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- Tyler Kinder reported the Town will move from VMware to Hyper-V after Broadcom's acquisition raised licensing from $85 to $12,000 yearly. - The Town will build a Synology backup system first, a required step before replacing the aging 2008 garage server. - Replacement of the garage server is budgeted for 2027, with migration starting in fall 2026 and the new server expected by spring 2027. - The Town has not yet selected a vendor for the server or backup hardware, leaving the procurement open.

- The city's IT director told the council that the Nutanix cluster hosting all city servers and data reaches end of operational life at the end of 2027, with technical service ending in March 2027. - The IT director asked for an additional IT support specialist to handle software and login issues so the IT administrator can focus on higher-level projects, citing many upcoming camera and gate projects. - The city relies on RSI for IT management, security, and as its Microsoft vendor, hoping Cody taking on second-level support would reduce RSI contract costs to help fund the new position. - The city is seeking a $165,000 state grant to…