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Mono County moves to address grand jury cybersecurity findings after review
Summary
Mono County IT director and county counsel presented responses to the 2024–25 grand jury report on county cybersecurity, outlined steps already taken including hiring a chief information security officer, and said staff will return with a detailed implementation plan and possible resource requests for board approval.
Mono County Board of Supervisors received staff responses on May 13, 2025, to the 2024–25 Mono County Grand Jury report on county cybersecurity and heard that the county has already begun implementing several recommendations, including adding dedicated security staff.
The county’s information technology director, Mike Martinez, told the board the grand jury issued seven findings about cybersecurity posture and that county staff generally agree with the report. Martinez said the county has already hired a dedicated chief information security officer, Jason, and that the department will bring specific recommendations and resource requests back to the board for prioritization and funding.
Emily Fox, assistant county counsel, explained the response timeline: the grand jury invited director-level comments within 60 days and the board must file formal responses within 90 days. She said staff prepared the director-level comments working with IT so the board would have an opportunity to comment before the 90‑day response is finalized.
Martinez described the meeting with the grand jury as constructive and said many of the findings overlap with work IT had already planned. “The findings that they had, we mostly agree with,” Martinez said. He told supervisors the next step is to convert the observations into actionable recommendations and costed timelines for board consideration.
Board members praised the department for hiring dedicated security personnel and for coordinating with other departments. Martinez and Jason said they will draft a prioritized implementation plan that may include requests for funding and staffing changes, and will return to the board for formal approval when ready. No formal vote was required on the presentation; staff characterized the item as informational and as the start of the 90‑day response process.
The board asked staff to schedule a future update so supervisors could review proposed timelines and any proposed resource requests as part of budget planning.
