This morning at the BCC meeting, some interesting points were voiced at the podium by Joanne Schoch, Director of the Humane Society of the Nature Coast, Inc., during the renewal discussions for the PetData contract. Mrs. Schoch brought to the commissioner's attention that Complete Technology Solutions, a local company, was interested in developing a program similar to that of PetData. PetData is a company that operates out of Texas to license local Hernando County pets. Complete Technology Solutions apparently could not present anything this morning because of the short notice of this contract renewal for county animal licensing services. PetData's contract was renewed this morning for another 3 years by the Board of County Commissioners. The BCC also directed Frank McDowell sit down with Joanne Schoch and Complete Technology Solutions to see if they could work out a program competitive to that of PetData for future contract negotiations. Several questions remain unanswered this morning with this contract renewal. Was there any particular reason that this contract was not put out for competitive bidding? Why was this treated as an exclusive contract without first polling the local business community? Is the contract with PetData the best deal for Hernando County?
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