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IT for Government

Public-sector IT with private-sector responsiveness. Procurement-familiar, records-retention aware, and built around municipal budget realities.

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Overview

Public-Sector IT Has Its Own Rules

IT for local government means keeping public-facing operations reliable and defensible: council livestreams meeting Open Meetings Act standards, FOIA-ready records retrievable within statutory windows, municipal ERP running for finance and permitting, and every technical decision documented for the next auditor. Wizcom builds around that public-record discipline first, then adds the office IT layer around it.

We support municipalities, county offices, and state agency partners across Michigan. We know the RFP process, the records retention requirements, and the specific pressures of running IT in a fishbowl.

Whether you're a township of ten thousand or a county with a hundred thousand residents, the underlying job is the same: IT that serves the public interest without becoming the story at the next council meeting.

Quick Facts

40+ Years Supporting Michigan municipalities
Public Meeting Tech Livestream, hybrid meetings, Open Meetings Act support
RFP Familiar Response-side experience with municipal procurement
Cloud Vendor Review We help you evaluate StateRAMP-authorized providers
Same-Day On-Site Response across southeast Michigan
What We Handle

What Does Wizcom Handle for Municipalities?

The IT work that keeps municipal offices open, transparent, and accountable.

Records Retention Infrastructure

Michigan's Records Retention and Disposal Schedules met with archival systems your clerk can actually query. FOIA-ready retrieval built in.

Municipal ERP

Tyler Munis, BS&A, Cavelo, and the specific municipal financial and permitting systems. Upgrades, integrations, and support.

Public Records Systems

FOIA request tracking, records retention, and the technical infrastructure that supports open-government transparency without exposing what shouldn't be exposed.

Council and Board Tech

Livestreaming, hybrid meetings, audio, and the specific technology needed to run public meetings that meet Open Meetings Act requirements.

Election-Adjacent Infrastructure

Systems that touch elections get treated as a distinct category: dedicated segmentation, tight access controls, and audit logging retained per state schedule.

Grant Reporting

The IT-side documentation federal and state grants require. Cost allocation, technical evidence, and audit-ready records.

Regulations

Which Compliance Frameworks Apply to Government?

Local government IT operates under state, federal, and program-specific rules. We implement the technical controls each one requires.

Michigan Open Meetings Act

Public Participation Technology

Livestream retention, hybrid meeting infrastructure, and the technical support that satisfies MI OMA transparency requirements without exposing what shouldn't be exposed.

StateRAMP

Cloud Vendor Evaluation

We help you review StateRAMP-authorized cloud services and document control coverage. Advisory only; we don't sign as the assessor.

MI FOIA

Michigan Freedom of Information Act

Public records retrieval, retention, and the technical infrastructure that supports transparency without exposing what shouldn't be exposed.

Records Retention

State and Local Requirements

Michigan's Records Retention and Disposal Schedules have specific requirements for electronic records. We build the technical foundation.

In Practice

The Council Meeting That Streamed by Gavel

A township clerk called at 3 PM on a Monday. The council chamber's livestream and audio system had failed during setup for that night's 7 PM meeting, one where a controversial rezoning was on the agenda and public turnout was expected to be heavy. Michigan's Open Meetings Act requires public access, and the township had committed to remote-viewing coverage in every notice.

Their previous IT vendor was three weeks into an unrelated ticket queue and couldn't get someone on-site until Wednesday. The board president was ready to postpone the meeting and face the political fallout.

We had a technician on-site by 4:15 PM. Root cause was a firmware conflict between the audio DSP and the streaming encoder introduced by an unattended update. Rolled the firmware back, verified the audio matrix, ran a full test broadcast to the township's public channel by 6:30 PM. The 7 PM meeting streamed on time, with clean audio, to the largest remote audience the township had ever had.

That clerk still calls us "the reason the meeting happened."

FAQ

Questions Municipal IT Leaders Ask

How do you handle election-adjacent infrastructure?
Election-touching systems get treated as a distinct category: dedicated segmentation, tight access controls, patch discipline documented, and audit logging retained per state schedule. We don't claim election-system certification, but the underlying infrastructure gets managed to a discipline that matches the sensitivity.
Are you familiar with municipal RFP processes?
Yes. We've responded to enough municipal procurements to know what your legal department wants to see, what your finance director cares about, and how to structure a response that doesn't create liability for either side.
Which municipal ERPs does Wizcom support?
Tyler Munis, BS&A Software (assessing, tax, court), Cavelo, and the range of specialty municipal systems. We understand the upgrade paths and the integration points to state systems.
How do you handle open-meeting technology?
Livestreaming, hybrid meeting support, audio systems, and the specific technology stacks that meet Michigan's Open Meetings Act requirements for public participation.
What does municipal IT cost?
Managed IT for municipalities typically runs between $75 and $135 per user per month, depending on ERP complexity, public-meeting technology scope, and records-retention obligations. A township of 10,000 residents with 15 staff usually lands around $1,800 to $3,000 per month all-in. Every quote is scoped to your operation and submitted in a format your finance department can put in front of a council.
Can Wizcom help us respond to a FOIA request?
Yes. FOIA-tied searches across email, network drives, and records systems are part of the standard engagement. We produce the technical evidence your clerk needs to complete the request within statutory windows, and we keep the retrieval documented in case a requester challenges the response.
What if we're audited by the state or by a federal grant program?
Records infrastructure, access logs, and the technical evidence auditors ask for are maintained continuously, not scrambled through when the audit notice arrives. Federal grant IT documentation (equipment tracking, cost allocation, cybersecurity attestations) is part of managed service.
Are you familiar with cyber insurance for municipalities?
Yes. Municipal cyber insurance applications now require MFA, EDR, immutable backup, and network segmentation attestations. We complete the technical portions of the application and, if there are gaps, tell you specifically what needs to change before you resubmit.
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Managed IT Services

Monitoring, help desk, patch management, and vendor coordination. Coverage defined in your service agreement.

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Network Infrastructure

Enterprise-grade design and management, including segmentation and Wi-Fi.

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IT Consulting

Technology roadmapping, vendor evaluation, and compliance strategy.

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Every jurisdiction is different. A 30-minute call is enough for us to understand your operation and share what we would do. No sales pressure. No commitment.

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