Information Technology

Josh Smaage was hired as the County's Network Administrator in December, 2007. He is responsible for installing, supporting and maintaining both computer systems and servers for the Stutsman County Courthouse and the Law Enforcement Center, as well as the City of Jamestown.

Stutsman County purchased its first computer in 1981 which handled the Real Estate Tax System, Payroll and Financial Systems. Since 1983, when the Law Enforcement Center opened for operation, the computer system has become a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year operation with someone on call at all times. At the present time the County has 150 workstations, an IBM iSeries Mainframe as well as eight Windows servers with duties ranging from data retention to records management. The IBM Mainframe is shared with the City of Jamestown and four other counties.

The office is combined with the Auditor's Office and is located on the main floor of the Stutsman County Courthouse, 511 2nd Ave SE. You can also reach the office by phone at (701) 252-9035.