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Lane County IT details cuts, cybersecurity steps, and plans for AI and a regional radio upgrade
Summary
Chief Information Officer Mike Finch briefed the budget committee on Technology Services' proposed FY 2025-26 budget, noting material-and-service reductions, continuing cybersecurity and data work, a rural-fire radio fiscal agency, and desktop and cloud modernization including AI guidance for staff.
Mike Finch, Lane County's chief information officer, presented Technology Services' FY 2025-26 budget to the budget committee on May 14, summarizing proposed materials-and-services reductions, one FTE retirement-driven reduction, and several projects the department considers strategic priorities.
Finch said the department plans targeted cuts while preserving front-line support services. "We develop an internal service fund rate... and this year we brought everybody together," he said, describing a coordinated approach to surgical reductions. Technology…
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