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comprehensive planning, zoning, and inspections software solutio <br />efficiency and responsiveness. The County should conduct an evaluation of software offerings <br />through the IT Governance Council to determine the most appropriare solution for the <br />enterprise. In order to most effectively implement a project of this magnitumportance to the <br />County (the comprehensive planning, zoning, and inspections soft <br />that the County hire a third party, external project manager for <br />should report to County administration (County Manager or Assistant County Manager) to ensure that <br />all parties involved in the implementation and use of the new so <br />fairly represented. <br /> <br /> <br />As the County continues to expand its technology initiatives to engage c <br />meetings. First, it is recommended that the County select one or two locations for all Board of County <br />as all committee meetings. The location(s) need to be properly <br />equipped with state-of-the-art equipment for recording the meetings for live web-streaming, <br />archiving, and television productions. Furthermore, the design of the rooms should accommodate <br />technology for both Commissioners and citizens, such as screens <br />regardless of location in the room. By dedicating a one or two locations with high-quality audio and <br />meetings with uniform quality and results. <br />If the County cannot afford to properly equip two locations with- <br />quality web streaming and television production, it should consider leveragin <br />similar low-cost online application for streaming meetings. Other jurisdict <br />Ustream plus an iPad with an attached telephoto lens for recordimeetings and posting the content <br />online. Such endeavors will still require someone to set up and <br />but the costs for implementation will be substantially lower tha-quality <br />room. <br />In addition, the Commissioners and County should consider implementing true p <br />all Commissioners, with an option for printed items for selected large-format items or for those <br />Commissioners desiring hard copy versions. Currently the Countynsiderable tax payer <br />dollars on printing agenda packets for each Commissioner and hav-delivered <br />by Sheriff deputies to each Commissioner. Moving to a tablet op <br />packets will save money, improve the environment by printing less paper and eliminating hand <br />deliveries, and it will demonstrate a commitment to being a prog-savvy <br />community. The use of tablets and paperless agendas (and agenda <br />commonplace among North Carolina local governments and is much lauded by elected officials once <br />they become familiar with the technology and tools. <br />23 <br /> <br /> <br />