FY 24-26 ADOPTED BUDGET

Information Services

730.2520

Division Description The Information Technology (IT) team consists of a Director, IT Architect, and two technicians. The team is responsible for managing technology infrastructure, planning and support in alignment with the needs of the City. The IT team is modeling after the pillars of leading innovation and promoting security consistent with Municipal Information Systems Association of California (MISAC). Additionally, IT ensures business continuity through highly available networks and systems that are resilient, redundant, and secure. FY 2022 - 23 and 2023 - 24 Accomplishments • Implemented cybersecurity improvements/enhancements. • Purchased and deployed new enterprise storage solution. • Designed, purchased, and deployed new Police Station Data Center.

FY 2024 - 2025 and 2025 - 2026 Activity Goals • Implement redundant internet and fiber pathways. • Procure and deploy cybersecurity tools. • Modernize applications by leveraging hosted, clouded systems.

Financial Comments The IT budget continues to be more centralized. Not only will this effort allow the City to leverage better pricing, but it will also facilitate establishing supportable IT standards. The following items have been incorporated into the IT budget: • Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) - Managed systems aggregator for centralized logging, real time alerting, and analysis. Immediate threat isolation 24/7/365. • Off - site system backup - Implement disaster recovery utilizing off - site backup solution (cloud) for data programs such as GIS/Cityworks, network shares, Laserfiche, EDEN, EIS, RecPro, approximately 50TB of data. • Station Cabling – Direct cable runs from network closets to teammate workstations. • Reclassification and salary adjustment of the Programmer Analyst to IT Architect, to address retention and recruitment issues.

As an internal service fund, the IT function costs are allocated to all user departments.

296 INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS/MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS