DuPage County IT reports ERP payroll go‑live in April, DOJ accessibility push and cautious AI pilots
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County IT told the Technology Committee that the HR/payroll phase of a major ERP replacement is on track to go live April 3, 2026; staff reported cybersecurity incident response savings of about $1 million, extensive DOJ accessibility work and ongoing AI pilots with industry vendors.
DuPage County’s IT leadership told the Technology Committee on March 3 that the first phase of a multi‑phase enterprise resource planning (ERP) replacement — the HR/payroll module — is on track to go live in April, with the first payroll in the new system scheduled for April 3.
Why it matters: the ERP replacement supports payroll, HR, procurement and financials across county government; successful phase‑one implementation is intended to reduce future risk when the county proceeds to the financial ERP replacement.
In a presentation to the committee, Anthony — the county’s IT presenter — outlined several 2025 accomplishments and current priorities. He said a cybersecurity incident response last year and follow‑on efforts allowed the county to restore services quickly and estimated those efforts saved the county "upwards of $1,000,000." He described retirement of a legacy mainframe system and migration of mobile device management from a third‑party product to Microsoft Intune, which staff said saved roughly $36,000.
On the ERP timeline, Anthony said the implementation was split into two projects: HR/payroll (phase 1) and a later finance replacement. Phase 1 is nearing completion, with training under way and a handful of outstanding issues staff expect to resolve before the April go‑live. For the finance side, staff have issued an RFI and received more than 20 responses and plan an RFP later in the year; Anthony said a steering committee will be established to handle strategic business decisions related to the finance implementation.
Auditor White asked whether a formal steering committee would be created for the financial ERP; Anthony responded that steering committees are standard for large projects and that he would coordinate formation of one with other county staff.
Accessibility and AI: Anthony described ongoing work to meet forthcoming Department of Justice accessibility standards, including converting or updating about 8,000 documents to improve ADA compliance and building dashboards to track long‑term compliance. On artificial intelligence, Anthony said the county is taking a cautious, deliberate approach: a cross‑functional AI task force was formed, internal AI guidelines were shared and more than 250 staff have completed mandatory AI training. The county is piloting commercial tools including Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini, plans to test Anthropic/Claude, and is evaluating chatbots for the county website.
Police records management: Anthony said the PRMS RFP process concluded with three shortlisted vendors (Axon, Motorola and Mark43); an oversight/steering committee will meet to recommend which application to move forward with for a regional consortium.
What’s next: Anthony said staff will continue onboarding for phase‑one ERP and will bring updates, and that a future Technology Committee meeting will include an outside AI expert panel. The committee adjourned after welcoming student visitors and completing business.