Council opts for lower-cost website contract to avoid service interruption

Councilors reviewed the town website contract during the Jan. 20 meeting and agreed to proceed with a lower-cost platform option to prevent the site from going offline.

Staff said the town's website is on a three-year contract that is expiring and that the vendor offered a range of renewal options. The first-year cost in one proposed package was shown as $2,070 with years two and three at $1,270; a lower-tier platform costing approximately $300 (one-time/first-year platform option) was identified as sufficient to keep the site operating with the current features the town uses.

Because there is limited time to procure a new vendor (staff said roughly 15 days before the current site could lapse), council agreed to accept the cheaper renewal option to maintain continuity, and instructed staff to explore alternatives over the coming months.

No formal motion with roll-call was recorded on the transcript; councilors expressed consensus to select the lower-cost option so the town will not lose its website while staff explores other bids or platforms.