Committee forwards Exidium cybersecurity contract to full council with favorable recommendation

The City of Huntington Administration and Finance Committee voted on Feb. 10 to forward Resolution 2025-R-13 to full council with a favorable recommendation. The resolution would authorize the mayor to enter a professional services contract with Exidium to provide cybersecurity services for the city.

Committee members heard a short presentation from Mister Perkins, a city staff member, who said the contract would cover mobile device management, antivirus, network monitoring, managed detection and response, and 24-hour access to a dedicated monitoring team. Perkins said the platform covers “all city systems” and that the annual fee for the contract is $33,550. “We're happy with the platform. And we just wanna continue and renew this year,” Perkins said.

Committee members asked whether the city had used Exidium before; Perkins said the city had used the service for about 15 months. No additional technical or procurement details were provided during the meeting.

Miss Rumbaugh moved to forward the resolution to full council with a favorable recommendation. A second was recorded but not identified by name in the transcript. Members present vocalized "aye," and the motion carried.

The action does not itself finalize a contract; it forwards the resolution for full council consideration. The resolution authorizes the mayor to enter a professional services contract with Exidium; the transcript did not specify contract length, funding source, procurement ordinance citations, or implementation schedule. Those details were not provided at the committee meeting and were recorded in the transcript as not specified.

With no other business, the committee adjourned.