Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Get email alerts on the Information Technology topic

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

County IT reports 30 projects in progress; CAD access for external agencies to go live in late August

Berrien County Board of Commissioners - Finance Committee · June 25, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Information Systems Director Chris Swihart told the Finance Committee the department has 16 completed projects, 30 in-progress and six planned; notable items include CAD access (go-live late August), 911 Watervliet Tower fiber replacement, cybersecurity work, .org-to-.gov website migration and OneDrive rollout.

Chris Swihart delivered a broad Information Systems update to the Finance Committee, reporting that the department is managing numerous projects across county departments: 16 projects complete, 30 in progress and six planned. He highlighted a Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) access project for external agencies targeted to go live in late August, a fiber replacement for the 911 Watervliet Tower, and law enforcement technology upgrades.

Swihart also outlined infrastructure and security priorities including a proposed conduit installation during MDOT Main Street reconstruction, a county phone-system upgrade, ongoing security training, rollout of Multi-Factor Authentication, migration of the county website from a .org to a .gov domain for improved security, and Microsoft OneDrive deployment. Committee members heard the status report and did not take immediate action.