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IT director seeks and committee approves waiver for annual cybersecurity renewal over $50,000
Summary
The IT director reported monthly tickets and cybersecurity training progress (54% completion) and requested a purchasing‑policy waiver to renew an annual cybersecurity software contract exceeding the $50,000 cap under Sourcewell; the committee approved the waiver and noted a possible future shared statewide service could replace some functions.
The county IT director presented monthly ticketing, project and cybersecurity reports and highlighted annual cybersecurity training participation, saying that 54% of employees had completed the training as of the prior day.
On procurement, the IT director requested a waiver from the purchasing policy to renew annual cybersecurity software where the renewal price exceeds the $50,000 threshold. He said the renewal is on the Sourcewell cooperative contract, is budgeted for the year, and that staff have used the product for six years. He also noted New York State is implementing a shared service that “might look to replace a lot of what this one does” but that the county does not yet know whether the state solution will provide adequate overlap.
The committee moved to approve the waiver for the renewal under Sourcewell and the motion carried by voice vote. The IT director said the final quote and exact numbers were still pending and that staff will continue to monitor overlap with potential state shared services before future renewals.
Action and next steps: committee approved the waiver to allow the renewal to proceed under the Sourcewell contract. Staff will return with final cost figures when available and will continue assessing the emerging state shared‑service option.
