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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. R-2023 - / L f 3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND
TECHNOLOGY CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORK AS
THE CYBERSECURITY STANDARD FOR THE CITY OF
TAMARAC, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;
PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER ERRORS; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Florida Statutes provide that municipalities shall have the
governmental, corporate, and proprietary powers to enable them to conduct municipal
government, perform municipal functions, and render municipal service, and exercise any
power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by law; and
WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 4.07 of the City Charter of the City of Tamarac
("City") empowers the City to adopt, amend, or repeal such ordinances and resolutions
as may be required for the proper governing of the City; and
WHEREAS, technology is one of the key components in the efficient delivery of
City services, and the security of the City's network infrastructure, server infrastructure,
data and facilities is critical to ensuring continued operations; and
WHEREAS, State of Florida Statute 282.3185, the "Local Government
Cybersecurity Act," establishes cybersecurity requirements for county and municipal
governments; and
WHEREAS, State of Florida Statute 282.3185 (4) states, "Each local government
shall adopt cybersecurity standards that safeguard its data, information technology, and
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information technology resources to ensure availability, confidentiality, and integrity. The
cybersecurity standards must be consistent with generally accepted best practices for
cybersecurity, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity
Framework;" and
WHEREAS, State of Florida Statute 282.3185 (4) requires municipalities with a
population of 25,000 or more to adopt a cybersecurity standard by January 1, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Information Technology of the City of Tamarac,
Florida, has selected the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity
Framework as a baseline cybersecurity standard to which all cybersecurity policies of the
City of Tamarac, Florida, will adhere; and
WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Chief Information Officer that the City
Commission adopt the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity
Framework as a baseline cybersecurity standard to which all cybersecurity policies of the
City of Tamarac, Florida, will adhere; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida deems it to be in
the best interest of the business owners, residents, and visitors of the City of Tamarac to
adopt the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework as a
baseline cybersecurity standard to which all cybersecurity policies of the City of Tamarac,
Florida, will adhere.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
TAMARAC, FLORIDA THAT:
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Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and hereby adopted as
the legislative and administrative findings of the City Commission; all exhibits attached
hereto are incorporated herein and made a specific part of this Resolution.
Section 2. That the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Cybersecurity Framework shall be the guiding cybersecurity standard for all cybersecurity
policies adopted by the City of Tamarac, Florida and the Department of Information
Technology.
Section 3. That the City of Tamarac, Florida and the Department of Information
Technology may further use any standards, guidelines, and best practices from within
any generally accepted cybersecurity standard to establish cybersecurity policies for the
City of Tamarac, providing all such policies are as stringent or more stringent than those
provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity
Framework.
Section 4. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 5. Any scrivener or typographical errors that do not affect intent of this
Resolution may be corrected with notice to and authorization of the City Attorney and City
Manager without further process.
Section 6. If any clause, section, other part, or application of this Resolution is
held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part or
application, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or applications of this
Resolution.
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Section 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 131 day of December, 2023.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY FOR
THE USE AND RELIANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC ONLY.
HAW OTTI NOT
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