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Kalkaska County waives RFP and OKs $10,814 monthly IT contract with Empiric Solutions

Kalkaska County Board of Commissioners Committee of the Whole · December 10, 2025
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Summary

County commissioners waived purchasing policy to review an IT contract and approved a 2026 agreement with Empiric Solutions at $10,814 per month; the waiver and contract were approved by consensus.

Kalkaska County's Committee of the Whole voted Dec. 10 to waive Purchasing Policy #400 to permit direct review and approval of an IT contract and then approved a 2026 IT services agreement with Empiric Solutions at $10,814.00 per month. Administrator Patrick Whiteford requested the waiver; the committee passed both motions by consensus with no recorded opposition.

Commissioner David Persons supported the contract approval; Commissioners Baldwin and Bicum also recorded support in the minutes. The minutes do not record a roll-call tally for these consensus votes. The contract amount was stated in the minutes; the committee also discussed related IT items including a cloud-based BS&A demonstration but took no action on cloud hosting pending further review.

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