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Township plans .gov migration and shifts some PEG expenses into general fund after grant award
Summary
Staff proposed moving certain PEG‑funded services (website, Microsoft 365 licensing, NEAR MAP access) into the general fund and added a $25,000 grant and $25,000 expense to the capital fund to cover a planned migration from heartlandtwp.com to a .gov domain and associated data transition costs.
Township staff recommended transitioning municipal email and archives from the current .com domain to a .gov domain for added security and to keep data hosted in the United States, noting an anticipated one‑time migration cost and recurring license consolidation. The board was told the township received a $25,000 grant from the Michigan State Police to cover the domain migration and transition costs; staff placed both the $25,000 grant and the matching $25,000 expense into the 401 capital fund.
"we did receive a $25,000 grant from the Michigan State Police for that," a staff presenter said while explaining the transition funding. Staff also described removing a number of previously PEG‑funded items (NEAR MAP shares, Microsoft 365 licensing, and studio rent) and reallocating them to the general fund to stabilize the PEG fund as cable revenues decline.
