Municipal Technology Committee | southborough.infohttps://southborough.info/boards/municipal-technology-committee/2026-10-16T15:05:38-04:00Municipal Technology Committee, Wed, Sep 23https://southborough.info/meetings/q6tCMfNCb5g2026-09-23T12:00:00ZThe Municipal Technology Committee prepared the 2026 Town Satisfaction Survey and received updates on municipal phone, firewall, and website upgrades. The Municipal Technology Committee reviewed ongoing municipal IT projects, including town phone system upgrades, new firewalls, and upcoming CivicPlus website negotiations. Members finalized adjustments to the 2026 Southborough Satisfaction Survey, examining data drop-offs from previous years and exploring ways to consolidate questions across town departments, affordable housing, and senior services. The committee also planned outreach for the survey through flyers, schools, the Community Garage Sale, and Heritage Day before approving past minutes.Municipal Technology Committee, Thu, Aug 27https://southborough.info/meetings/OyfCzyf7Z6k2026-08-27T12:00:00ZThe committee endorsed the Police Department's acquisition of a public safety drone program subject to privacy guardrails and phased review. The Municipal Technology Committee conducted a technology review of the Southborough Police Department's proposed Skydio X10 drone program and voted unanimously to recommend a conditional deployment with phased reviews. The committee also examined results and multi-year trends from the 2025 town satisfaction survey, which will be presented to the Select Board. Additionally, town and school IT staff provided operational updates on meeting room audio upgrades, upcoming municipal phone replacements, and summer school classroom technology installations.Municipal Technology Committee, Tue, Jul 28https://southborough.info/meetings/QRNUZNQbwv82026-07-28T12:00:00ZThe Municipal Technology Committee reviewed school interactive display installations, planned transfer station technology improvements, and outlined fall survey and strategic planning initiatives. The Municipal Technology Committee reviewed ongoing town and school technology projects, including the completed installation of interactive flat panels across 200 classrooms and efforts to remove legacy CRT monitors. The committee discussed scoping automated license plate readers and SeeClickFix ticketing with the Department of Public Works. Members also discussed aligning their five-year strategic plan with Select Board priorities ahead of a planned September presentation and preparing the 2026 resident survey for October.Municipal Technology Committee, Mon, Jun 22https://southborough.info/meetings/phdC64CYpRc2026-06-22T12:00:00ZThe Municipal Technology Committee appointed a volunteer data analyst, planned an October website refresh kickoff, and coordinated technology plans with the schools. The Municipal Technology Committee welcomed Northborough-Southborough Public Schools IT Director Jon Parent as an ex-officio member to coordinate school and municipal technology initiatives. The committee voted unanimously to appoint a volunteer data science student to help analyze townwide survey results. Members also discussed scheduling the next town survey for October 2026, launching a town website refresh with CivicPlus in the fall, and developing policies around artificial intelligence.Municipal Technology Committee, Mon, May 11https://southborough.info/meetings/LflS54Arapc2026-05-11T12:00:00ZThe Municipal Technology Committee reviewed updates to the town five-year technology strategy, focusing on practical AI tools and citizen reporting workflows. The Municipal Technology Committee discussed progress on tech upgrades in the McAuliffe Hearing Room, including troubleshooting Zoom webinar configurations. Members debated introducing digital citizen request tools such as SeeClickFix to improve two-way communication with the Department of Public Works and other departments. The committee also reviewed Major Revision 6.0 of the five-year Technology Strategy, which highlights recent infrastructure achievements and outlines near-term artificial intelligence opportunities for town staff productivity and resident services.Municipal Technology Committee, Tue, Apr 14https://southborough.info/meetings/Mz0Xz-uwges2026-04-14T12:00:00ZThe Municipal Technology Committee reviewed a student-designed civic reporting app and analyzed town survey results showing declining satisfaction with municipal web services. The Municipal Technology Committee welcomed new member Megan Handley and heard an eighth-grade student presentation on a prototype community issue-reporting app. Committee members received an update on ongoing audiovisual upgrades to the McAuliffe Hearing Room and the town-approved migration to a cloud-based phone system. The committee also analyzed multi-year survey results regarding town communications, noting a decline in satisfaction with the town website and strong resident preference for email notifications.Municipal Technology Committee, Tue, Mar 3https://southborough.info/meetings/HukhWGB3_mg2026-03-03T12:00:00ZThe Municipal Technology Committee unanimously endorsed a $25,000 capital request to replace Southborough's aging municipal phone system. The Municipal Technology Committee met to review technology-related warrant articles for the upcoming Annual Town Meeting, voting unanimously to support a $25,000 capital request to replace the town's outdated phone system. Members also discussed proposed zoning amendments for the Industrial Park district regarding battery energy storage and data centers. In addition, IT staff reported that installation of hybrid meeting room technology will begin late this month, and the committee addressed public feedback regarding mobile display problems on the town website.