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Commission reviews higher IT support fee; vendor offers cybersecurity and draft AI guidelines
Summary
An IT vendor proposed higher annual support fees to add enhanced defenses; commissioners discussed the cost increase, accepted the vendor's offer and noted the vendor provided draft AI guidelines for future county consideration.
Daniels County’s contracted IT firm delivered new contracts that increase the county’s monthly support fee to provide enhanced cybersecurity defenses and broader technical support. Commissioners reviewed the proposed increase and heard the vendor describe added features and incident procedures. Committee member (S4) said, "They, unfortunately, are raising," when introducing the contract update, and commissioners weighed the cost against the improved protections.
The vendor also included draft AI guidelines for county consideration and suggested an incident-response checklist; commissioners supported updating the county’s technical strategy and authorized staff to sign the contract extension, acknowledging the higher price but citing the value of enhanced defenses. The county clerk and IT staff will circulate contract documents and implement the new support levels per the approved timeline.
