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Commission approves $74,000 from E-911 fund and $469,588 IT transfer; CAD system funding prioritized
Summary
The board approved Resolution 2026-08 to allocate $74,000 from the E-911 fund for CAD software, computers and server cooling and to transfer $469,588 from the general fund to IT to cover prior-year invoices, restoring IT budget capacity.
County Manager Jordan Barela and finance staff presented Resolution 2026-08, which authorizes a budget adjustment to address unplanned dispatch expenses and to restore the IT budget after large prior-year invoices were paid in the current fiscal year. The E-911 allocation of $74,000 covers a $43,000 CAD (computer-aided dispatch) contract, $16,000 for new computers (with $6,000 reimbursable by DFA) and $15,000 for a server-room mini-split to protect dispatch servers.
Barela explained the dispatch tower at Capilla Peak incurred unexpected maintenance costs (generator replacement, pest control and other issues) that strained dispatch funding. The transfer of $469,588 from the County General Fund will cover large Tyler and Triadic invoices that hit FY26 due to prior-year billing timing and contractual disputes. Commissioner Kevin McCall moved approval; Vice-Chair Linda Jaramillo seconded and the resolution passed on a roll-call vote (Schwebach absent).
The Commission recorded these actions to ensure continuity of emergency-dispatch operations and to stabilize the county's IT funding position.
