Nixa council approves emergency budget amendment and three-year IT services contract

The Nixa City Council on July 22 approved an emergency ordinance amending the 2025 budget by $246,674.19 to appropriate funds for information technology services and, by separate resolution, authorized the city administrator to sign a three-year contract with Forwardslash Technology LLC for managed IT and cybersecurity services. The council approved both measures unanimously.

City Administrator Jimmy Lyles said staff began a formal review of the city’s IT arrangements to move from a “break-fix” approach toward a managed IT model and selected Forwardslash after evaluating vendors that serve municipalities. “It was time to review our current IT services,” Lyles said, adding the vendor “is well equipped to scale with us in the future” and to support specialized systems used across departments such as public safety and utilities. Lyles told council the budget amendment covers the first year of the new service agreement…