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Commission approves cybersecurity upgrade under state grant; staff recommend Dacmin Technologies
Summary
Ramsey County approved moving forward with a cybersecurity and network upgrade under a state grant and awarded the work to the vendor recommended by county IT advisors.
County staff briefed the commission on a state-funded cybersecurity grant originally initiated before a previous staff departure. IT staff and consultants had gathered three quotes and recommended proceeding with Dacmin Technologies to replace switches and address network closet issues.
The project will replace and upgrade core network switches and address wiring and closet cleanup to bring the county’s network up to state grant standards; staff said the full project would be state‑approved and the county’s approval would facilitate that process. The commission voted to accept the staff recommendation and award the contract to Dacmin Technologies under the grant program.
Why it matters: The county’s IT network infrastructure will be improved at no net cost to the county under the grant, addressing security vulnerabilities and aging hardware.
What’s next: Staff will finalize grant paperwork and scheduling with the vendor; quarterly reports to the grant administrator will be completed by county IT staff.
Provenance: Discussion and the motion awarding the contract appear in the transcript at the cybersecurity grant section (transcript timestamps ~01:23:18–01:28:30).
