The tenth annual Digital Cities Survey ranked Lee’s Summit as the third most advanced digital city in America (population category 75,000-125,000)! The annual survey evaluates how information technology is incorporated into government operations to better serve our community.
The City has taken multiple measures to ensure continued enhancement and expansion of digital services. Digital improvements were made in areas ranging from public safety to sanitary sewer.
Recent public safety expansions include on-line public access to crime statistic maps and traffic accident reports, an upgraded Fire Department video conference training system and the introduction of Nixle.com, a free notification service to keep residents informed of urgent news. Further enhancements were made in utilizing and recording video data captured during sewer line inspections. These improvements provide a more expedited method of utilizing and obtaining information.
Lee’s Summit Police Officers now use Project Lifesaver, a system which assists in locating missing persons who have dementia and autism. The City’s Emergency Operations Center was recently upgraded and a new investigative database was added to assist in sharing criminal justice history through the Missouri Data Exchange (Mo-DEx).
The City continues to expand information provided on the Web site (www.cityofls.net) and has recently began upgrading the City’s financial, human resources and utility billing software. The new systems will further reduce paper intensive processes, provide enhanced decision support data and further expand the City’s ability to serve customers in an efficient and timely manner.
This is the third consecutive year that Lee's Summit has been ranked in the top ten in population category of 75,000 – 124,999. The awards will be presented by the Center for Digital Government during a special awards ceremony at the National League of Cities Conference in Denver, Colorado on December 2, 2010. This is the third time Lee’s Summit participated in this national survey with only one other Missouri city to be recognized across all categories.
Read complete Digital Cities Survey results: http://www.digitalcommunities.com/survey/cities/?year=2010