The Dalles City Council approved establishing an Information Technology Department.  City Manager Matthew Klebes requested the reorganizational move, noting IT has been in the City Clerk’s office.  Now IT will be its own department with a director that will report directly to the City Manager.  Klebes says they will be adding a full-time Systems Administrator at a cost of just over $105,000 in the annual budget, but adds the City’s reliance on its IT infrastructure makes this an important change to undertake.  Klebes notes it’s important the City protect itself as best it can from the sort of cyberattacks other municipalities have dealt with.