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County IT requests staff increases, platform migration and capital refresh to improve security and continuity
Summary
The county’s IT and GIS teams requested funding to add staff, consolidate services on Google Workspace, upgrade cybersecurity tooling, and complete a one-time virtualization infrastructure refresh that would reduce recurring costs and improve continuity.
Grand County’s Information Systems director presented a multi-part 2026 budget request to the Board of County Commissioners that would add staff and fund a one-time capital refresh of the county’s virtualization platform, accelerate an operational migration to Google Workspace to consolidate disparate services, and expand cybersecurity and continuity tools. The board also heard a separate but related presentation from GIS staff about licensing and imagery cost-sharing.
Chief information staff said the county is at an inflection point after several years of incremental improvements and increasing demand from departments. The 2026 request outlined three categories:
1) Personnel: additional IT staff to reduce single-person dependencies and provide consistent cybersecurity and…
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