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Commissioners question rising IT, software and body-camera costs
Summary
Participants flagged a higher IT/software line this year and discussed a $40,000 records-system replacement and whether a proposed body-worn-camera system will be compatible with the sheriff's system.
A Commissioner reviewed department budgets and said many software line items appeared underspent last year while the combined IT/software figure in the draft is substantially higher, suggesting a review for potential savings. He urged staff to check whether software costs had been moved into new department lines and whether all charges were correctly classified.
Members also discussed equipment requests: a Commissioner asked whether the body-worn-camera system would be compatible with the sheriff’s system and the Chair replied the system "is compatible with what the sheriff's department has." Commissioners also noted a $40,000 request to replace a records-reporting system and discussed federal single-audit thresholds that can be triggered by aggregate grant spending.
