Wicked Local:
Middleboro takes step toward outsourcing IT department
By Eileen Reece
MIDDLEBORO - The Finance Committee is recommending that the selectmen hire HUB Technical of South Easton to conduct an audit and assessment of the town’s information technology services.
The unanimous vote came after HUB Technical offered to perform the task for $10,200 to $11,700, depending on the number of servers in the town’s network.
The committee will ask for money for the audit from the Peirce Trustees, which oversee the will of Thomas S. Peirce who left money to the town.
Before the vote, Finance Committee Vice Chairman Joseph Thomas said he contacted the towns of East Bridgewater, Bourne and Chatham, all of which had employed HUB Technical, and they all reported they were happy with Hub Technical and had saved a substantial amount of money.
HUB Tech has contracts with up to 150 Massachusetts towns for IT support.
Currently, the town’s IT Department has a proposed budget for the fiscal year starting in July of $316,000, including a $84,326 salary for Director Roger Brunelle Sr.
It is estimated the contract with HUB Tech would be nearly half the town’s IT budget.
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5 comments:
This is a very positive step forward.
This makes so much sense from a financial aspect, it should have been done long ago.Will they examine the other IT departments?I hope so.We have the schools,the library,the g&e.Billing shuld be outsourced and payment procesed elsewhere just like the town.Union costs have priced town employes out of work.80% pensions?Healthcare?
the school and library should have steped forward with proposels to combine before there budets are cut.there is no sense in this burocrisy.
How come town hall isn't reduced to 4 days a week? Why are we holding off making the necessary cuts?
LOL because if they cut to 4 days a week they'd still make sure they got all their hours in and then they'd love having 3 day week ends. SHHHHHHHHHHH
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