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According to the IT update, the townhouse migration to the .gov domain is complete and the police department’s accounts were converted and tested with minor issues resolved. The IT staff member said: “My plan as of right now is probably by, mid, August to be a 100% complete with the, .gov transition.”

Nut graf: IT staff said email delivery will not be interrupted; messages sent to the legacy .com addresses will continue to arrive because aliases are in place. Committee members were told that when users log in to Office365 they will need to use the new .gov domain; passwords will remain unchanged.

The IT staff member said committee and volunteer accounts will be migrated after town employees, and that a public notice was posted by the police chief on the department Facebook page. Members asked for reassurance that mailboxes would remain accessible; IT staff said the migration is on the same Exchange cloud server and users will not lose past emails.

Ending: Committee members thanked IT staff and noted the security benefit of a .gov domain. Staff said they will begin converting committee members’ accounts the following week and will monitor for any post-migration issues.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Municipal Technology Committee 7/29/25","oneSentenceSummary","Town IT staff reported work converting town email addresses from .com to .gov, with public-safety departments completed and volunteers/committee accounts scheduled next; staff said aliases will ensure messages sent to .com addresses continue to be received.","taxTitle","Town of Southborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts","taxId",56453,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6146785,"Committee plans department outreach and fall citizen survey; NEARI preK–8 poll kept separate",2033,111000,2144000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5524555-39000f97e6ff9ecd3c7169feac3ce597&start=111&end=2144","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5524555-39000f97e6ff9ecd3c7169feac3ce597/thumbnail_111000.jpg","/articles/6146785/Town-of-Southborough/Worcester-County/Massachusetts/Committee-plans-department-outreach-and-fall-citizen-survey-NEARI-preK8-poll-kept-separate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6146785-10652ca1cf73e1f6ae073ee5adf0e143/orig.mp4?Expires=1775187329&Signature=ArnW52sIzCJGwjC04atR5ME1GDbTj53IllHMaUr6wn3TPKFYunAXL~149JNF09AEqLhlY86b6bFsTriWAS228WEct3dqj4OoBzb0pSqg8oDUWlYjIdIK18m2lnQId77OXG4e42EHEu~Jcu18~mccRHDdww1XkorVRJ-MG1XJIH3lWgeOArT8RDQ9J7ixJE58ERmPw1dsM4BKb1Folkypk2DjDd4poYWdPiDJfFredCU1s~-~ez973cH2EeGxZntWnb1xZFx9AjQkb91JTpWrPD9VMUdSp2sThwUJpM5~qd5QvAwctcPjQf6zWMxxdWL~GyZVTAF5p52jswEPG~eTgw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of the Municipal Technology Committee said they will take a five-year technology strategy to town departments for feedback, coordinate outreach to point people in each department, and run the committee's citizen-satisfaction survey in the fall to allow for departmental input and to avoid survey fatigue.

Matt Stivers proposed the next step of walking department staff through the draft strategy to determine alignment and gaps. Committee members said some departments already maintain separate strategic plans with technology components and recommended coordinating with directors and department technology contacts rather than only contacting department heads.

Nut graf: The committee also decided to keep the NEARI (now described in the meeting as the preK–8 building committee) survey separate from the MTC survey because the NEARI survey is large and targeted; MTC members said merging the two could delay the broader town survey and contribute to survey fatigue during the summer.

Committee staff said the proposed 2025 citizen-satisfaction survey will reuse the 2024 base questionnaire to preserve trend comparisons and remove topics not relevant in 2025 (for example, last year’s MBTA-communities questions). Members were asked to work with departments to identify any department-specific questions that should be added without disrupting trend questions.

The meeting included a scheduling note: MTC discussed pushing the MTC survey to the fall, possibly September after summer vacations, and timing some questions to provide sentiment data ahead of an expected fall town meeting that may include a high-profile rezoning request for a development at Route 9 and I-495.

