Wichita County approves bills and notes payroll check delays after Tyler system update

The Wichita County Commissioners Court approved regular bills for payment and authorized the county treasurer to disburse payroll and bills within 72 hours after noting a payroll-platform disruption.

Under general business item one, the chair asked questions about payroll and bills, and staff reported that a Tyler platform update begun Wednesday had not fully stabilized. A county staff member said the update was expected to complete Wednesday and late Thursday but that some functionality remained impaired and "we have been unable to run checks." He said staff were working with Tyler’s support team to resolve the issue and that checks and payroll could be delayed; he planned to contact the treasurer after court to coordinate.

The transcript also notes a legislative change discussed by the court: the legislature passed a law requiring reimbursement of court costs for private psychiatric hospitals when the patient was on Medicaid, which explains a roughly $7,000 refund line item on the bills list.

The motion to approve bills, verify payroll-tax filings and authorize disbursement was made and seconded; the court approved the item by voice vote.

Staff did not provide a specific timeline for when checks would resume beyond working with Tyler support and notifying the treasurer, and the court indicated it will revisit if delays continue.