Citizen offers pro‑bono operations assessment; board asks staff to review before any pilot

A presenter from the public proposed conducting an operations assessment to identify administrative efficiencies across county departments and offered to perform an initial assessment at no charge, with an option to purchase a detailed implementation plan later for $15,000.

The presenter framed the work as an assessment aimed at saving administrative and back‑office costs — citing industry benchmarks that range from 5% to 25% in administrative savings — and said his modeling indicated a likely savings around 19%, potentially amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars over several years. "I'll do it on my own nickel," the presenter told the board, and said that if the county wanted detailed implementation materials afterward the cost would be $15,000. Board members and staff raised questions about data access, intellectual property and ownership of any systems or models. The presenter said the county would own its data and that implementation-phase IP would be contractually negotiated; staff emphasized the need for legal and IT review and for protections to ensure county ownership of critical data and avoid unintended vendor lock-in.

Commissioners generally expressed willingness to consider a limited pilot — for example, an assessment of a single department — and asked staff (Wally, Ken and legal counsel) to review the presenter's materials and report back with recommendations. The board did not commit to implementation or contract terms during the workshop.