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Board approves moving FY26 CIP funds for enterprise firewalls after vendor end‑of‑life notice
Summary
Supervisors approved a request from IT to move FY26 CIP dollars to replace enterprise firewalls that reached end‑of‑life earlier than expected; the board voted unanimously.
The board approved a request from county IT leadership to move Fiscal Year 2026 CIP funds to replace enterprise firewalls after a vendor announced an earlier end‑of‑life date.
IT Director John Malloy told supervisors that the county purchased maintenance through November but that the vendor announced end‑of‑life in May, creating an urgent need to replace the devices. Malloy said staff completed vetting and testing and recommended moving CIP funds to allow procurement within the next month.
Why it matters: Enterprise firewalls are core to county network security and are typically planned in capital budgets. Staff presented the request as urgent because vendor‑side support and maintenance were ending sooner than the original replacement schedule.
Board action: The board unanimously approved the CIP spend reallocation for firewall replacement. Supervisors instructed IT to proceed with procurement and to continue reporting back on timing and costs.
Ending: IT will schedule replacement work and return with procurement updates and any contract documents as required by county purchasing rules.
