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17 <br />Operational Risks Due to Staffing Levels <br />As previously noted, Orange County's IT staffing levels are roughly 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 accomplished a substantial amount of work with <br />the limited staff, most projects take longer than would be ideal due to time constraints and pressures <br />due to the under - resourcing. Additionally, many critical projects that focus on internal efficiencies, <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 recommendations laid forth in <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 />Cabarrus 21 FTEs $1.678 million $1.875 million $3.56 million <br />None noted <br />Catawba 27 FTEs $1.586 million $1.948 million $3.534 <br />$1.1 million <br />million <br />(licensing and <br />_ <br />upgrades) <br />Durham 33 FTEs $2.6 million $1.07 million $4.39 million <br />$1.7 million <br />(lifecycle <br />replacement for <br />IT equipment) <br />Pitt 32 FTEs $2.342 million $895,402 (MIS) $3.3285 <br />Fluctuates <br />(MIS) + +$219,103 million (MIS) <br />between <br />$299,013 (GIS)= $1.115 million +$538,103 <br />— $100K -$500K <br />(GIS) =$2.64 (GIS)= $3.867 <br />annually for <br />million million <br />loans for <br />equipment <br />Orange 14.7 FTEs (4 $1.193 million $920,260 $2.113 <br />$500,000 <br />are GIS, 10.7 7 on <br />are IT <br />L 1 <br />(lifecycle <br />replacements) <br />specific) <br />Notes: <br />• Catawba: IT Department also oversees the Communications Center /E -911 but those staff <br />counts and budget numbers are not included in the chart above. <br />• Durham: DSS (3 staff), Library (2 staff), Mental Health (6 staff), Sheriff's Department (8 staff), <br />and Register of Deeds (1 staff) have additional IT staff and IT budget not included in the <br />information noted above. <br />• Pitt: IT department supports all county departments; DSS, Public Health, and Sheriff budget for <br />the majority of their hardware needs (PCs, laptops, printers) in their own budgets <br />so it is not <br />reflected in IT budget. <br />15 <br />