REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
January 30, 2020
FROM: BRYON HORN, Chief Information Officer
Information Services Department
BY: KIM JACKSON, Administrative Manager
Information Services Department
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - 7th Amendment to the Position Authorization Resolution No. 2019-134 adding a total of one (1) Senior Network Systems Specialist position to the Information Services Department, effective February 1, 2020. (Subject to Mayor's veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the 7th Amendment to the Position Authorization Resolution No. 2019-134, to add one position to the Security Unit of the Administration Division in the Information Services Department (ISD).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ISD is requesting that the Council adopt a resolution approving the addition of one (1) permanent position to the Administration Division in FY 2020. The recommended resolution will add one Senior Network Systems Specialist (Sr. NSS) to the City's Cyber Security function. ISD has identified the need for the addition of this position to help ensure the safety and security of the City's electronic information and records.
BACKGROUND
Over the past few years ISD has been investing heavily in security tools to help protect City data, however, these tools can only do so much. It is expected that the need for information security will only increase in order to keep up with the growth, in scale, complexity and prevasiveness of external threats. ISD has identified a Sr. NSS as the appropriate classification to be specifically focused on administering network-centric security tools. As the department continues to improve our security posture, the need for this position has become critical.
The Department is currently utilizing members of the existing Sr. NSS staff who work on these security issues part-time. This approach, while barely adequate in the past, no longer provides the necessary oversite and dedicated management of City...
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