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Project staff said configuration unit testing covered more than 2,700 scenarios with more than 60 team members and that the current end-to-end testing includes over 1,000 scenarios designed to exercise real business processes from requisition to final approval. \"This is where we're gonna really look at all of the end to end processes from start to finish,\" a project lead said.

Staff described benefits expected from Workday including automated invoice ingestion and pre-population of invoice data to streamline workflows, centralized data visualizations and a single source of truth for county data. \"Workday is going to scrape the mailbox. It's going to scrape those attachments. It's going to prepopulate data from those attachments, those invoices into the system, and then put it into the queues for the employees to start reviewing it,\" a project lead said.

Change management activities are under way: department head and senior leader briefings, development of job aids and training materials, identification of major process changes for job-impact analysis, and a network of change champions. Staff said roughly 90% of county data has been loaded into the test environment and that end-to-end testing will reveal remaining configuration adjustments. The county reported the project is on schedule and that testing has already surfaced items addressed by the implementation team.

Committee members asked about timeline and readiness; project staff reiterated the program's phased testing plan and said the end-to-end testing period is a planned time to find and correct process issues. The county did not announce a final Go-Live date at the meeting but said the testing phase and accompanying training and communications are on the current project timeline.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Technology Committee - August 1, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","County project leads said Workday configuration unit testing is complete and they launched five-week end-to-end testing across departments, moving toward Go-Live preparations and change-management outreach.","taxTitle","Lake County, Illinois","taxId",3918,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6135088,"Lake County expands digital navigator program; staff report nearly 1,913 residents served and 426 devices distributed",313,3698000,4011000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5677492-61b25dac246b30bcf967ad2bbb313648&start=3698&end=4011","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5677492-61b25dac246b30bcf967ad2bbb313648/thumbnail_3698000.jpg","/articles/6135088/Lake-County/Illinois/Lake-County-expands-digital-navigator-program-staff-report-nearly-1913-residents-served-and-426-devices-distributed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6135088-485dbfc316c782c45dd7f805d88ec157/orig.mp4?Expires=1770659723&Signature=VRAujQyk7X0NSvDt6ZuVkt5k-DksAzsUSXYPbLlxEsvrnAhoE7yly1LqV-qVdrAjgpDBtNnTU9ov1-Z1T21DSzjsRZlOWu6kIXye77emOXHqsDcxRFBEkiDXxp~4h5VSC-GHUm3evlDfml8UMv74CF4phZh1sFiTGiNH~r4twtcWztBRq-A2IGlXlqhbCc29Sw4PBx0z8L2fufETcEWfv6X2uRrzhfL3xWENPS0ry1YDhlzpUFPPtrHbX4i~jqqHy9tL6UubF8Y5LL5wb1C2rwiVmq20ofNRv6yzr1XLBnsdwlHVJ37LGyQZyYTn0Za7Ok7SbkfJGlzV2NafnkN6Rg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lake County's digital equity team on Aug. 1 reported expansion of its digital navigator program, the hiring of two new navigators and cumulative program metrics showing outreach to residents across the county.

Digital Equity Manager Kaye Crandall and Digital Equity Coordinator Kim Lundt told the Technology Committee the team welcomed two new digital navigators in July and that the navigators are actively working in the community. \"We are super excited to welcome 2 new digital navigators to our team,\" Lundt said.

Staff reported cumulative program metrics since June: 1,913 unique residents served, 1,355 hours of engagement, 1,561 sessions held and 426 devices distributed. The county's \"learn to earn\" classes run in English and Spanish, and staff use Northstar digital literacy assessments and curriculum. Lundt said the program has issued 1,035 Northstar assessments and that 508 of those have been passed, producing 451 Northstar certificates. The county is also offering 29 Northstar licenses to partner organizations; two licenses have been fully completed and are ready for use.

Crandall said the county is drafting intergovernmental public Wi-Fi agreements and is building partnerships with local libraries and community organizations to host classes. \"We use [Northstar] to assess, before they start their learning as well as when they're finished with their learning,\" Crandall said. Committee members commended the team for rapid program growth and local partnerships.

