Summary
Mayor Lopez floated contracting out the city's IT department (currently a $1.3 million budget with $740,000 in salaries, using $500,000 of reserves). Councilmember Otero cautioned that police technology needs background-cleared, on-call staff.
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Last discussed Apr 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
IT budget is $1.3 million; $500,000 of IT reserves proposed for one-time general fund relief.
Potentially the general fund if contracting saves money.
In-house IT staff could lose jobs; police systems could face security and availability risks.
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