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IT staff ask for higher replacement budgets as hardware costs surge
Summary
City IT staff told the committee the 2027 CIP raises the computers/peripherals line to $45,000 and sets aside roughly $60,000 for switches and firewall refreshes; staff emphasized end-of-life hardware risks, warranty needs and local ownership of meeting recordings.
IT staff presented the 2027 IT portion of the CIP, asking to raise the computers and peripherals budget to $45,000 to maintain a five‑year device replacement cycle and to allocate around $60,000 for network switch and firewall refreshes. IT staff explained rising hardware prices and end‑of‑life issues: “A wireless access point is what, is they're spread out through the all of the buildings within the city...and the controller actually...handles the transfer from when you go to 1 floor of a building to another floor of the building,” an IT presenter said to explain the controller/access point replacement rationale.
Committee members pressed on storage, vendor/cloud use and replacement cadence; Westby, who oversees the TriCaster control room, confirmed cameras and recordings are city‑owned and recorded to the TriCaster with content posted to YouTube. Staff also discussed using FirstNet for prioritized cellular service for some city devices and noted that rising prices are shortening effective quote windows for procurement.
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