Label
Cybersecurity Program
Information Technology
Anne Bennett (x1493)
Revised
Title
Authorizing the adoption of a Cybersecurity Program in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 9.64; and declaring an emergency.
Body
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Ohio Revised Code Section 9.64 requires political subdivisions to adopt a cybersecurity program that safeguards the political subdivision’s data, information technology, and information technology resources. In accordance with the provisions of that law and consistent with generally accepted best practices for cybersecurity, the City of Toledo has created a Cybersecurity Program.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the City of Toledo Cybersecurity Program is adopted.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor, the Chief of Information Technology and the Director of Public Safety are authorized to implement the Cybersecurity Program and integrate the Program’s provisions into City Operations.
SECTION 3. That the Ordinance, being an emergency measure, shall take effect and be in force after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property, and for the further reason that this Ordinance must be immediately effective to comply with Ohio Revised Code Section 9.64.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 10 nays 0.
Passed: February 17, 2026, as an emergency measure: yeas 10, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Vanice S. Williams
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: February 17, 2026
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor