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Computer services seeks server replacements and stronger cybersecurity after reported $288,000 in savings
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Vernon, representing computer services, told the joint budget session the 2025 budget grew 7.76% and requests replacement of end-of-life backup servers, enterprise licensing adjustments and a new Cisco ISE security tool after reporting $288,000 in telecommunications savings last year.
Vernon, speaking for computer services, said the department's proposed 2025 budget rose about 7.76% and outlined priorities including replacing 8–9-year-old backup/jail servers, accommodating enterprise licensing growth tied to new devices and employees, and adopting a Cisco threat-defense product (ISE) to add microsegmentation and port security.
Vernon said the department saved about $288,000 last year by decommissioning redundant telecommunications services and moving to cloud services such as Office 365. He described the ISE product as a new security layer that will "segregate off the different departments within the city county government" by creating internal segmentation analogous to additional locked doors in a house.
Budget details Vernon cited included a 14.75% increase in enterprise licensing driven by growth in devices and users, a 100% increase for the Cisco threat-defense software (characterized as newly budgeted), and an estimated additional county cost of about $40,000 tied to new county-wide timekeeping cloud software. Vernon also noted the need to replace aging servers near end of life to support continuity at the department's backup location.
No formal vote took place; the presentation was received and councilors asked no substantive follow-up questions during the hearing.
