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Public questions legality of city's use of Rubicon mapping system; council asks administration for responses
Summary
Multiple speakers asked why the city paid for Rubicon mapping for three months before council approval and raised cybersecurity and continuity concerns; council members said they would follow up with administration and the solicitors' office.
Residents and a council member pressed the Scranton City Council for clarity about the city's contract and use of the Rubicon mapping system, asking whether the city's legal and procurement procedures were followed and raising cybersecurity and continuity concerns.
During public comment, Tom Coyne and Bailey Simrill urged the council to explain how Rubicon was implemented and funded. Coyne asked whether the city had a continuity policy or hard-copy backups if the stand-alone mapping system were disabled, saying, “Do we not have a policy for…
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