RESOLUTION NUMBER 2013-203 ORDERING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT (WCM) SYSTEM, ASHTABULA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

A new website, $50,000.  Why now, just months before the vote on a new form of governance for Ashtabula County?

COMMENTARY through comments at bottom

The Board of County Commissioners of Ashtabula County, Ohio, met on the 23rd day of July, 2013 in regular session at the offices of the Board, Old Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Jefferson, Ohio, with the following members present: Joseph A. Moroski, Daniel R. Claypool, Peggy A. Carlo.

WHEREAS, Janet Discher, Ashtabula County Administrator, has submitted a request to the Board of Commissioners to order a Request for Proposal for to obtain a qualified private vendor to supply a turnkey Web Content Management (WCM) System, perform the initial conversion of existing web presence content and train Ashtabula County users on system usage; and

WHEREAS, Because the above request is estimated to be is in excess of $50,000.00, it is necessary to advertise for proposals as required by Section 307.862 Ohio Revised Code in accordance with specifications now on file in this office; now6

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the Board of Commissioners of Ashtabula County, Ohio, that a proposal opening will be held on the 23rd day of August, 2013 at 2:00p.m. at the office of the Ashtabula County Commissioners and the Clerk of the Board is hereby ordered to post notice via the internet at the Ashtabula County Website, “http://ashtabulacounty.us”.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 2013-49FINA APPROVING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE COUNTY

The Board of County Commissioners of Ashtabula County, Ohio, met on the 23rd day of July, 2013, in regular session at the offices of said Board in the Old Courthouse Building, 2nd Floor, Jefferson, Ohio, with the following members present: Joseph A. Moroski, Daniel R. Claypool, Peggy A. Carlo.

WHEREAS, it is declared and determined that all formal actions of the Board of County Commissioners concerning and relating to the adoption of all resolutions that were adopted in this meeting, and that all deliberations of the Board of Commissioners and any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were open to the public and were in compliance with all legal requirements, including Section 121.11 of the Ohio Revised Code.