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- The city's IT director announced that the data centers at city hall and the police department will shut down by 2029, with all systems moving to cloud-based services. - The shift from capital to operating expenditures is projected to raise IT costs roughly 30%, from about $850,000 to $1.1–1.2 million, straining the city's levy. - A $275,000 SharePoint migration project begins with $70,000 in the 2027 budget, kickstarting the four-terabyte data move to the cloud. - The committee discussed outsourcing the IT department or regional sharing as cost-saving options, but no decision was reached and the timeline for those talks exceeds 12 months.

- Coldwater BPU issued an RFP for a new Outage Management System, with proposals from Milsoft, Survalent, and Datavoice due September 18, 2026. - The board will consider OMS proposals at its October 7, 2026 meeting, targeting an in-service date of June 1, 2027. - The OMS RFP requires integration with SCADA, AMI, GIS, CIS, and electric model platforms, and vendor proposals remain under evaluation. - Staff recommended awarding an arc flash analysis to Power Systems Engineering for $52,280, the lowest of four bids.