2025 Budget In Brief

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEWS

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

RECREATION AND PARKS

The Department of Information Technology (DoIT) is responsible for applications, IT hardware, telephony and cyber security for the Village. The mission of the Department of Information Technology is to support Village services by providing innovative, reliable, cost-effective and secure technology that enables Village residents and staff to quickly and effortlessly access accurate information. The department continually evaluates the systems and processes and employs helpful and competent IT personnel. To this end, the department completed over 15 projects this past year, including replacing staff laptops and desktops, deploying Tyler Time and Attendance and moving to Microsoft 365. Cyber security and ensuring the safety and availability of the Village network and data continues to be a focus for 2025. In 2024, all external firewalls were replaced with next generation firewalls. Additional internal firewalls were deployed to isolate security of smart devices that are not managed directly by the Village DoIT for additional protection. As the department continues to monitor the threat landscape, adjustments are constantly made to our security and the cyber security training provided to Village employees.

The Recreation & Parks Department strives to enhance the quality of life for those who live in, work in and visit Orland Park through a large variety of opportunities, including recreation, fitness, aquatics, athletic fields, facilities and special events for all ages and interests. Divisions Include: • Administration • Recreation Programs • Athletics • Sportsplex • Special Recreation • Centennial Park Aquatic Center • Special Events/Taste of Orland Park • Civic Center • Orland Park Health and Fitness Center • Heritage Sites Completed and Upcoming Projects Schussler Park Phase I In 2024, the Village opened the Michael Schofield III Sports Complex featuring two full-size FieldTurf artificial turf fields, a new parking lot, a newly-dredged Schussler pond and a new sledding hill. The restroom/storage facility, slated to be constructed as a part of Phase II, was completed in Phase I utilizing funding saved during Phase I construction.

In its first year, the Sports Complex hosted Pioneer Football, Orland Park Soccer Club, Sting FC Soccer Club, Chicagoland United Soccer Club, Chicago City Soccer Club and Kora Soccer Club. In total, from June 2 – November 26, the new Sports Complex hosted 863 rentals, generating $51,802. Most impressively, the Sports Complex allowed for consistent play despite weather conditions. Prior to the renovations, the Schussler Park fields were unplayable due to flooding after a moderate rain. Schussler Park Phase II The Village is excited to announce the award of a $600,000 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Grant (OSLAD) by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). This matching grant will help to fund the $1.5M Phase II elements of Schussler Park. Phase II of Schussler Park includes an all-inclusive playground in which individuals of all ages will be able to play and interact together. More information about the all inclusive playground can be found on the next page.

Highlights • 2,340 support tickets closed in 2024

• Test Phishing Click Rate increased to 6.1%, primarily due to using AI to generate more realistic phishing emails

• Deployed multiple Tyler modules including:

- Time and Attendance

- Benefits

- Recruiting and Onboarding

- Scheduling

- Employee Self Service

• Replaced over 50 desktops/laptops

• Completed Microsoft 365 migration, including Teams and SharePoint rollout • Replaced all external firewalls and deployed internal firewalls • Deployed new help desk software and added additional departments to the software suite

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VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK | FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET IN BRIEF

VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK | FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET IN BRIEF