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Knox County board approves hiring notice, appoints Julia Suggs; IT and 9-1-1 updates reported
Summary
During its Jan. 13 meeting the Knox County Board of Commissioners approved a public notice for a Department of Job & Family Services substitute position, appointed Julia Suggs as a county designee to an external board, received an IT briefing on computer replacements and an upcoming battery-backup project for 9-1-1, and heard that a recent swatting call required an emergency response.
At the regular Jan. 13 meeting following an open hearing, the Knox County Board of Commissioners approved two routine items by voice vote: a public notice for the Knox County Department of Job & Family Services advertising a contract substitute teacher position, and the appointment of Julia Suggs as the county designee to an external board (the transcript references her as vice president of an organization). Motions were moved and seconded on the record and passed by voice vote (no roll-call tallies provided in the transcript).
County IT Chief Information Officer Trevor said the county is planning computer replacements as many machines reach a five-year lifecycle, is completing a migration for city systems into a new building and recently decommissioned old server workloads. Trevor also reported an upcoming battery-backup project to protect the sheriff's office and 9-1-1 infrastructure from power loss; that contract is being routed to the prosecutor's office for review.
Emergency communications staff described a false 'swatting' call the previous day that emergency staff and a school treated as a potential real incident. Staff said they traced the caller ID to a number out of California but noted that caller ID can be spoofed and that tracing origin is often difficult. Staff praised the response and reunification process and said the office passed a recent state audit; the transcript records that the office was compliant with state mandates.
Treasurer information included interest income for December of $214,776.01, which the board will enter into the record. The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn passed by voice vote.
