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Maplewood council previews key 2026 budget items for IT, public works and community development
Summary
City staff outlined proposed 2026 budgets: IT seeks continued security tools and an intern, Public Works flagged staff and equipment increases plus a facility study, and Community Development requested modest staffing support and pilot funds for emergency housing responses.
Maplewood — City staff on Nov. 24 presented the council with previews of major items in the proposed 2026 budgets, focusing on cybersecurity and staffing for IT, capital and maintenance needs for Public Works, and modest program investments for Community Development.
Michael Folds, the city’s IT director, told the council the IT fund is an internal service paid by department charges and said three areas are driving increased costs: "hardware/software increases, security enhancements, and some staffing changes." He said the department adopted additional Microsoft 365 security licenses, partnered with the state to deploy CrowdStrike endpoint protection and implemented a Security Information and Event Management tool to centralize logs and…
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