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Board questions $22,298 web‑services charge and recurring website maintenance costs
Summary
Board members reviewed a $22,298 web services line item tied to a vendor‑built district website, asked whether the contract includes maintenance and whether hosting is proprietary; staff said the district owns the domain but could not confirm interchangeability between vendors.
Board members flagged a $22,298 line item listed as web services tied to the district’s website work and asked staff to clarify what the fee covers and what recurring costs will be. A board member asked whether the amount was only for initial build or included ongoing maintenance; staff said the vendor will both build and maintain the site, and estimated annual maintenance could be roughly $6,000 to $9,000.
"And my big question on that was I thought that was a lot of money to build a website. But my understanding is that that also includes maintaining it," a board member said during discussion. Staff added the district owns the domain but said they could not confirm whether another vendor could pick up the work without rebuilding parts of the site, leaving open vendor‑lock questions that the board asked staff to resolve.
