Technology Commission Meeting 7-22-2026 - 6 PM

The City of Franklin, Wisconsin Technology Commission met on July 22, 2026. Its main procurement discussion concerned replacing or extending support for the city’s aging 3PAR storage systems. Staff presented replacement options, including HP and Dell proposals, and described a $242,000 budget for the project; the transcript also cites a Dell project cost of about $219,000. The commission approved a motion to pursue third-party extended warranty support for the existing equipment through Park Place Technologies, with the Hitachi proposal as a fallback if staff cannot arrange to use operating funds for the warranty. The proposed warranty approach could save about $184,000 compared with replacement, but would leave the systems on frozen firmware without future security updates. The commission also discussed the city’s planned move to cloud services, currently targeted for 2029–2030, and the associated technical and licensing risks.

The IT report described a proposed integrated Aruba network and security solution estimated at $840,000, which staff said would likely face difficulty in the budget process; network security was identified as a future priority. The commission also heard updates on domain deactivation, ongoing phone-service packet loss, and plans to redeploy Rapid7 with reduced account privileges. A Johnson Controls door-access project was described as implemented and closed, though some physical lock issues remain. The commission entered and returned from closed session on cyberattack prevention and related infrastructure security; no further procurement action from that session was reported.