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Roseville IT seeks federal support for cybersecurity, broadband and digital accessibility
Summary
Roseville IT officials asked the Law and Regulatory Committee to support continued federal cybersecurity and broadband funding and raised the city’s timeline for full digital ADA compliance.
Jesse Rivera, the city’s assistant IT director, told the committee March 20 that Roseville relies on Department of Homeland Security and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency services to maintain the city’s cyber posture and estimated replacement costs if those services were lost.
"If we were to replace these services on our own, the cost would be about $250,000 annually, to the city," Rivera said, adding that the estimate excludes crisis-management resources the city relies on from federal partners. Rivera urged continued federal support for DHS and CISA cybersecurity programs and noted a successful breach could carry "a huge significant cost to the city."
Rivera also highlighted broadband as essential for education, health care and employment and said Roseville will advocate for federal broadband funding that addresses local needs, including services for recreation programs that serve roughly 3,000 school-age children per year.
On artificial intelligence, Rivera said the city supports cautious advancement that balances efficiency, ethics and data security. On accessibility, he reminded the committee that by April 2026, publicly available digital content must be ADA-compliant and described examples of changes the city will need to make, including alternative text for images and accessibility standards for video and documents.
Vice Mayor Albert asked whether the city’s public-facing chat bot presents ADA challenges; Rivera confirmed the city has an existing chatbot on the My Roseville portal and staff are engaging with the vendor to address any required changes. Rivera said the IT team will discuss compliance timelines with federal partners during the upcoming advocacy trip.
Rivera’s presentation was part of the citywide government relations briefing and the committee discussed the proposed quarterly meeting schedule to align legislative milestones and updates.
