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Oxford City to implement a roughly $249,000 cybersecurity grant; IT tasked with plan
Summary
Staff told the board the city received a state-local cybersecurity grant of about $249,000 with an estimated local match near $7,000; staff recommended approving the plan and appropriation for the IT department to implement, and said the award must be spent by Feb. 28, 2028.
During the Nov. 3 agenda meeting, an Unidentified Speaker presented a state and local cybersecurity grant received by Oxford City and recommended approval of related appropriations and an IT implementation plan. The presenter described the award as approximately $249,000 with an estimated local match requirement of about $7,000 and said the award must be spent by Feb. 28, 2028.
"The city of Oxford received a new cybersecurity grant in the amount of $249,000 with a match requirement of roughly $7,000," the presenter said in the meeting (transcript wording is approximate). The presenter added that the IT department will begin to implement the cybersecurity plan if the board approves the appropriation.
No formal vote on the cybersecurity appropriation or plan was recorded at the agenda meeting; staff indicated it would be brought forward for board action. The transcript contains the grant figures as reported by staff; the dollar amounts and the grant’s formal name (if any) were not fully specified in the agenda meeting record and should be verified against the grant award documents.
