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City of Wayne receives $296,756 in grant funding

The City of Wayne, Michigan re- On February 19, 2019, the Wayne laboration, Plante Moran and the controls, and provide Microsoft
ceived notification from the Michigan City Council unanimously selected a City’s Team identified significant fi- 365's application suite to all City
Department of Treasury Revenue bid from the Plante Moran Public nancial savings achieved by address- staff.
Sharing and Grants Division that the Sector Technology and Operations ing the City’s critical IT needs and • Cybersecurity measures will en-
City’s application submitted in De- Consulting Division to provide a city jointly authored the grant applica- sure services delivered with the nec-
cember of 2019, to the Fiscally Dis- Department-wide information tech- tion,” said Christopher Blough, essary security, access, and delivery
tressed Cities, Villages, and nology and cybersecurity assessment Plante Moran Public Sector Technol- controls to provide online services to
Townships grant Program has been ($19,800 IT Assessment/$10,000 cy- ogy & Operations Consulting. citizens so they receive accurate,
selected for a grant award in the bersecurity assessment). • The application identified key timely, and complete information.
amount of $296,756. The assessment was completed technology investments saving the The City also received a $5000 reim-
The grant funds will be used to in September of 2019 and identified City over 6,000 staff hours or bursement check from the Michigan
replace critical information technol- significant risk exposure associated $300,000 annually by digitizing Municipal Risk Management Agency
ogy infrastructure, most of which is with obsolete technology infrastruc- hardcopy records and making them to cover 50% of the $10,000 spent
over a decade old. “I am incredibly ture. The grant funding provides the digitally accessible. on the cybersecurity portion of the
excited about this grant announce- city with an opportunity to mitigate • The investment mitigates signif- assessment.
ment as this has been one of my pri- a majority of the issues highlighted icant risk exposure associated with “I want to thank the State of
orities since becoming a Wayne City in the assessment and move towards obsolete infrastructure serving as a Michigan and the Michigan Depart-
Councilmember and now serving as a much more sustainable and up- backbone for 41 business systems ment of Treasury Revenue Sharing
the Mayor,” said Mayor John Rhaesa. dated information technology envi- supported by the City’s 20+ year old and Grants Division for this grant
“As the use of technology continues ronment that fits today’s world. fiber network, 10-year old switches, award. The City of Wayne is strug-
to expand in our everyday lives, this “Plante Moran’s Public Sector and an end-of-life phone system. gling financially and does not have
grant provides an opportunity to de- Technology and Operations Consult- • The grant funds will modernize the funds to make these necessary
liver better service at the municipal ing Division was privileged to be part the City’s firewall, telecommunica- and in some cases, critical invest-
level to our residents, and it will of the City’s commitment to make tions system, fiber, network ments. This grant will go a long way
streamline many of the outdated strategic technology investments, switches, camera systems and key when it comes to transforming local
processes that currently exist, creat- produce tangible savings, while deliv- business applications including government efficiencies and promot-
ing more efficiencies for the employ- ering modern, sustainable public building permit software, time and ing sustainable service delivery,” said
ees,” the Mayor added. services. Through a continuing col- attendance software, security access Wayne City Manager, Lisa Nocerini.

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