IT
DEPARTMENT
Craig Kaufman, IT Manager
Police & Fire Upgrades: Mobile printers were added to police vehicles for printing tickets. Preemptions were installed for both police and fire which change the traffic lights from red to green when an emergency vehicle is approaching to clear traffic. Internet Upgrade: The city’s internet circuit was upgraded. It increased speeds from 500 MB to 1 GB and also came with a lower price for cost savings. City Hall: Technology in conference rooms were upgraded to allow for more productive and efficient meetings. Digital Document Solution: Laserfiche was implemented as a digital document imaging system. Building Department uses it for storage and plan review, Law Department uses it in the contract process, Community Services implemented it within camp registration and council books from previous years have been stored.
LAW
DEPARTMENT
L. Stewart Hastings, Law Director
Public Records: Response time was cut in half from 2021 to 2022 despite an increase in requests. In 2021, the department received 950 public records requests with an average completion time of 3.42 days. In 2022, they received 1,051 requests with an average completion of 1.74 days. Included in those 1,051 requests were requests for approximately 4,700 minutes of video footage. This footage required over 300 hours of processing time. The footage was reviewed and released in accordance with Ohio Public Records Laws while still maintaining an appropriate response time. Technology Upgrade: Laserfiche was introduced to automate the City of Beachwood’s contract administration process. Signatures and contract return is completely electronic and cuts down on the average contract execution time.
City of Beachwood
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