The Carson City Treasurer submitted the required annual report on projected expenditures from the Treasurer’s Technology Fund for FY 2027. The report states that the Fund’s current and projected balance is 0.00, so no expenditures will be made from this dedicated account for acquiring or improving technology in the Carson City Treasurer’s Office in FY 2027. Under NRS 249.095, this Fund can only be used for technology acquisition, records conversion/archiving, hardware and software purchases, maintenance, staff training, and related professional services in the Treasurer’s Office. Because there is no balance, any Treasurer technology modernization, software replacement, or digitization initiatives will require other funding sources or future-year allocations. Vendors should recognize this as a signal of a defined but currently unfunded technology need that may re-emerge once new revenue accumulates in the Fund or alternate budget lines are identified.
Technology Fund is restricted-use per NRS 249.095 and cannot supplant other technology funding; any ...
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