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Fostoria to move IT support to Bascom; council urged to fast-track contracts to avoid service gap
Summary
After Buckeye IT announced it will end services, Fostoria officials told the finance committee they will contract with Bascom Communications and share an IT technician with Seneca County and Tiffin; council members urged adding the agreements to the agenda immediately while a resident raised transparency concerns.
FOSTORIA — The Fostoria Finance Committee discussed plans to replace Buckeye IT after the vendor said it will terminate services at month’s end, and committee members recommended adding agreements with Bascom Communications to the city council agenda so the city does not lose IT support.
Finance Director Steve told the committee that the city joined an RFQ process with Seneca County and the City of Tiffin and has opted to contract with Bascom Communications while sharing a new IT technician through Seneca County. "We did partner with Seneca County and the city of Tiffin did an RFQ on that, to find a new service provider," Finance Director Steve said. "The county and city of Tiffin are going in with a company out of Findlay. We have opted to work with Bascom."
The committee heard cost estimates: the county will pick up 50% of the shared technician’s cost, the City of Tiffin 25% and…
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