Staff promoted an August 26 coalition meeting and a September in-person meeting on the College of Lake County Lakeshore campus; they also highlighted a toolkit and license application for organizations that want to host and run Northstar-based digital literacy classes. The county encouraged municipalities and nonprofit partners to apply for licenses and said it will continue in-person and classroom-based navigator services.

The committee praised the work as improving residents' access to services, training and online opportunity; staff said the program will continue to expand partnerships and track outcomes.","County digital equity staff announced two new digital navigators and reported cumulative metrics including unique residents served, hours of engagement, sessions and devices distributed as the county expands Northstar training and community partnerships.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6135093,"Federal BEAD rule changes prompt Lake County to press for affordability, continue public Wi-Fi projects",416,3043000,3459000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5677492-61b25dac246b30bcf967ad2bbb313648&start=3043&end=3459","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5677492-61b25dac246b30bcf967ad2bbb313648/thumbnail_3043000.jpg","/articles/6135093/Lake-County/Illinois/Federal-BEAD-rule-changes-prompt-Lake-County-to-press-for-affordability-continue-public-Wi-Fi-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6135093-ad2126a7548063f61939ee5f1d7a34a3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770659723&Signature=R5LdTzeZu2r7VQZ42H96kxNP9RE~vWyB863gu-WQFjME-nhv7-q~Is~tW2Jpuog58QbtRRjoECoTaLtn9MJ~Iahfoo44Htu39IyrRGgy-db6V-drY9dStBzCar2lha37-AM05dCUaNjkMUecEtTN~f4yVz-tnyyK2gZLbBqnRqrhhyIECnDvze1X3kPgQrob0BQmShOZnMf9sk2WT~m8wYQcCDYMeip2PMuMvr5wRtf41oht1v0msBB8UqLTCmelq2EKR0j1DCuTVbfjgKaPTqb4MFhYL1iaQUnf2uzSYFdOmWNhiONcOtgR8-c5yVNDSw1j6AMrwIPbD~8iM7LN2g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lake County officials on Aug. 1 briefed the Technology Committee on recent federal changes to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program and on local public Wi-Fi projects, and said they will press state and federal partners to restore program elements they consider important to long-term affordability and equity.

Kaye Crandall, the county's digital equity manager, summarized a June 6 National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) restructuring notice that moves BEAD to a technology-neutral standard. She said the federal guidance eliminates a fiber-first preference and removes several program scoring elements that previously rewarded climate resilience, workforce development and net neutrality. Under the revised federal guidance, qualifying technologies must meet minimum standards of 100/20 megabits per second with latency no greater than 100 milliseconds and be scalable.

\"Key changes include a shift to a technology neutral framework, eliminating the fiber first preference,\" Crandall said. She added the state Office of Broadband has updated guidance and that Illinois' Connect Illinois round 4 applications are being re-scored under the new federal rules; state reviewers estimate the changes could delay deployment up to 18 months while waves are re-evaluated.

Committee members and staff said the changes reduce the state's ability to require specific affordability standards and workforce-development scoring. \"Several program requirements were removed, including labor and workforce development scoring, climate resilience, net neutrality, local coordination requirements, and state defined low cost plans,\" Crandall said. County officials said they had advanced a resolution to the National Association of Counties (NACo) urging restoration of those measures, and said NACo is carrying those priorities to federal partners.

Locally, county staff said they are drafting intergovernmental agreements to advance public Wi-Fi projects with the cities of Waukegan and North Chicago. The Waukegan mock-up shown to the committee identified radio access points across parks and streets; officials said some equipment has already been received and that the city is a supportive partner. \"These red points on the map are radio points that would be a part of the network,\" Crandall said, describing the network access points in the proposed Waukegan deployment.

Staff outlined next steps: monitor BEAD application waves, engage ISPs on pricing and technology choices, coordinate with state broadband staff and local permitting, and lobby state and federal representatives to restore affordability and resilience measures the county supports. County staff also said they will prioritize outreach to ISPs to understand where projects will be proposed and to encourage low-cost options and local coordination.

