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Commission caps interim IT trailer/office at $110,000 despite reservations
Summary
After lengthy debate on IT staffing space and costs, commissioners approved a capped $110,000 authorization to set up an interim modular office/trailer for county IT functions, and asked staff to return before exceeding the cap.
The Sublette County commission voted to approve a capped $110,000 budget to set up a temporary IT office — a modular trailer and related hookups — to centralize IT staff and provide a small lab for equipment maintenance. Commissioner S11 moved the motion, which the board seconded and approved by voice vote despite concerns about recurring hookup costs and the limits of a temporary structure.
IT staff (S5) described the program needs: a lab space for refurbishing equipment, storage for spare desktops and networking work, and a workspace for the new IT hire who begins in April. Staff provided cost estimates for the trailer itself and for recurring Internet/utility hookups; during discussion an anomalous figure was read aloud from the transcript ("$8,282,282 dollars"), which drew correction and further cost‑clarification requests from commissioners. Commissioners emphasized the authorization is a cap and directed that any expenditure above the $110,000 cap must return to the board for approval.
Why it matters: County IT operations were described as constrained by insufficient office space and storage, and commissioners said they were willing to fund an interim measure to stabilize operations while staff continue to seek a permanent solution.
Follow up: Staff will provide invoices and a narrower cost breakdown and notify the board if projected costs threaten to exceed the $110,000 cap.
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