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Select Board approves up to $13,000 transfer from technology reserve to replace municipal computers
Summary
The board approved a transfer of up to $13,000 from the technology reserve (balance noted in discussion) to replace aging laptops and desktops on a five-year rotation; staff said some units may retain residual value and will be disposed of according to surplus procedures or redeployed.
The Select Board approved transferring up to $13,000 from the town’s technology reserve to fund planned computer replacements and maintenance. Staff said the town follows a roughly five‑year equipment-rotation schedule and that several municipal computers have reached or exceeded that lifecycle.
Why it matters: replacing aged equipment supports core municipal functions and reduces cybersecurity and maintenance risk; replacement timing and disposal require secure data-handling practices.
Details: staff presented a prioritized list of equipment slated for replacement and said the IT vendor will either wipe or remove hard drives to protect sensitive information. If devices have residual value, staff said they would follow the town’s surplus property process; otherwise, obsolete units will be recycled. The board approved the transfer and asked staff to return any items with resale value for board direction on disposition.
Ending: staff will proceed with replacements up to the approved cap and will follow secure disposal and surplus procedures for decommissioned devices.
