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Saginaw County board adopts four IT policies, strips disciplinary language from scope
Summary
The Board approved four Information Technology policies covering mobile device management, web accessibility, data classification and artificial intelligence after removing a sentence linking noncompliance to disciplinary action from the policies’ scope.
Saginaw County commissioners on Feb. 17 approved four countywide information technology policies addressing mobile device management, web content accessibility, data classification and artificial intelligence, after amending the language to remove a disciplinary clause from the policies’ scope.
The change came during a County Services Committee review and was moved on the floor by Commissioner Christopher S. Boyd, who successfully sought removal of the sentence that read, "Noncompliance with this policy subjects the user to disciplinary action outlined in the County of Saginaw Standards of Conduct." Commissioners then voted to approve the policies as amended.
County IT Director Andrew Klaczkiewicz had presented the policies to the committee, saying the updates reflect prior committee requests and legal and accessibility developments. Policy 506 aligns county websites and posted digital content with WCAG 2.1 AA standards and requires captions for live video, proper tagging for PDFs, descriptive alt text for images, and vendor compliance when the county contracts for customer-facing software.
Policy 504 formalizes enrollment of county-owned mobile devices in a Mobile Device Management (MDM) platform, requires passcodes and encryption, and gives COSIT authority to remotely enforce settings or wipe lost devices. Policy 507 creates a four-tier data-classification scheme (Public, Internal, Confidential, Restricted) and requires encryption and controlled access for confidential and restricted data. Policy 508 sets governance for procurement, review, and use of AI tools, requires human review before AI systems make final determinations affecting individuals, and restricts entering restricted or legally protected information into AI systems unless formally approved.
County Administrator Mary Catherine Hannah and county civil counsel reviewed the policies for substance and legal content before the committee recommended approval. The board approved the amendments and adopted the policies during the Feb. 17 meeting. The policies were amended specifically to move disciplinary language to the Standards of Conduct policy rather than include it in each IT policy’s scope.
