The Montgomery County Commission is considering its options after it was recently discovered that the county's new software system will not be able to perform as expected.

 

For the past two years, the county has been in the process from switching computer systems from Comtech and Edmunds Govtech. The new system was set to “go live” in the next few weeks. County Administrator Jonathan Booe says he joined a recent teleconference with Edmunds and received some startling news.

 

This would mean that the new software system would not be able to perform a core function of what the county does. Booe says, in all of the meetings the county has had with the new company, this was the first time the issue had come up.

 

The county's current contract with Comtech does not expire until April, which means they could decide to stay with that program. Commissioner Robert Bever noted that he wants the county to consider legal action against Edmunds for breach of contract.