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Commissioners accept CyberOhio grant and adopt county cybersecurity policy tied to House Bill 96
Summary
The board accepted a $20,000 CyberOhio grant (with a $5,000 match) for the Emergency Management Agency and voted to adopt a county cybersecurity policy intended to align Ross County with House Bill 96 requirements.
Ross County commissioners on Dec. 22 accepted a CyberOhio software grant and adopted a countywide cybersecurity policy the board tied to compliance with House Bill 96.
Speaker 1 described the CyberOhio grant for the Emergency Management Agency: a $20,000 award with a required $5,000 local match. Commissioners moved and approved acceptance of the grant and the associated match commitment.
Staff and commissioners then discussed a draft county cybersecurity policy intended to bring departments into compliance with House Bill 96. Speakers emphasized that departments have different threat profiles and that a single, one‑size‑fits‑all policy is not feasible; instead, a tiered training and policy approach was proposed. Speaker 5 warned about accelerating AI‑enabled malicious code and urged proactive safeguards; Speaker 1 and others agreed to adopt a county policy while acknowledging that revisions and additional department‑specific plans would follow.
The board moved to adopt the policy, directed the prosecutor to review and sign the signature page, and expected further revisions as state law evolves. Commissioners recorded the motion and approved it by voice vote.
Meeting remarks stressed the need for county IT to work with departments to identify tiered training needs and to schedule tabletop exercises to find gaps in implementation.
