Board directs staff to continue county IT shared services; cost-sharing discussions to continue
Summary
The board agreed to continue offering county IT shared services to municipalities, directing staff to present municipality-specific cost-share proposals to public works as requests come in.
Joel, who oversees the county’s IT shared-services work, asked the board whether it wished to continue providing IT services to municipalities; the board heard an overview of nine municipalities currently served and a high-level fiscal estimate for broader coverage. The packet highlighted trade-offs between full cost recovery and subsidizing smaller communities.
Mister Schmidt explained fiscal considerations and possible charge-back options (0–100%), and supervisors debated fair cost-sharing models that preserve security and purchasing-power benefits for small towns while avoiding unsustainable county expense. Supervisor Kelling said shared IT delivers value by improving security for small municipalities; Supervisor Newman called it "one of the great successes" of the shared services program. The board took a voice vote to continue shared IT services and directed staff to bring cost-share proposals to public works for each municipality as they consider joining.
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