Eastern Delaware County JRD adopts cybersecurity policy, board to budget for consultant

The Eastern Delaware County Joint Recreational District on Monday approved Resolution 202602, adopting a cybersecurity policy the board had tabled at a prior meeting. The motion passed by voice vote, recorded as six yays.

Board members debated whether to designate a consultant as the district’s point of contact for cybersecurity and to budget for outside expertise. "I think given the specifics of it, I think it would warrant a consultant that assists us with this," a board member said, adding that the district’s current risk is low for its limited web and email presence but that a consultant would be useful as the district assumes more infrastructure.

Legal and procedural context featured in the discussion. An agency advisor told the board the policy can be amended later but warned of a statutory deadline: "there's a statutory requirement that there be a policy in place by June 30," the advisor said, urging the board to ensure the district meets that timeline.

Chair (name withheld in the record) moved to untable the resolution and then moved adoption; a board member seconded. Roll call votes on the resolution were recorded as yes from: Mister Coy; Miss Savada; Mister Musacchio; Mister Elliott; Miss Greger; Miss Watson. The clerk confirmed the motion carried 6–0.

Next steps recorded by the board include inserting a designated interim contact name into the policy and budgeting to solicit consultant proposals to review the district’s systems and advise on implementation. The board also noted the policy remains amendable as the district acquires its own technology infrastructure.

The board did not identify a consultant at the meeting; members directed staff to include consultant budgeting and scope in Phase 2 work that will be discussed at an upcoming meeting.