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Commissioners authorize evaluation of GIS staffing as county moves servers off Auburn systems

DeKalb County Commissioners · March 31, 2026
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Summary

After a cyber incident prompted Auburn to separate servers, county GIS staff asked to create a GIS specialist position and reclassify coordinator roles; the commissioners authorized job-classification review and voted 2–1 to add/revise positions pending subcommittee review.

County GIS staff told the DeKalb County Commissioners that the city of Auburn will end shared-server hosting following a cyber incident, requiring the county to host and manage its own GIS enterprise database.

Presenters described a plan to create an entry-level GIS specialist position (to handle day-to-day tasks) and reclassify an existing GIS coordinator into an…

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