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Salinas IT division details cybersecurity upgrades, AI policy and planned office move
Summary
Information Systems Manager Carlos Ortega briefed the finance committee on Salinas' IT work plan, cybersecurity controls, AI-use policy, help-desk metrics and an office relocation timetable; councilmembers asked about license-plate readers, privacy safeguards and budget needs for innovation.
Carlos Ortega, information systems manager for the City of Salinas, told the Finance Committee on Oct. 14 that the Information Technology Division has made several infrastructure and governance improvements, is implementing cybersecurity best practices and has adopted an AI use policy while continuing to support citywide applications and services.
Ortega said the IT division's operating budget for fiscal 2024–25 is $4,830,000, the team comprises 14 staff members and the division supports 23 facilities and more than 700 staff. As part of the year's work, IT completed 12 projects from its annual work plan and identified 28 projects for the portfolio; 24 were incorporated into…
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