Title
Authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign a letter to the .gov Domain Registration requesting the delegation of the domain names of Condadodemonterey.gov to the County of Monterey.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign a letter to the .gov Domain Registration requesting the delegation of the domain names of Condadodemonterey.gov to the County of Monterey.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
. Gov is the top-level domain (TLD) for U.S. government-based organizations similar to .com,
.org, or .us. However, unlike commercial TLDs that register domains globally for a fee .gov domains are delegated to genuine U.S. government organizations through an application and validation process. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) manages this authority under the DOTGOV Online Trust in Government Act of 2020 and legislation enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. The delegation of the domain to the County of Monterey will enhance privacy, reliability, and accessibility through the security measures provided by CISA, and most importantly helps our Spanish-speaking residents to quickly identify the site as a trusted government resource.
The recommended plan to acquire the domain Condadodemonterey.gov aims to improve accessibility for county residents whose primary language is Spanish. The initial step will be to acquire the domain name with the implementation to be aligned with the County Communications Director’s plan to promote the new domain name. The addition of the new domain will complement the existing Countyofmonterey.gov domain and will redirect users to the already established Countyofmonterey.gov website. A Spanish-language landing page will be created to redirect users to the existing content on the current website. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the County Communications Director to approve this action.
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