Knox County, Ohio Board of Commissioners August 11th, 2026 Regular Session

The Knox County Commissioners held a regular session on August 11, 2026, during which the IT department provided an update on their recent activities and ongoing projects. Key procurement-related discussions included the progress on firewall upgrades across various county departments, the renewal of firewall licenses for the police department to improve mobile data terminal communications, and the planned migration from VMware to Hyper-V software to reduce licensing costs by approximately $25,000 annually. Additionally, the IT team discussed infrastructure preparations for the Knox Transit Center, including vendor coordination for data port installations. The meeting also included approval of a scrap tire certification consent form related to the solid waste department and acknowledgment of the County Treasurer's investment income report for July totaling $111,822.46. No new contracts or RFPs were explicitly mentioned, but several ongoing IT infrastructure projects and software licensing decisions were highlighted.