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Committee delays vote on cybersecurity ordinance after questions about enforcement and staff authority
Summary
A required cybersecurity ordinance tied to Ohio House Bill 96 (ORC 9.64) was introduced but deferred after council members requested more time to review enforcement protocols, staff authority and operational details; staff identified the chief technology manager as the designated incident responder.
The Akron Budget & Finance Committee introduced an ordinance to adopt the city’s cybersecurity program and policy and to authorize the chief technology manager to take action during cybersecurity or ransomware incidents, but members voted to take time and resume consideration next week.
City staff presented the ordinance as required under House Bill 96 and ORC 9.64. “When the state passed House Bill 96 ... it created ORC 9.64 in terms of cybersecurity requirements for local agencies,” Wheeler said, outlining three requirements: adopt…
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