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Council hears case to elevate Information Services into standalone department to boost cybersecurity and coordination
Summary
City administration proposed moving Information Services out of Finance into a standalone department, citing a $14.7 million budget, 43 FTEs and improved governance for cyber and cross‑department technology projects; council raised questions and generally supported the change.
City administration asked the Lincoln City Council July 14 to create a standalone Information Services (IS) department by amending municipal code and first amending an interlocal agreement with Lancaster County.
Rick Hoppe, mayor’s office, said the resignation of the former IS division director offered an opportunity to treat IS as a department rather than a division inside Finance. He said IS manages roughly $14.7 million in budgeted resources and about 43 full‑time employees — larger than several existing city departments — and that…
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