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Groveland proposes five-year, $250,000-per-year disaster recovery plan to boost resilience
Summary
IT staff proposed a phased five-year disaster recovery site that repurposes retired equipment and would be funded at about $250,000 annually; staff said the approach improves resilience while avoiding a large up-front capital expense and would not reach full redundancy until year five.
Information Technology Manager James Foran presented a five-year Disaster Recovery (DR) Site Plan aimed at maintaining critical operations during hurricanes, cyberattacks, power outages and other emergencies. Foran argued the approach "allows the city to maximize the useful life of its technology assets while significantly reducing annual costs," and recommended funding the plan at approximately $250,000 per year while repurposing retired but functional production equipment.
Foran described the phased plan as fiscally prudent but acknowledged a limitation: the city would not achieve full secondary-site redundancy until the fifth year, meaning a catastrophic loss of the primary facility during implementation could temporarily affect some systems. Council members asked about comparable practices in nearby jurisdictions, staffing needs and the triggers that would require DR activation; Foran said neighboring governments maintain backup centers and that IT staff could design and maintain the phased site without adding personnel. The Council did not take formal action but directed staff to include the annual DR allocation in the revised Capital Improvement Program.
