Overview
- IT staff detected ransomware early Thursday, prompting the shutdown of most city computer systems and a pause on non-emergency services.
- Emergency operations, including 911, are functioning, and police emergency and non-emergency phone lines that briefly went down have been restored.
- City Hall remains open to the public with limited services as independent cybersecurity specialists investigate and begin remediation.
- The City Manager’s office is preparing a state of emergency request to unlock supplemental financial support from outside agencies.
- Residents and anyone who have done business with the city are urged to change passwords while investigators determine whether public information was accessed.