2000 NS IT - Contract for County Web Site Redesign

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4 . ei i*ComIS3lQTIBr: Own ��Caurtt �t� f��T�ctaC�g� �sory`C�mm�kte� w The ITC feels strongly that Orange County should have an effective Web presence that addresses the needs of all County stakeholders. This has been a fundamental part of the County's strategic plan for information technology, and this direction is wholeheartedly endorsed by the ITC. Web-enablement is for both Internet and intranet accessible resources; we believe that the County IT staff has done significant work in helping move the County forward in this area, especially given the limited resources for this type of work. Technology in Web delivery of information is progressing very quickly, however, and we feel that there is significantly more that can now be done to improve the effectiveness of the County's web presence for the citizenry as well as the County staff. The County IT staff, in conjunction with the Inet Staff Committee, has developed a proposal to be completed by the State ITS team to consolidate the gains so far and to redesign the County's web site. This work will update the Web site and make it more efficient, easier to use and more engaging, as well as make it more usable and maintainable by the County staff. It will position the County to Web-enable access to more dynamic data base:driven information. Additionally, this work will ensure that the County's Web site is congruent with the emerging State standards for Web and E-Commerce architecture. The ITC supports the three phases of the Web Redesign Project. We feel that this is a good use of resources with sound deliverables. The County IT staff has the ability to review these deliverables at each phase, and in the event that funding or resource difficulties are encountered, the County will have useful updates to its Web site in place at each step. The ITC encourages the commissioners to fully support this initiative.