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Commissioners consider managed IT contract after court finds no maintenance agreement
Summary
The court discussed the absence of a formal IT maintenance contract and exposure to liability; the judge said he solicited a ballpark IT contract figure of about $300,000 and urged issuing an RFP or contracting to secure county data.
Commissioners flagged that, despite ongoing IT needs, the county lacks a current contract for IT maintenance and has no nondisclosure agreements with outside providers. The County Judge told the court he had "reached out to 1 provider just to get a ballpark figure" and that the estimate he received was "around 300,000," prompting discussion of whether to RFP managed IT services.
Officials emphasized the security risk from not having a managed contract, including exposure to ransomware or data-breach liability, and debated what scope the county could afford: minimal protection for data center fees versus a full managed-service agreement. The court directed staff to refine scope and cost options for a contracting decision.
