NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of human services server software Tuesday.

Brown County IT (Information Technology) Director Nathan Beran said Brown County Human Services has used CaseWorks as a very successful work tool that eliminated lots of paperwork and improved efficiency since 2019, but the vendor, NCT, released a new version of the system requiring a CaseWorks software upgrade.

Beran said the original server software was implemented in 2019 and will be at the end of its life in July 2026. He said the low quote for s three-year server software subscription is $35,706.13.

“This is expensive. What’s the lifespan?” said Commissioner Scott Windschitl.

“Following a two-month update process, the system should be pretty reliable for five to eight

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