City Council will work toward updating the technology used in each city department, as part of an initiative being led by Councilman Don Shearer.

Shearer said at a Thursday forum meeting that he would like each member of council to speak with the heads of each department to learn about their process and use of technology, and report back at a later meeting to discuss how they can be improved.

“One of the things that we’re lacking, compared to other municipalities, is we’re behind in technology, we’re behind in processes, we’re behind in various things,” Shearer said. “For example, the fact that the city vehicles do not have cameras. That’s a liability. That’s something that can actually save us money on our insurance.”

Shearer also said the city building is handicap-accessible in theory, but that accessibility could be improved and brought up-to-date. He said he would like council to address this issue as soon as possible.