The committee was told the federal changes may change project scoring and timetables but that county planning for public Wi-Fi and digital equity work will continue.","Lake County officials described federal changes to the BEAD program that remove fiber-first and several scoring metrics; county staff said they will monitor state waves, press for restored measures, and continue local public Wi-Fi planning with Waukegan and North Chicago.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6135098,"Lake County committee adopts cybersecurity training and two AI policies, with sheriff and health department opting out for now",2466,560000,3026000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5677492-61b25dac246b30bcf967ad2bbb313648&start=560&end=3026","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5677492-61b25dac246b30bcf967ad2bbb313648/thumbnail_560000.jpg","/articles/6135098/Lake-County/Illinois/Lake-County-committee-adopts-cybersecurity-training-and-two-AI-policies-with-sheriff-and-health-department-opting-out-for-now","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6135098-f902ff6ef22a1a17b304da436df77ada/orig.mp4?Expires=1770659723&Signature=JFfCkq1cNPs67pJnmqQcHaClqqP5aSR8gJSG4dsJmPpR6TipyuiFw4amHCQNom96ctdDGG2-gE7Qpg74533DfT17WnMLAShpL71rG6~0cKpAhViNtoqr-m9pa6R4OIIPRdoUZ2a7Im6sRc~esYvUvGXgb8kEuT7J2apiyR69gucisdcsVT1v8UMNiqP5VH2NNMX2pLlZxdhJlTA-6dFCHJnsgGs5DbkMyVz4WC5fv0ioQySISrMWRXOvn1C5S8R3-nx4LMb~Ye~8JkJtVc9K5649GA6EU4kQViYTqf4knXQi-zJW11OGD9~Kshl9qxPyngfMWZzS0~YKBBGj2iloZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lake County Technology Committee on Aug. 1 approved three joint resolutions to update the county's cybersecurity training policy and to adopt AI governance and AI usage policies intended to guide procurement and use of artificial intelligence across county departments.

Chris Blanding, the county chief information officer, presented the three policies and introduced staff involved in developing them, including applications manager Mike Maslana. \"We have reviewed and revised [the cybersecurity policy], and the AI governance policy and the AI usage policy are new,\" Blanding said. He said the policies were developed with a consultant and with cross-department stakeholder review.

On the cybersecurity awareness training policy (CSAT), staff said they added a state statute requirement to require annual cybersecurity training for all county-required employees and that monthly NINJIO micro-lessons will continue but the policy will emphasize the annual training and targeted follow-up for repeated failures on phishing tests. \"What we did change then was regarding the monthly NINJIO video...we're going to require the annual as the state statute says,\" Blanding said.

On the AI policies, officials described a two-part approach: a governance policy to evaluate and approve vendor AI products and a usage policy to educate staff on safe practices. The governance policy establishes an advisory review team to evaluate AI tools for security, privacy, accuracy, bias and data-use concerns and to place products on an approved list or a \"do not use\" list. \"That team would look at these pieces of software, and give a recommendation,\" Blanding said. Mike Maslana added that the usage policy focuses on \"human-in-the-loop\" practices and on accepted versus prohibited uses, noting the policies require staff to report issues with AI outputs.

Staff told the committee the Sheriff's Office and the Health Department had indicated they would not adopt the AI policies immediately. A staff member said the Sheriff's Office cited ongoing contractual matters and wants to continue working with the county advisory group; the Health Department said it must route policies through its board and adapt the framework to regulated health-care requirements including HIPAA. \"The Sheriff's office contacted me yesterday and state that, due to some current contract matters that they're dealing with, they were unable to adopt the AI policies at this time,\" a staff member said. A Health Department representative said the department will align its technology framework and update its cybersecurity policy to incorporate state requirements and said it will work with county staff toward future adoption.

Committee members discussed concerns that governance reviews could slow procurement; staff said vendors have been responsive and that the review process includes a fast-track path for low-risk, well-documented products. Staff also said the policy process allows pilots and proofs-of-concept after team review and that departments with special regulatory requirements (for example, CJIS or HIPAA) would be considered during reviews. \"If there is significant risk, we would put it on the not used tool. But then also it goes through a longer process where we could work with the vendor and mitigate those risks to our satisfaction,\" Blanding said.

