County moves to hire full‑time IT technician, ends VC3 contract and awards NetSource One bid

Jun 22, 2026

Montcalm County authorized terminating its VC3 IT contract, approved hiring a full‑time IT technician (estimated FY2027 cost ~$70,000), and accepted a three‑year managed‑services bid from NetSource One covering FY2027–FY2029.

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Montcalm County Controller/Administrator Brenda Taeter told the Board the county was notified in February of "a very large increase" to its IT managed‑services contract and that "the quote from VC3 came back with an 82% increase." She said the county solicited sealed bids (17 received) and recommended hiring an in‑house IT Technician and awarding a three‑year contract to NetSource One.

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