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Commission accepts Knight Foundation CIO search grant; approves IT consulting and firewall purchases
Summary
Commission accepted a $34,800 Knight Foundation grant to pay a national firm to assist in recruiting a new chief information officer, and approved related IT contracts including a $40,000 CDW‑G consulting agreement and a $168,415.44 gateway firewall upgrade.
The Macon‑Bibb County Commission accepted a $34,800 grant from the Knight Foundation to hire a firm to assist in recruiting and screening candidates for a new chief information officer. The mayor said the county will retain final hiring authority while Knight Foundation funds will pay the search firm. The commission voted to accept the grant and authorize the mayor to execute an agreement with Raptellus Inc., the firm identified by the Knight Foundation.
A county representative described Raptellus as a…
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