Technology Services gets job reclassifications approved; ERP project timetable set

The board approved a proposal to reclassify several Technology Services job titles and align pay ranges to current duties, a reclassification Human Resources and the department had been working on since mid‑2024.

Tech Services Director Chad Goodhue told commissioners the reclassification is intended to correct job‑class mismatches and does not, he said, impose an additional ongoing county cost beyond existing payroll lines. Commissioners voted 3‑0 to adopt the reclassification proposal listed on the Jan. 6 agenda.

Goodhue also briefed the board on the county’s ERP replacement project. He said county procurement and legal review were nearing contract completion with an implementation start targeted for March. The technology team expects an 18‑month overall schedule in two phases: phase 1 focused on financial management and phase 2 covering payroll and human resources. Staff emphasized a hard deadline of Jan. 1, 2028 (system sunset for existing Tyler/Eden software) and said they were planning for an 18‑month implementation that could complete earlier. Goodhue warned the project will require process changes across every county office and additional staffing capacity; he told the board he expected to return seeking additional technical staffing resources.

The board voted to approve the job reclassification request and asked technology staff to return with a contracting schedule and any staffing impacts related to ERP implementation.