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Council reviews plan to buy one virtual server; cost not to exceed $32,415
Summary
Staff described replacing older virtual servers with a single modern virtual private server at a cost not to exceed $32,415; council asked timing and confirmed the server will move to the new municipal building. No vote was recorded in the work-session transcript.
City staff told the Trenton City Council work session that the city plans to purchase a virtual private server (VPS) to replace legacy virtual servers purchased in 2013 and 2014. The purchase was described in the agenda as a motion "to authorize the purchase of a virtual private server at a cost not to exceed $32,415." No recorded vote on that motion appears in the work-session transcript.
An unnamed city IT staff member told councilors many of the city's functions have moved to cloud-hosted services and that the servers being replaced "no longer support current operating systems." He explained the city currently runs about 10 to 12 virtual systems on a single physical server and that the replacement would consolidate needs onto one modern server.
The staff member said the city had sought multiple quotes and selected what he described as "our best option here," and that the new server will move to the new municipal building when that facility opens. Councilors confirmed the intent to have the server installed and operational before the city moves to the new building so the relocation causes minimal disruption.
The agenda language presented the procurement amount and rationale; there was no further action recorded in the provided transcript authorizing purchase, and no formal roll call or motion result was captured.
