County flags major MIS staffing and software maintenance costs in FY27 requests

Jun 23, 2026

Officials told commissioners MIS requested five positions and large software maintenance contracts that could raise a work-center upgrade line from roughly $185,000 to about $1.55M; county leaders suggested moving some capital to fund balance and building a programmatic approach to lifecycle replacement.

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Chair warned that MIS (information services) is requesting five positions — including website and network administrators — and several expensive software maintenance contracts that together substantially increase capital and operating needs. "There are some software maintenance contracts we have that'll be in excess of $750,000," the Chair said, and noted single purchases can reach several hundred thousand dollars.

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