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Council approves up to $16,000 for police server replacement; staff says off‑site backups exist

5763608 · July 24, 2025

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The council authorized purchase and installation of a Dell server for the police department in an amount not to exceed $16,000 from the city's IT vendor. Staff said the unit is part of a scheduled 5–6 year replacement cycle and that key police data are backed up off‑site.

The Olivette City Council on July 22, 2025, authorized the purchase and installation of a Dell server for the police department in an amount not to exceed $16,000, contracting with the city's managed service provider, Certified Nets.

Staff described the purchase as routine equipment replacement on a five‑ to six‑year schedule and said the police department maintains off‑site backups managed by the regional records system and the vendor. A council member asked whether this was the last physical server the city will operate; staff replied that regional systems and cloud models are in use and that this may be among the final local servers for some functions.

The council approved the expenditure by recorded vote. Staff said the vendor performs incremental off‑site backups and that the budget line covers purchase and installation costs for the unit.