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1 - Implemented Bentley Building fiber <br />2 - Implemented technology request tool <br />3 <br />4 January 2009 <br />5 - Solid Waste move support <br />6 - Central Orange Senior Center move support <br />7 - Sheriff's Office move support <br />8 - Southern Human Services Center network upgrade <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 Todd Jones made reference to page 9 and said that moves were a significant part of <br />12 the effort in the past two calendar years. They moved about 460 staff members, which <br />13 included the installation of all of the network equipment, etc. <br />14 Commissioner Gordon asked about the GIS personnel and phase 1 of the GIS <br />15 consolidation. Todd Jones said that they worked with the Department of Environment, <br />16 Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) and Planning to point out some GIS resources. <br />17 With this extra capability, they are able to work on the addressing system more effectively. <br />18 Commissioner Gordon asked about IT people in other departments. Todd Jones <br />19 said that there are continuing conversations regarding the organization of this. <br />20 Frank Clifton said that as the County continues to shrink County government staffing, <br />21 they are trying to build capacity to serve the entire County. In some cases, when an <br />22 employee leaves, the gap can be filled with an internal person. <br />23 Commissioner Gordon thanked Todd Jones and staff for the amount of work done. <br />24 She asked about the servers and where the County stands now. She said that it seems as if <br />25 the needs have been met. She asked where they stand with the budget forthcoming. <br />26 Todd Jones said that the infrastructure is in good shape and there will probably be <br />27 less infrastructure needs in the near future. <br />28 Commissioner Yuhasz asked why the number of emails had decreased so much <br />29 from one year to another. <br />30 Todd Jones said that spam was such an enormous proportion of the inbound emails <br />31 and these were blocked. <br />32 Commissioner Yuhasz asked about the public meeting laws and if there is a system <br />33 in place for IT to pull out specific emails. <br />34 Frank Clifton said that the staff will be bringing forth a policy regarding this soon. <br />35 Commissioner Hemminger thanked the staff for the work on this. She said that there <br />36 is such a change in attitude. <br />37 Commissioner Gordon asked about the strategic plan for Information Technology and <br />38 where this stands. <br />39 Todd Jones said that there is a strategic plan that guides the department and it was <br />40 presented to the Board of County Commissioners two years ago. He said that if it needs to <br />41 be more digestible or better suited to the Board's needs to let him know. <br />42 Commissioner Gordon asked if this plan could be streamlined because it has <br />43 implications for capital. <br />44 Frank Clifton said that staff could bring forth a plan about County needs, but on a <br />45 broader issue, they are limited by lack of resources and funding. <br />46 Commissioner Gordon said that she is interested in the County government plan for <br />47 future needs.. <br />48 Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Commissioner Gordon about some direction on <br />49 the strategic plan. He said that there seems to be a disconnect. He thought that the County <br />50 Commissioners wanted to see a strategic plan that includes internal and external, not just <br />