net wash for this fiscal year.
The presenter also reported on landfill work and said the county previously approved two new monitoring wells; overseeing insertion of the wells by a consultant (Marshall Miller) will cost $14,030. "We need to pay Marshall Miller to oversee the monitoring wells to make sure they're put in right," the presenter said.
Board members voted to approve the lease, the installation work and the battery purchase as a combined action, with the approvals conditioned on legal review of the lease documents. One supervisor asked for and received confirmation that the lease documents will be reviewed and signed if the county attorney approves; the board’s motion carried by voice vote.
Why it matters: county IT and backup power are central to operations for courts, records and public services; the board framed the vote as an investment to reduce future service interruptions and to bring aging systems up to current security standards.
What’s next: staff said installation will begin after completion of a separate migration project and estimated the installation timeline at about nine weeks once started. The presenter asked the county attorney to complete the contract review ahead of a February 14 pricing change noted in the procurement documents.
Sources: county meeting proceedings (presentation of network lease/installation/battery costs and subsequent voice vote).
