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allotment so that Deputy Clerk Lascu may be added to the various clerk organizations to which <br /> staff belongs. Having both clerks being state certified would reflect well on the city and office. <br /> $1000 was added to the professional services budget for a professional photographer to take <br /> pictures of Council for improved outreach pieces. <br /> Looking ahead to 2022, the office will be rolling out a send agenda feature that should improve <br /> docket distribution. An update of Granicus encoder hardware is set to take place as well, which <br /> should give a better high definition picture of Council videos. Staff will be pursuing the <br /> onboarding of an intern in the fall of 2022 and aims to continue to provide responsive constituent <br /> services and high levels of support for councilmembers. <br /> Councilmember Neff inquired what was required for the clerk certification. Clerk Bach stated <br /> that it entails a mix of continuing education, attending events, and online opportunities. In total, <br /> all of these events/requirements could take years to acquire the certification. <br /> Chairman Bullock thanked staff and Council for the timeliness of the investment in the camera <br /> system and requested that Council allow for more remote video comment. <br /> Mayor's Office Mayor Meghan F. George <br /> Mayor George stated that Mayor's Office staffing would remain consistent from last year. The <br /> office is split into 2 divisions, the Mayor's Office and Community Relations. Melissa Garrett, <br /> Community Relations staffer,plans and executes all community events and served as City Hall's <br /> internal Covid-19 liasion this past year. All events underwent a review so they could be done <br /> safely and outdoors whenever possible. <br /> The city's website was changed to a .gov web address in 2021, and the Mayor's Office also <br /> launched a monthly resident e-newsletter. <br /> Information Technology Mike Coletta, IS Manager <br /> Mr. Coletta reviewed Information Services accomplishments for 2021. These include purchasing <br /> 40 high-tech license plate reader cameras for use by LPD, upgrading cyber security services by <br /> contracting with CrowdStrike, establishing IT services for municipal court, upgrading dispatch <br /> radio communications, implementing a new water bill pay website, and transitioning servers to a <br /> more robust cloud platform. The license plate reader cameras use artificial intelligence to <br /> identify vehicles by color/style through still images. The service costs $2500 per camera per year <br /> and each has unlimited storage on the Amazon cloud for a 30 day period. Cameras can also be <br /> moved. <br /> In regard to the department's 2022 goals, Mr. Coletta indicated he and his staf are aiming to <br /> finish migrating the city servers to a new cloud, continue to assist municipal court and LFD with <br /> special projects, upgrade the wifi in city parks, assist with technology needs for the <br /> Intergenerational Community Center, and start the replacement process of the city's computers. <br /> Replacing city computers takes place on a 5 year cycle and is done over 3 years. <br /> 2 <br />