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County board approves .gov transition contract to comply with state timeline
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Summary
The board approved a $10,747.24 VC3 project to transition county email addresses and the website to a .gov domain as Minnesota law requires; staff said cybersecurity funds will cover the work and recommended completing the transition by June 1, 2026 to avoid confusion.
County staff told the board that Minnesota statute 471.3422 requires counties and municipalities to transition websites and government email addresses to a .gov domain, with transition work beginning by June 1, 2026 and completion by June 1, 2028. Staff recommended moving faster and finishing the county's transition by June 1, 2026 to avoid ambiguity in the rule’s language.
Staff presented a VC3 quote of $10,747.24 to add the .gov domain, provision a Microsoft tenant and create email aliases so users retain current addresses and gain the new county .gov addresses. The proposal also covers converting the website to the new kuchashin.gov domain and associated work to support the change.
Staff said cybersecurity funds will be used for the project because a .gov domain is considered more secure than the county’s current domain. The board raised no substantive objections and approved the contract by motion.
The board asked staff to proceed with the implementation so that email aliases and the website transition can be completed in line with the statutory timetable.
