2018-10-03 Prelim Budget mtg -- IT Services2019 Preliminary Budget Meeting – IT Services
October 3, 2018
9:04 a.m.
Present: Commissioner Fund; Commissioner Jackson; Commissioner Stamper; Budget Services Manager
Becky Butler; IT Services Director Steve Wohld; IT Accounting Specialist Janelle Lindsey; IT Tech Services
Manager Matt Jaeger; and Citizens Budget Committee members Peggy Hammer, Bill Marshall, Tory Graf,
Robert Berg and Judy Pectol (9:29 a.m.)
Recorder: Rieva Lester
Unfunded mandates discussed: None discussed
Revenue: $2,045,251
Expenditures: $2,066,479
Change in fund balance: ($21,288)
Request: Additional $95,688
Full-time equivalent employees: 15
Steve Wohld gave an overview of IT’s funding sources and services. He said IT covers 600 on- and offsite
users, 750 computers, more than 50 applications, on-campus and offsite data centers, firewalls, routers,
etc.
Steve said cyberattacks take up more than 40 percent of IT’s time and resources. He said not long ago,
cyberattacks took up 15 percent of IT’s time and resources. He said there was a 300 percent increase in
cyberattacks between 2016 and 2017.
Steve said he is asking for an additional staff member. He said he is requesting $95,688 for an
information security analyst junior.
Steve said 2018 YTD overtime already has surpassed the full total for 2017.
Steve said he has partnered with Centralia College in an effort to offset reduced development resources,
which have been stretched thin due to the increased number of cyberattacks.
Steve discussed worker retention difficulties.
Steve said he is looking into Homeland Security grants. He said the State Auditor’s Office also has
reached out to counties about possible help combatting cyberattacks.
Judy Pectol joined at 9:29 a.m.
Steve said the county is considering the purchase of an insurance policy to cover cyberattacks.
Matt Jaeger and Steve discussed legacy systems that will need to be replaced in the next few years, such
as Ascend, Sigma, HVACs, etc.
Bob Berg asked if there is an industry standard for the number of IT personnel required. He also asked if
technological advances have offset any implementation struggles, etc. Steve said new software is
supposed to improve efficiency but that those improvements create more demand for IT Services during
the implementation process.
Steve said IT is looking to the cloud for storage.
Commissioner Stamper left at 9:40 a.m.
Meeting ended at 9:41 a.m.