Chair moves to award Ward IT services contract to vendor named in transcript as "mayor group"

At 1:07 p.m. on April 1, 2026, the Union County Commission returned to session and the chair moved to award the Ward IT services contract to a vendor referred to in the transcript as "mayor group," calling for a five‑year agreement that incorporated changes discussed earlier.

The chair stated, "After 2 great discussions, I'll make a motion that we go with, mayor group. Again, my 5 year contract with the changes that we're recommending in the discussion." The meeting record in the transcript shows the clerk then calling commissioners by name for their responses.

The clerk called for responses from Commissioners Harville, Pitts, Miller, Gershet and Gould. Commissioners Pitts, Miller, Gershet and Gould were recorded as verbally indicating approval; Commissioner Harmel was noted as absent. The transcript does not record a formal second or an explicit "motion carries" announcement, but the record contains repeated affirmative responses during the roll call on the motion.

No additional details about the vendor, the specific contractual changes, or budget implications appear in the supplied transcript excerpt. The motion references a five‑year contract and "changes that we're recommending in the discussion," but those recommended changes are not spelled out in the provided segments.

The clerk closed new business with the statement, "That's all we have for new business." The transcript does not show any further procedural steps, such as returning the item to staff, directing follow-up, or entering an extended discussion on contract terms.

Recorded speakers in the transcript are identified by role: the chair moved the motion and the clerk conducted roll-call and technical checks. The transcript uses the phrase "mayor group" to name the vendor; that phrasing is quoted exactly from the transcript because the vendor name is otherwise not specified in the supplied text.

Next steps were not recorded in the excerpt provided; the Commission's official minutes or staff records should be consulted for the formal motion outcome, the vendor's legal name, contract value and implementation timetable.