TCPUD hears IT strategic plan, approves virtual CIO contract to support cybersecurity and ERP work
September 18, 2026 | Sunnyside-Tahoe City, Placer County, California
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ClientFirst consultants David Kraut and Tom Jacobson presented a comprehensive IT strategic plan and cybersecurity-disaster-response assessment to the board, describing a district environment with more than 200 applications, core infrastructure needs and a significant gap in application-focused staffing and business analysis.
"We're completely vendor agnostic," David Kraut said as he introduced the firm's work, and the consultants walked the board through methodology, prioritized project initiatives and a five-year implementation road map that identified cybersecurity and application-utilization improvements as near-term priorities.
Board members questioned how the district should stage investments and staffing to move from maintenance to a sustained improvement posture. Consultants recommended adding business-analysis capacity to improve application utilization, automating manual processes and refreshing core network and disaster-recovery systems so frontline IT staff can focus on departmental support.
After discussion, the board voted to authorize the general manager to execute a professional services agreement with ClientFirst for virtual chief information officer services to be provided by Tom Jacobson. Staff said the contract would start Oct. 16, total $49,900 and the majority of the spending would fall in fiscal 2027; the finance committee had previously recommended approval.
"We're completely vendor agnostic," David Kraut said as he introduced the firm's work, and the consultants walked the board through methodology, prioritized project initiatives and a five-year implementation road map that identified cybersecurity and application-utilization improvements as near-term priorities.
Board members questioned how the district should stage investments and staffing to move from maintenance to a sustained improvement posture. Consultants recommended adding business-analysis capacity to improve application utilization, automating manual processes and refreshing core network and disaster-recovery systems so frontline IT staff can focus on departmental support.
After discussion, the board voted to authorize the general manager to execute a professional services agreement with ClientFirst for virtual chief information officer services to be provided by Tom Jacobson. Staff said the contract would start Oct. 16, total $49,900 and the majority of the spending would fall in fiscal 2027; the finance committee had previously recommended approval.
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