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Council approves transition to in‑house IT management, creates IT manager position
Summary
The council approved moving information technology operations in‑house, authorizing an IT manager job, reclassifying the IT analyst position to a flexibly staffed 1/2 role and an agreement to stagger managed‑service provider support during a planned transition.
The Grass Valley City Council voted to transition information technology operations from an outside managed‑service provider (MSP) to an internally managed model and to create an IT manager position to oversee the change.
Police Chief Alex Gamelgard presented the staff recommendation, saying the move would give the city greater control over day‑to‑day IT operations and could reduce long‑term costs. “As our demands continue to grow, it has become evident that strengthening our in house information technology capabilities is essential for efficient and effective operations,” Gamelgard said.
The approved package authorizes: creation of an IT manager position with associated job description and salary range (subject to final legal review); reclassification of the existing IT analyst job into a flexibly staffed Information Systems Analyst I/II to aid recruitment and retention; and an agreement with the current MSP to support a roughly three‑month transition period while in‑house staffing is onboarded.
Staff said the move is planned to stay within the city’s approved fiscal‑year 2024–25 budget unless unexpected major outages occur. IT analyst Brad Kalstein (present at the meeting) will be elevated as part of the reclassification and the city aims to have a full‑time on‑site IT presence rather than the part‑time on‑site coverage the MSP provided.
Councilor Michael (speaker did not provide a last name on the public motion) moved approval; a second was made and the council voted unanimously to carry the motion. The meeting record indicated the item carried after the mayor asked for ayes and none opposed.
Why it matters: Bringing IT management in‑house centralizes technical leadership, increases on‑site support hours and gives the city direct control over IT project prioritization and governance. The change also includes budget and job‑classification adjustments that staff said can be handled within the current fiscal year’s budget.
What’s next: Human Resources will proceed with creating and recruiting for the IT manager classification, reclassifying and backfilling the analyst role as needed, and the finance director will make necessary budget adjustments to support the staffing and MSP agreement changes.
