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Board authorizes up to $50,000 for IT upgrades including firewall and access points
Summary
The board approved a not-to-exceed $50,000 allocation toward a $100,000 IT infrastructure upgrade (firewall and access points) as part of a broader plan with city partners. Staff said the utility's share is expected to be about half of the project cost.
General manager Rob Young told the board Exos recommended immediate professional services and installation work for wireless access points and a new firewall. Young said the full scope is roughly $100,000 and asked the board to approve the utility's not-to-exceed share of $50,000; the board approved the allocation.
Board members discussed hardware lifecycles, with Young noting server evaluations and a PC refresh schedule are forthcoming. Young said the utility's allocation may be slightly less than 50% depending on city cost-sharing; the board authorized proceeding with the allocation and staff will coordinate city cost shares and implementation.
