2025-234-Resolution No. 2025-031 Recorded 7/31/2025REVIEW
LEGAL COUNSEL
Recorded in Deschutes County A.
Steve Dennison, County Clerk
Commissioners' Journal 07/31 /2025 10:50:04 AM
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY,
OREGON
A Resolution Increasing
FTE Within the Fiscal Year 2026 * RESOLUTION NO. 2025-031
Deschutes County Budget
WHEREAS, the Deschutes County Information Technology department presented to the
Board of County Commissioners on July 23, 2025, with regards to adding a 1.00 limited duration
Application Systems Analyst III FTE, and
WHEREAS, Deschutes County Policy HR-1 requires that the creation of or increase in
FTE outside the adopted budget be approved by the Board of County Commissioners; now,
therefore,
Section 1. That the following FTE be added to the FY 2026 Deschutes County Budget
Job Class
Type
Duration
FTE
Application Systems Analyst III (1248)
Limited Duration
8/1/2025 —
7/30/2027
1.00
Total FTE
1.00
Section 2. That the Human Resources Director ;make the appropriate entries in the Deschutes
County FTE Authorized Positions Roster to reflect the above FTE changes.
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ATTEST:
Recording Secretary
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
DEBONE, Chair
PATTI ADAIR, Vice -Chair
PHIL CHANG, Commissioner
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MEETING DATE: July 23, 2025
SUBJECT: Consideration of Resolution 2025-031 adding1.00 limited duration FTE within the
Information Technology department
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move approval of Resolution 2025-031 adding 1.00 limited duration Application Systems
Analyst III FTE within the fiscal year 2026 Deschutes County Budget.
BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS:
The County's current software portfolio includes several custom -developed applications
which are built on outdated platforms and pose security threats to our infrastructure.
These antiquated systems increase our vulnerability risks and can adversely impact the
integrity of our operations. Last year, IT initiated a pilot program with Oregon State
University's Center for Applied Systems & Software (CASS) to tackle these challenges.
OSU-CASS did an excellentjob capturing and documenting our requirements. Despite
using reduced -cost student labor, the development costs remained significant,
underscoring the magnitude of the task ahead.
To expedite resolving these issues, IT is proposing to add a limited duration developer for a
two-year period to help modernize and secure our systems and facilitate more accessible
maintenance and enhancements post -modernization. In alignment with our strategic plan,
we aim to transition towards off -the -shelf software solutions whenever feasible,
forecasting less custom development in the future. Moving away from custom solutions
will enable smoother software operations by enhancing the reliability of our systems and
minimizing future operational risks tied to outdated platforms.
This request is to approve a position for two years with an estimated start date for the
position as August 1, 2025. We plan to reassess the situation at the end of this term to
evaluate ongoing needs.
BUDGET IMPACTS:
The work currently being performed is included in the FY 2026 budget as contracted
services with OSU-CASS. Adding a limited duration position will move budgeted expenses
from Materials & Services to Personnel all adopted as Program Expense and does not
increase the total appropriations.
The annual cost of a 1.00 limited duration Application Systems Analyst III FTE with a start
date of August 1, 2025 are as follows:
$156,326 for FY 2026
$180,869 for FY 2027
$16,235 for FY 2028
ATTENDANCE:
Tania Mahood, Information Technology Director
Cam Sparks, Budget & Financial Planning Manager