Member Roberts moved approval of the three resolutions; the motion was seconded by Vice Chair Kasdan and passed on a voice vote. Staff indicated they will publish directives and training materials, make a countywide approved-tools list available, and continue stakeholder engagement as the policies are implemented.","The Lake County Technology Committee approved updates to its cybersecurity awareness training policy and adopted new AI governance and AI usage policies; the Sheriff's Office and Health Department indicated they would opt out initially while continuing to collaborate.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6135102,"Lake County OKs $52,457.85 security system contract for clerk's Waukegan warehouse",438,102000,540000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5677492-61b25dac246b30bcf967ad2bbb313648&start=102&end=540","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5677492-61b25dac246b30bcf967ad2bbb313648/thumbnail_102000.jpg","/articles/6135102/Lake-County/Illinois/Lake-County-OKs-5245785-security-system-contract-for-clerks-Waukegan-warehouse","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6135102-47a0dae7ed3dc958b01af33a6a6b360f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770659723&Signature=WL2QBw2fCJsqUk4zrUvwUD5ziOc4BHA7KdSZKphCPgAn4v0VEkWpP-0kz9Qn3hesYPcTimk9IWN8LtSvMiE9mWmskkSA7ex0wrCwojEe-SmY-yWYMS4DwvX8Dh1UeEMYs~SOKMJ~Ajv2JS0bWHv5AbJnl7TOa3sHlIKuAjd3gs7aQ06w5Hhgz6J17prZDKKIdcxfOqP0giYhLjEhpilhWV-XOURGUAjDTaAkKcue1ABU8CPBb4c0ZGf55y7IFyvwRcrqGhQmef4nf52YfHQ2i~so7Hl9wFcvRb3RoeLadHDy8o3c8XYt1YTk7d6-G179ssVl4C2WJLGqJOctNZJqYQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lake County Technology Committee on Aug. 1 approved a $52,457.85 contract with PACE Systems Inc., of Naperville, to install access control, security cameras and an intrusion alarm system at a county-leased warehouse in Waukegan that will house county clerk materials. The contract was presented as part of the committee's regular agenda and passed on a voice vote.

Director of Facilities and Construction Services Carl Carr told the committee the work supports the county clerk's move to the new warehouse and that the cost will be fully funded by the county clerk. \"This work is in support of the county clerk's move to a new warehouse in Waukegan,\" Carr said. \"It's, installs access control, security cameras, and intrusion alarm system to properly secure the facility as we move forward.\"

Carr said the county is using a current vendor already providing access control and security at another county facility and that some existing equipment will be transported and expanded for the new site. \"This actually is a current provider of the access control and security systems that they have at 415 Washington. So we're using that same contractor. They're gonna essentially transport some of the gear and add additional gear to the warehouse to make sure it's secure,\" he said.

Committee members asked how access to video and card controls will be handled. Carr and County Clerk Clifford Vega described a shared, designated-user model. \"It's really authorized users. So there are a few folks in facilities that will have access to those videos who have access to that system, as well as some authorized users from the county clerk,\" Carr said. Vega added that the county's system ties some door locks to staff government email with two-factor authentication and that the clerk's office and warehouse coordinator would receive immediate alerts for intrusions. \"If there is an intrusion, we get immediate alerts,\" Vega said. \"We have a warehouse coordinator. We have our director of elections. And myself, we would get immediate alerts along with our other partners.\"

Committee members pressed on whether video and access logs are tied to the county IT network and receive county cyber protections; Carr confirmed the installation will be integrated with the county network and monitored by the county's facilities group in coordination with IT and the deployed departments. \"It's tied to our network, which is why we're here today because it is a system that is tied into the information technology network,\" Carr said.

The committee approved the joint resolution authorizing execution of the contract after a motion by Member Campos and a second by Member Casben; the motion carried on a voice vote.

The contract is for equipment and professional services to secure the leased warehouse at 33740 to 3742 Hawthorne Court, Waukegan, and the county clerk will fund the work. No further amendments or additional funding requests were recorded at the meeting. The committee recorded no dissent when voting on the item.","The Lake County Technology Committee approved a contract with PACE Systems Inc. to install access control, cameras and intrusion alarms at a county-leased warehouse that will store election materials, funded by the county clerk.","actionData","errors"]

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