Council debates IT consultant RFP and cybersecurity spending; CrowdStrike retention supported

Council reviewed a pending RFP for an IT managed-service consultant with submitted ranges between approximately $130,000 and $290,000 per year. Some council members argued that with two full‑time in‑house IT staff the city might be over‑contracted; others warned that cutting MSP support midstream would harm uptime and services, especially for public‑safety systems. The city manager said staff is prepared to rescope the RFP to lower target values and return the RFP to the council consent agenda with explicit budget direction.