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Engineer says current tax-mapping/GIS software will be unusable; upgrade estimated at $95,000

Hancock County Board of Commissioners · February 5, 2026
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Summary

Engineer Doug Cade told commissioners the county's tax mapping/GIS software will not be usable after year-end; the office had budgeted $35,000 but now estimates the needed replacement at about $95,000 and requested an additional appropriation.

Engineer Doug Cade reported that the tax mapping/GIS software currently in use "will not be useable at the end of the year." He said the engineer's office had budgeted $35,000 for an upgrade but after additional research the estimated cost is now about $95,000. Cade requested the commissioners approve an additional appropriation for the increased amount; the commissioners agreed and Cade said he would send the request to the clerk.

Cade and Kyle Parker also updated the board on the Forest Lake Ditch petition; they said the final report will be submitted to the board and once filed a final hearing can be scheduled. Cade requested an executive session later in the day regarding potential litigation, which the board entered at 2:43 p.m. and exited at 3:01 p.m.