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Columbiana County adopts Incident Response Plan to meet State Auditor cybersecurity bulletin
Summary
The commissioners unanimously approved an Incident Response Plan addendum for the County Engineer and Water & Sewer Departments to comply with State Auditor's Bulletin 2025-007 on establishing a Cybersecurity Program.
Columbiana County commissioners on Dec. 17, 2025 approved an Incident Response Plan as an addendum to policy manuals for the County Engineer and Water & Sewer Departments to comply with the State Auditor's Bulletin 2025-007, which directs adoption of a Cybersecurity Program. Commissioner Paparodis moved to approve the plan and Commissioner Ginter seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
The board recorded the action as an explicit step to align county policies with the auditor's guidance on cybersecurity preparedness. The minutes cite the State Auditor's Bulletin 2025-007 as the compliance driver for adding the Incident Response Plan to departmental policy manuals.
What the record shows: the action was procedural approval of adopting the Incident Response Plan addendum; the motion carried with votes from Commissioners Ginter, Paparodis and Halleck.
Next steps: departmental policy manuals for the County Engineer and Water & Sewer will reflect the Incident Response Plan addendum; county staff are responsible for implementing the program elements required under the auditor's bulletin.
