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Assessor reports budgets in good shape; committee hears mapping flight cost‑quality concerns
Summary
Assessments official Symone Morford told the Finance Committee budget numbers are 'in good shape' and raised the tradeoff between cost and quality for proposed aerial mapping flights; the committee did not record a decision on contracting for mapping in the transcript.
Symone Morford told the Finance Committee on May 4 that assessment budget numbers are "in good shape" and discussed planned aerial mapping flights, noting the committee should weigh cost against data quality when choosing a vendor or scope. The conversation flagged mapping as a capital or project expense that may require committee review depending on cost and expected benefits.
No contract or dollar figure for the mapping flights was recorded in the transcript; the county asked department heads to report any anticipated capital purchases over $1,000 at the June Finance meeting so that large procurements can be reviewed in advance of the 2027 budget cycle.
