Aging city IT network replacement
Summary
The city's 16 network switches — some dating to 2018 — are aging out of support, and replacing them piecemeal would cost roughly $99,000 up front. Staff propose a Meter "network as a utility" subscription at about $27,118 a year for five years, covering hardware, monitoring, firewalls and Wi-Fi with free upgrades. Council wants longer-term pricing and a cost comparison before signing anything.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $27,118 a year for five years versus nearly $99,000 in upfront replacement costs — plus savings on after-hours IT truck rolls.
Every city department — police, fire, library, public works — gets modern, monitored network equipment without surprise hardware bills.
Continued piecemeal fixes risk outages that could affect police data and city services.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council - Sep 28, 2026
The city finished replacing firewalls, switches, access points, and fiber ring redundancy, with new servers coming online next. Service disruptions were minimal, utility billing had only a brief weekend outage, and security features like multifactor email authentication were added.
City Council - May 26, 2026
The city's computer network is a patchwork from three different IT companies with end-of-life equipment and outages. Council is weighing a ~$200,000 rebuild versus a Meter lease, and wants a member committee to review contracts first.
City Council - Mar 23, 2026
The city's 16 network switches — some dating to 2018 — are aging out of support, and replacing them piecemeal would cost roughly $99,000 up front. Staff propose a Meter "network as a utility" subscription at about $27,118 a year for five years, covering hardware, monitoring, firewalls and Wi-Fi with free upgrades. Council wants longer-term pricing and a cost comparison before signing anything.
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