Linn County to enhance LCSO cybersecurity
ALBANY — Tuesday morning, the Linn County Board of Commissioners accepted a grant of $217,828 to enhance cybersecurity monitoring services at the Linn County Sheriff’s Office over the next two years.
The grant is from the Department of Emergency Management and the Local Cyber Security Grant Program.
Undersheriff Micah Smith said the project will protect the LCSO’s Information Technology (IT) infrastructure, including the servers and systems for the Willamette Valley Operations Consortium which is used by multiple partner agencies for Computer Aided Dispatch, the Police Records Management System and the Jail Management System.
Smith said after the meeting that the system offers enhanced intrusion detection and monitoring software both at the Sheriff’s Office and at a management security operations center staffed 24/7 by Motorola Cybersecurity experts.
He added that the Sheriff’s Office and Motorola Cybersecurity have an existing business arrangement, but this will “strengthen our security posture with more safety features.”
In other business, the Commissioners:
- Approved the purchase of a vacant lot on Dewey Street in Lebanon from Yolanda Stover for $110,000. The property is needed to secure a right-of-way for the future realignment of the intersection of Walker Road.
- Approved an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Multnomah Education Service District and the Linn County Health Department, not to exceed $67,051.36. MESD will provide a web-based survey tool so Linn County employees can complete Medicaid Administrative Surveys, documenting non-reimbursable activities performed for Medicaid clients.
- Approved a $1,277 refund to Lisette Hamer-Richardson of Lebanon because there was a duplicate application to install a standard septic tank system.
- Selected Neighbor-to-Neighbor for community dispute resolution issues.
- Approved numerous end-of-the-year fund transfers for departments and offices.
- Announced the Board of Commissioners will not meet on July 1.
- Upheld a decision by the Planning Commission to issue a Conditional Use Permit to Build Lebanon Trails. BLT wants to construct a 1,300-foot trail that is 10-feet wide, known as the Georgia Pacific Mill Race Trail. It is part of the volunteer organization’s long-term goal of building trails that connect the community from end to end. A neighboring property owner appealed the Planning Commission’s decision. The property owner believes the trail could hamper future home development plans by her family.
Media contact: Alex Paul, Linn County Communications Officer, 4541-967-3925 or email apaul@co.linm.o.us.
