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      • Animal Control
      • Central Dispatch
      • Dive Rescue & Recovery Team
      • Investigative Division
      • K-9
      • Marine Division
      • Mounted Division
      • Office of Domestic Preparedness
      • Reserve Division
      • Snowmobile Patrol
      • SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics)
      • Uniform Response Division
      • Victim Services Unit
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      • Courts
      • How Do I…
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Smart Tech, Real Savings: Inside our Latest AI Breakthroughs

We are back with another exciting update from the Digital Innovation Task Force. Our latest St. Joseph County DITF meeting

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Van Buren County Expands Public Access to GIS Data Through New Online Portal

Van Buren County is proud to announce the launch of its new GIS Data Download Portal. Maintained by the Van

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Van Buren County Address Sign Installation Guidelines

All new address assignments include one County-issued address sign as part of the address assignment process, with the exception of address assignments

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Van Buren & St. Joseph Counties Lead Local Government Innovation with AI

Van Buren and St. Joseph Counties are embracing artificial intelligence to improve public services, increase accessibility, and save tens of

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Track the Lines: Live Parcel Remapping Dashboard Now Available

Van Buren County is redrawing the map, literally! Our Digital Information Department is currently in the middle of a multi-year

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When Van Buren County was established in 1829, it was named for then Vice President Martin Van Buren. Nearly two

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A National Call to Action The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) recently released a major report—Bringing AI to Main

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Van Buren County Digital Information Department / Digital Innovation Collaborative Exchange (DICE) Across Michigan, counties are being asked to do

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From Dugouts to Data Lakes: The Digital Innovation Task Force Plots Its Next Moves

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The Hidden Power of Boring Forms

by Walter Elsner, Addressing Administrator / Digital Information Department (10/21/25) There’s nothing glamorous about a Personnel Action Form. It’s not

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Some AI Investments Will Last. Others Will Disappear. Here’s Why That Matters for Van Buren County.

-by Jerry Happel, Director, Digital Information Department (10/20/25) AI is moving at the sort of pace usually reserved for toddlers

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Reading the Fine Print (and Actually Remembering It): A New Way to Acknowledge County Policies

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