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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 8, 2012 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 7-b <br /> SUBJECT: Strategic Information Technology Plan <br /> DEPARTMENT: Information Technologies PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Draft Strategic Information Technology Clarence Grier, (919) 245-2450 <br /> Plan for Orange County Jim Northup, (919) 245-2276 <br /> Strategic Information Technology Plan <br /> Work Completed to Date and Planned <br /> for FY 2012-2013 <br /> PURPOSE: To review, discuss and provide input on the latest draft of the Strategic Information <br /> Technology Plan and to consider approval based on the Board discussion. <br /> BACKGROUND: In 2011 , the Board of Commissioners requested that the County's Chief <br /> Information Officer develop a Strategic Information Technology Plan in coordination with the <br /> UNC School of Government's Center for Public Technology. The Strategic Information <br /> Technology Plan is being developed to provide high-level strategic goals that align with BOCC <br /> priorities and overall County goals. <br /> Staff from the Center for Public Technology has worked with Information Technologies (IT), <br /> County departments, County management and the individual members of the Board of County <br /> Commissioners to develop a draft version of the plan. This draft has been reviewed and further <br /> modified based on staff input. The plan was presented to the Board for its review at the <br /> September 11 , 2012 work session, and comments and input were provided for further <br /> refinement. Based on the feedback provided during the September 11 work session, and the <br /> presentation and discussion during this meeting, the Center for Public Technology and <br /> Information Technologies can update the document, if needed, with the goal of having the <br /> BOCC adopt the document at this meeting. The document will serve as a guiding instrument in <br /> Capital Investment Plan (CIP) development for technology in the coming years. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Center for Public Technologies' consulting services for the Strategic <br /> Information Technology Plan were $10,000. There is no cost to adopting the Strategic <br /> Information Technology Plan. Recommended staffing levels will see on-going analysis with <br /> implementation of staffing increases to occur based upon demand, priorities, and Board <br /> approved budgetary actions. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board review, discuss and <br /> provide input and, based on that discussion, adopt the Strategic Information Technology Plan. <br />