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Committee adds three TEBS IT items to reconciliation list, citing continuity and accessibility needs
Summary
The committee placed three TEBS items on the reconciliation list — a tertiary Azure backup ($144,000), digital accessibility compliance software ($170,000), and the $2.6 million NextGen Technology Refresh CIP — and voted to add a TEBS feasibility study for the Community Portal (approx. $375,000).
TEBS staff recommended three items for the council reconciliation list: a $144,000 tertiary backup for Microsoft Azure to add a geographically separate data copy for continuity; $170,000 for digital accessibility compliance software to ensure future content is automatically checked for ADA conformance; and a NextGen Technology Refresh CIP project requesting $2,600,000 to refresh routers, switches and firewalls in high-priority buildings.
Committee members discussed urgency and funding sources; TEBS staff said the Azure copy would support continuity of operations in a regional event or cyber incident, and that the accessibility software replaces manual contractor work. The Chair called for a vote to add the items (and the TEBS community portal feasibility study) to reconciliation; the Chair reported the vote as unanimous and the items were added for full-council consideration.