Ending: Committee members agreed to proceed with departmental outreach and to reconvene in early September for their next meeting to review departmental feedback and finalize the fall survey timeline.","The Municipal Technology Committee agreed to take its five-year strategy to individual departments for feedback, keep the committee's citizen-satisfaction survey to the fall to avoid survey fatigue, and not merge a large NEARI/preK–8 building survey into the townwide instrument.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6146789,"Committee weighs camera-based monitoring, demos planned for transfer station",741,365000,1106000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5524555-39000f97e6ff9ecd3c7169feac3ce597&start=365&end=1106","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5524555-39000f97e6ff9ecd3c7169feac3ce597/thumbnail_365000.jpg","/articles/6146789/Town-of-Southborough/Worcester-County/Massachusetts/Committee-weighs-camera-based-monitoring-demos-planned-for-transfer-station","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6146789-a0604b102a5517fceced242319944d60/orig.mp4?Expires=1775187329&Signature=ZMpYdEVJoPoBfPJvQE0eQGTLZuO4ftbaXJ2FX2DIGENiCqzu5ZSYqM1dXcvxOdFYZylXN88L2sS9A~bxOBrYFrxWscVlVsEiGgquQdPExWrXhcFBvbmfSRd6NKdTHxqa8j-xavRbk6gc6AYRjR7-JE9pgiENwA5FV1d98sUfDctNM5GCq2x~Gk9VgmXjjk6m8YmluudWiHywgfNVNTRvmmLtZFb3ISqOKgTAl2owAwBtxso8KIeQb3pGaB1PCm9ri6DT0QsuLfEwNVZHP1okZ6Otaq3To81AAH1~hZjMJe3IHw~NN3ZZnBcpxPe~LremVkK-E2ZmyYPHDDZBLkzZ6Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Municipal Technology Committee discussed options on Tuesday to use cameras and automated license-plate recognition at the town transfer station to detect unauthorized users and record prohibited dumping, but members and DPW staff said no purchase decisions have been made and connectivity, privacy and cost questions remain.

Committee member Matt Stivers opened the discussion and summarized two needs: monitoring the station hopper for prohibited disposals and identifying vehicles that enter without proper permits. DPW Superintendent Bill Cundiff said the town “we we regularly have some level of abuse of the facility,” citing nonresidents using the transfer station and people discarding prohibited material such as wet paint. “That’s 1 level of abuse,” he said, and added that some incidents raise regulatory concerns “under DEP regulations.”

Nut graf: The conversation centered on whether a lower-cost cloud-based camera service or a higher-cost on-premises package would best allow the town to identify vehicles without transfer-station stickers and to record what is deposited in hoppers. Committee members scheduled vendor demonstrations and emphasized the need to resolve internet connectivity and data-privacy questions before committing to a vendor.

Committee members said the short-term approach remains staff observation, while automated systems would provide documentation for administrative follow-up rather than immediate on-site intervention. Cundiff said the plan is to continue maintaining stickers and staff observation even if cameras are added.

A representative involved in vendor discussions said one vendor described an annual fee of “$250 a year” for the camera-plus-software offering; another participant said the vendor’s quoted figure was “$250 per camera” and noted that pricing can scale with additional cameras. Committee members cautioned that the $250 figure may be an underestimate for a full deployment and that more education about capabilities and total cost is needed.

Members raised privacy and data-access concerns. Committee member Yash asked whether license-plate data would be shared with the vendor or retained only by the town. DPW staff said they would raise the question with vendors during the demos.

Infrastructure limits were also discussed. An IT staff member said the transfer station currently lacks internet connectivity and that the town is collecting quotes to bring fiber or other connectivity to the site; without internet access, cloud-based camera systems cannot send data off-site. The committee noted a trade-off: cloud systems can be lower-cost up front, while on-premises systems keep video and recognition processing local but require higher initial capital investment.

No formal motion or procurement decision was made. Bill Cundiff and committee staff scheduled demonstrations with at least two vendors to assess capabilities and cybersecurity implications. Committee members asked for visibility into vendor offerings, a possible no-cost trial, and clarity on whether solutions can support digital permitting (day, week or month access) and real-time alerts.

Ending: Committee members said they will reconvene after vendor demos and further information on connectivity and privacy. In the meeting, a participant summarized the near-term plan: document the problem with staff observation, run demonstrations, and then decide if an automated system is an appropriate next step.","The Municipal Technology Committee discussed camera and license-plate recognition options for the town transfer station to reduce unauthorized use and track prohibited disposals; DPW and vendors will run demonstrations and explore connectivity and privacy issues before any purchase.","actionData","errors"]

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