Sharonville council adopts cybersecurity program, authorizes disposal of surplus vehicle

At its Oct. 28 meeting the Sharonville City Council voted unanimously to adopt a municipal cybersecurity program and to authorize disposal of surplus equipment.

Ordinance 2025-44: Cybersecurity program Jesse, the staff presenter, told council the ordinance formalizes a cybersecurity program intended to comply with recent changes to the Ohio Revised Code that require political subdivisions to have such programs. Jesse said the ordinance adopts an internal program document developed to meet state frameworks and recommended practices; he also stated that many operational details are exempt from public record because disclosure could undermine cybersecurity defenses.

Councilman Tankersley moved the ordinance on third reading and Missus Sharpshire seconded. During a roll call, Tankersley, Sharpshire, Cook, Lovett, Cox, Knight and Schmidt each voted yes and the ordinance was approved.

Ordinance 2025-46: Disposal of surplus vehicle The council also approved Ordinance 2025-46 to authorize the Safety Service Director to dispose of a 2014 Ford Fusion in favor of using a 2015 vehicle that the city described as having lower mileage and being in better condition. Safety Service Director Lucas said the fire department would repurpose the 2015 vehicle. Missus Knight moved and Mister Schmidt seconded; the roll call vote was unanimous and the ordinance passed.

Both votes were recorded by roll call; no substantive debate was recorded on either ordinance during the meeting.

Next steps Ordinance 2025-44 puts the adopted cybersecurity program into the city’s formal policy framework; operational details will remain internal because of security exemptions described during the presentation. The surplus-equipment disposal is authorized by council direction and will be handled by the Safety Service Director.