Outside assessment of county IT spending and staffing
Macomb County
Summary
IT is asking for three new positions — a cybersecurity manager, a compliance officer, and a purchasing assistant — saying one security administrator can no longer handle the county's growing cyber and compliance workload, and software maintenance costs are climbing about $1.5 million.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
Three new positions plus about $1.5 million more in software maintenance, partially offset by a federal cybersecurity grant of roughly $565,000.
Everyone whose data the county holds — better cybersecurity and compliance protect residents and reduce liability.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Board of Commissioners - Finance/Audit/Budget Committee - Oct 20, 2026
IT is asking for three new positions — a cybersecurity manager, a compliance officer, and a purchasing assistant — saying one security administrator can no longer handle the county's growing cyber and compliance workload, and software maintenance costs are climbing about $1.5 million.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Finance/Audit/Budget and Internal Services Committees - Jan 14, 2026
The county is paying Info-Tech Research Group $317,859 over two years for an outside expert review of how it budgets and staffs its IT department across 26-27 departments. The CIO says cloud computing has upended old budgeting and job models. Commissioner Howard questioned why the cost wasn't in the regular IT budget — it was planned in the capital budget, but the answer highlights exactly the confusion the study aims to fix.
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