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/¯¤± ³¨®­ « 2¨²ª² $´¤ ³® 3³ ¥¥¨­¦ ,¤µ¤«² <br /> <br />As previously noted, Orange Countyroughly half the size of comparable <br />counties in North Carolina. The under-resourced department is a major concern for current and <br />future project success. While the IT department has accomplishe <br />the limited staff, most projects take longer than would be ideal <br />due to the under-resourcing. Additionally, many critical projects that focus on <br />security, and improved functionalities for County staff are not able to be implemented due to the <br />staffing limitations. Staffing levels must be increased to undertake the recommendatio <br />this plan. The following chart provides a comparison of staff sizes for reference and specific position <br />recommendations are noted under Section 4. <br /> <br />County: Staff # in IT IT Operating IT Operating Total IT IT Capital <br />Department: Budget Budget (Non-Operating Budget <br />(Personnel) Personnel) Budget <br />Cabarrus 21 FTEs $1.678 million $1.875 million $3.56 million None noted <br />Catawba 27 FTEs $1.586 million $1.948 million $3.534 $1.1 million <br />million (licensing and <br />upgrades) <br />Durham 33 FTEs $2.6 million $1.07 million $4.39 million $1.7 million <br />(lifecycle <br />replacement for <br />IT equipment) <br />Pitt 32 FTEs $2.342 million $895,402 (MIS) $3.3285 Fluctuates <br />(MIS) + +$219,103 million (MIS) between <br />$299,013 (GIS)=$1.115 million + $538,103 ~$100K-$500K <br />(GIS)=$2.64 (GIS)=$3.867 annually for <br />million million loans for <br />equipment <br />Orange 14.7 FTEs (4 $1.193 million $920,260 $2.113 $500,000 <br />are GIS, 10.7 million (lifecycle <br />are IT replacements) <br />specific) <br />Notes: <br />Catawba: IT Department also oversees the Communications Center/E-911 but those staff <br /> <br />counts and budget numbers are not included in the chart above. <br />Durham: DSS (3 staff), Library <br /> <br />and Register of Deeds (1 staff) have additional IT staff and IT <br />information noted above. <br />Pitt: IT department supports all county departments; DSS, Public and Sheriff budget for <br /> <br />the majority of their hardware needs (PCs, laptops, printers) in <br />reflected in IT budget. <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br /> <br />