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<br />someone needs to coordinate the safety patrol of visual police protection. He said that it has <br />been reported that buses and trucks do not use Rogers Road, but this is a lie. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that when there was a neighborhood meeting, there were <br />some issues identified by the residents and this should be appended to this document. <br />Chair Carey said that he agreed and will ask staff to make refinements and to consult <br />with the County Attorney for appropriate language for funding if needed. <br />Commissioner Jacobs suggested having the Clerk advertise for the task force now and <br />all agreed. <br />b. Report on Website Evolution Protect <br />The Board received a report on an Information Technologies initiative to improve the <br />Orange County Website. <br />Chief Information Officer Todd Jones made a PowerPoint presentation. <br />Website Evolution <br />Orange Gounty <br />Information Technologies <br />& Council of Webmasters <br />Website (R)evolution <br />~k Council of Webmasters <br />- Formed in 2004 by IT initiative <br />- Open to all departments <br />- Composed of departmental webmasters & IT staff <br />- Working on Orange County web issues of common interest <br />- Grass roots effort to improve Orange County's web presence <br />Website (R)evolution <br />* Council of Webmasters <br />- Initially gathered to discuss common problems and issues with web pages and website <br />- Consensus emerged that there were overarching problems with the existing website: <br />• Accessibility obstacles <br />• Consistency between departments <br />• Out of date information <br />• No central controls far efficient site-wide management <br />• Navigation not optimized <br />Website (R)evolution <br />]k Website Redesign initiative <br />- New template & toolset available to all departments, developed and supported by IT <br />-Consistent navigation and branding <br />- Centrally managed look and feel <br />- Accessibility compliance <br />- Service orientation, less departmentally structured <br />