CHICKASHA – A solesource contract with Standley Systems for a citywide information technology infrastructure upgrade was approved by the Chickasha City Council.
The $144,425 project will include replacement of servers, modernization of the city’s network and computer systems, migration to current Microsoft platforms, Windows 11 workstation upgrades, improved connectivity among City of Chickasha facilities, and enhanced cybersecurity protection and monitoring.
A grant from the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security will pay $103,468 of the cost and the city’s 30% share will be $44,343.
“We’ve been waiting for 18 months to get this grant,” Shae Mortimer, the city’s marketing and civic engagement director, told the council on Aug. 3.
The improvements “will impact all City staff and will result in better protection of and stability for our cyber environment,” Mortimer told the council at their July 6 meeting when they accepted the grant. “We’re running on servers” that are outdated, she said.
New equipment will be installed at City Hall, the police and fire departments, Public Works, the public library, the municipal airport and the sports complex, records show.
The city will pay $450 monthly for 150 licenses costing $3 apiece, Mortimer said.
The city’s insurance policy with the Oklahoma Mutual Assurance Group includes cybersecurity coverage, she told the council.