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Board reviews cybersecurity and policy drafts, wage study timing, procurement and other procedural items
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Summary
Commissioners reviewed a draft RFP for cybersecurity services, Network Outage and Emergency Closures policy drafts, wage study timing, procurement of a building department truck, and formation of a Website Ad Hoc Committee; most items were scheduled for fuller board consideration at the next meeting.
At its April 6 work session the Houghton County Board of Commissioners reviewed multiple operational items including cybersecurity procurement, draft policies for network outages and closures, a pending wage study, and several procurement and procedural items.
Chairman Tom Tikkanen and Commissioner Joel Keranen discussed issuing an RFP for cybersecurity services; Keranen said he had contacted a local vendor, Up and Running, while IT staff Alex Radke noted Superior Wizards currently provides cybersecurity services to the county. The board suggested placing a formal RFP discussion on the next agenda.
Administrator Rheault noted the county lacks a Network Outage and Operations Disruption policy and a separate Inclement Weather and Emergency Closures policy. Rheault said she would solicit court feedback about hearings and jury trials before returning the closure policy to the board. Chris VanArsdale has reviewed and suggested edits to the outage policy.
Regarding the wage study, Rheault said the study is nearly ready for presentation and will require a one-hour meeting; Sheriff Saaranen asked whether department heads would receive materials beforehand and Rheault said no pre-distribution was planned. Todd LaRoux reported one bid for the Building Department truck from Keweenaw-Chevrolet and requested additional bids before the next meeting; he introduced Joe Wattson and asked that the RFP be posted on the county website, which Chairman Tikkanen agreed to do.
Commissioner Gretchen Janssen said she, Clerk Jennifer Kelly and IT’s Alex Radke will submit a proposal for a Website Ad Hoc Committee to formalize procedures for department submissions to Opus Web; she asked to place the proposal on the next agenda. Commissioner Anderson said CPA RFPs are due April 10 and that none had been received; Administrator Rheault confirmed she had received none.
Most items were set to return to the board with more detail; no formal votes were taken on these operational items at the work session.