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Warren County commissioners give guidance to pursue merger of IT and telecom departments
Summary
County commissioners signaled support to merge separate information technology and telecommunications departments, citing cybersecurity and efficiency; countywide elected officials asked for continued input and assurances that records oversight will continue.
Warren County commissioners on Tuesday gave staff guidance to move forward with plans to merge the county’s information technology and telecommunications departments, saying a single department will improve cybersecurity and reduce duplication of administrative work.
The proposal, advanced by county staff and discussed in public by several countywide elected officials, would disband the longstanding data board that has overseen IT functions and place authority for the merged department under the commissioners. Officials said formal resolutions and budget consolidation steps will be brought back during the upcoming budget process.
The plan reflects decades of separate operations: the county created a data board and a telecom department about 40 years ago, with the data-processing work historically housed under the auditor’s office and telecom reporting to the commissioners. County staff and at least one consultant have recommended merging the two entities as the phone systems used by county offices have evolved into computer-based services.
"The number one most important part of IT and telecom is safety," said Matt Nolan, a county…
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