Wayne County approves budget adjustments to buy IT security tools, fund employee bus passes; auditor flags late amendments tied to cyberattack

Wayne County’s Finance and Management Committee approved two budget adjustments on Feb. 25, 2025, including funds to purchase new information‑security tools after a county cyberattack and a reclassification to fund a countywide employee bus‑pass program, and heard the auditor general warn that late amendments tied to a recent systems migration and cyberattack must be corrected before the close of the next fiscal year.

The committee moved and approved both items in a single voice vote. Commissioner Badoon moved the motion; Commissioner Scott supported it. The approvals covered budget adjustment 2025‑35055 — certifying revenue in the capital projects fund and the essential services fund for new IT security tools — and budget adjustment 2025‑35028 — certifying revenue in the general fund to support a countywide employee bus‑pass program.

The items mattered not only for their immediate funding but because the committee followed the votes with an extended discussion about how a cyberattack and a recent enterprise systems migration have disrupted year‑end budgeting and prompted a formal audit finding. "So the majority of this budget adjustment is for cost to help. It's not for remediation. It's more for new tools, new systems to protect us going forward," Hector Roman, Director of the Information Technology…