Label
COT Security Assessment
City of Toledo Department of IT
Anne Bennett (ext. 1493)
Title
Authorizing the mayor to enter into an information technology security consulting services agreement for the purpose of identifying vulnerabilities within the City of Toledo’s information technology infrastructure; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $350,000 from the Information and Communications Technology Fund; and declaring an emergency.
Body
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Ransomware and other cyber-attacks pose a significant threat to the network, server, and desktop systems that support the day-to-day operation of the City of Toledo, driving the need for an assessment that identifies vulnerabilities and remediation steps. This engagement will focus on the City of Toledo’s network, server and storage infrastructure, and desktop security, leveraging resources from an industry leader in technology consulting and advisory services. The assessment will include current state documentation, gap analysis, maturity report, benchmarks, and recommendations. Additional deliverables include a multi-year roadmap and inputs to a Cybersecurity Plan as required in federal fund request submissions.
Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the mayor is authorized to enter into an information technology security consulting services agreement utilizing state-term contract pricing for the purpose of assessing City of Toledo infrastructure cyber security and making recommendation for improvements and on-going monitoring.
SECTION 2. That the appropriation of $350,000 is authorized in the Information and Communications Technology Fund to Account Code 7084-17500-1144004ICTADM and the expenditure of same is authorized for the purposes specified in Section 1.
SECTION 3. That the appropriation of $350,000 is authorized from the funds and in the amounts identified in the attached Schedule A for the chargeback of the internal service fund costs identified in Section 2.
SECTION 4. That revenue estimate for the Information and Communications Technology Fund is increased in the amount of $350,000 to reflect said chargebacks.
SECTION 5. That the Director of Finance is authorized to issue warrant or warrants against the above account code in an amount not to exceed that authorized above in payment of the obligations incurred pursuant to the agreement authorized in Section 1 upon presentation of proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 6. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force immediately from and 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 in order to timely engage the consulting services.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 12, nays 0.
Passed: March 29, 2022, as an emergency measure: yeas 12, nays 0.
Attest:
Gerald E. Dendinger Matt Cherry
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: March 30, 2022
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor