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Council OKs up to $10,000 for court equipment to meet JIS migration requirements

City Council of South Bend, Washington · June 25, 2025
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Summary

Council authorized up to $10,000 for new court computers, printers and scanners to comply with a mandatory migration from JIS to a new court system; staff said the court will go live next May and wants documents scanned by September.

The City Council authorized spending of up to $10,000 to purchase computer hardware and peripherals the municipal court needs to migrate from the current JIS system to a new case-management platform. Chair described the change as mandatory and said the court aims to go live in May of next year and have documents scanned into the new system by September.

Councilors discussed budget availability; Chair noted the city’s current expense fund was in a positive position and that some budgeted items are unlikely to be spent this year so the equipment purchase would be manageable. The motion to authorize the expenditure was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.