Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jul 14, 2026
Approved a contract for Community Development Software with a first-year cost of $1,126,858, including implementation and migration costs.
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Voted on as part of the consent agendaA group of routine items the Board votes on together with one motion. Any commissioner can pull an item out to discuss and vote on it separately. County Commission agendas (CivicClerk portal); the recording starts at that vote. The county's own recording.
In plain words
A contract for new permitting and land development software, including modules for permitting, contractor licensing, planning, and code enforcement, replacing a contract originally entered in 1996.
What changes The County will use the new software for permitting and land development processes, with implementation and migration costs included in the first-year fiscal impact.
Who and the money The estimated fiscal impact for the first year is $1,126,858, which includes implementation and migration costs. In subsequent years, the estimated annual fiscal impact is $531,646 annual.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "Funding for the Community Development Software is provided through user fees, most of which are generated by the development industry."
The county's record does not say where this applies.
Why (staff, quoted) "This contract replaces a contract originally entered in 1996."
Paid from user fees
Backup in the packet: Selection Committee Meeting Minutes (p. 53), Agreement 24-441 (p. 53), BUA for STORMWATER PERMITTING SOFTWARE REPLACEMENT (p. 53), BUA for ENGINEERING PERMITTING SOFTWARE REPLACEMENT (p. 53)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Request from Building Services to recommend approval: 1. Of Contract 24-441 for Community Development Software; and 2. To authorize the Office of Procurement Services to execute all supporting documentation; and 3. Of a budget transfer in the amount of $45,075 from Stormwater Machinery/Equipment to Stormwater Machinery/Equipment Permitting Software Replacement; and 4. Of a budget transfer in the amount of $45,075 from Engineering Machinery/Equipment to Engineering Machinery/Equipment Permitting Software Replacement. The estimated fiscal impact for the first year is $1,126,858, which includes implementation and migration costs. In subsequent years, the estimated annual fiscal impact is $531,646 annual. Fiscal impacts are within available Fiscal Year Budgets and will not exceed appropriated amounts.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Jul 14, 2026, page 3. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a one-time $75,000 cash death benefit for the dependents of a firefighter who died from a designated occupational cancer.
- Next item: Approved Tourist Development Tax funding for host fees and related event expenses for Lake County to host the 2027 IWWF World Wakeboard.
- All 32 items from Jul 14, 2026
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