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City moves to Microsoft 365, staff seeks up to $30,000 for licenses
Summary
Lockport staff presented a plan to consolidate on‑premises email into Microsoft 365, citing end‑of‑support and security benefits. The council approved a resolution to purchase licenses not to exceed $30,000, with staff saying procurement uses a state contract and the city is coordinating state tenant and CrowdStrike security options.
City IT staff presented and the council approved Resolution 26‑083 to move the city's email and collaboration services from two on‑premises Exchange servers into Microsoft 365 and related cloud services. IT manager Dennis Moleski told members the migration would consolidate two Exchange environments, reduce duplicate administration, lower infrastructure costs and address end‑of‑support for the servers in October 2026.
Moleski said Microsoft 365 would provide Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive in addition to centralized mail, and that the cost for licenses was not to exceed $30,000. A council member asked whether the purchase had been competitively bid; staff said pricing is available under a state contract and that the state performs the procurement. Members also asked about license levels (E3 vs E5) and whether the city would adopt CrowdStrike or other cybersecurity add‑ons; staff said the city is in the process of coordinating its tenant with the state's environment and pursuing available security integrations.
The council approved the resolution as presented. Staff said further details about license tiers and security configuration will follow as the migration proceeds.
