Comm No 0001.05 - Proposal from IT for Aug 10

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PROPOSED VERBIAGE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Section 6-4.1. Organization. There shall be a department of information technology consisting of the director of information technology and necessary staff. (2010, Prop. 9, secs. 2 and 3.) Section 6-4.2. Appointment and Removal. The director of information technology shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor. (2010, Prop. 9, secs. 2 and 3.) Section 6-4.3. Qualifications. The director of information technology shall have had a minimum of five years of experience in the field of information technology, communications networking, and development, implementation and operation of enterprise -oriented applications, at least three years of which shall have been in an administrative and managerial capacity in a technology environment at least comparable to that of the county's system. (2010, Prop. 9, secs. 2 and 3.) Section 6-4.4. Powers, Duties and Functions. The director of information technology shall: (a) Operate the network system, and coordinate and oversee the operations of departmental information technology, except for technology maintained by the department of water supply. (b) Provide technical expertise in information technology to applicable departments and agencies of the county. (c) Assist in the development of an IT Workforce and a Services -Oriented Infrastructure. (d) Advise the mayor on matters relating to information technology. (e) Perform such other duties as may be required by law. (2010, Prop. 9, secs. 2 and 3.) Comm. No. 1.5