County IT updates: email and phone fixes, elections VPN testing, and courthouse security work

Aug 12, 2026

IT staff reported progress on email server cleanup and migration, ongoing voice-mail issues on an older Cisco system, a VPN configuration to enable remote election machines and phased courthouse lock and camera deployments; commissioners asked for improved monitoring and a ticketing system.

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IT staff briefed the commission on progress resolving mail-server issues and work to migrate to a new communications platform. Staff acknowledged persistent voice-mail problems tied to an older on-site Cisco phone system and described plans for monitoring and a ticketing system to surface problems earlier. The county's elections team is testing VPN connectivity for remote polling equipment and staff expected to start packing election devices pending final tests.

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