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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 18, 2002 <br /> Action Al a <br /> Item No. _ � <br /> SUBJECT: Establish Chief Information Officer Position <br /> DEPARTMENT: Managers ORCelPersonnel PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1 - Infornatlon Technology Review John Link, County Manager, <br /> Recommendation with Manages Extension 2300 <br /> Comment Rod Viaser,Assistant County Manager, <br /> 2- Major Functions of Chief Information Extension 2300 <br /> Officer Elaine Holmes, Personnel Oirector, <br /> 3—Letter from the Chair, County Extension 2660 <br /> Information Technology Committee TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> 6-Class Specification for Chief Information Hillsborough 7324181 <br /> Officer Chapel Hill 968-0301 <br /> Durham 683.7331 <br /> Mebane 336 4273031 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider establishing a Chief Information Officer position in follow up to the <br /> County is Information Technology Review and to amend the Classification and Pay Plan b add <br /> the new class of Chief Information Officer at Salary Grade 80. <br /> BACKGROUND: As pert of its planned Organization Assessment,the Board of County <br /> Commissioners approved a contract with the Institute of Government(IGG)in September 2001 <br /> to complete an Information Technology review. This review included <br /> • <br /> Benchmarking the Count"technology capacity, organization and practices with selected <br /> other North Carolina coun0es and towns, <br /> • Interviews with Orange County Commissioners, selected department heads, Information <br /> Systems staff and Information Technology Committee as well as focus groups with <br /> employees. <br /> At the January 28,2002 Boats of Commissioners' meeting, Institute of Government consultant <br /> Kevin FitzGerakl presented his findings and recommendations. At that meeting, the Board <br /> asked that the County Manager consider the consultant's findings and recommendations and <br /> report back to the Boom an recommended next steps. Attachment l lists verbatim the IOG <br /> consultant'a recommendations along with the Managers comments. <br /> Given the Coul substantial pending information technology needs, the Manager <br /> recommends the County proceed on a priority basis to establish the Chief Information Officer <br />