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The department shall perform planning, maintenance and operational management of county information and technology products and services. These products and services support other county departments and public agencies who have intergovernmental agreements with Snohomish County to receive information technology services. It is recognized that information systems, telecommunications, equipment, software, and services must satisfy the business needs of county departments and their end users and that many appropriate and cost-effective alternatives exist for meeting those needs, such as shared computing, shared telecommunications services, communication networks, departmental applications, and computer systems. It is the intent of this chapter that:

(1) Information be shared and administered in a coordinated manner, except when prevented by county department responsibilities for compliance, security, privacy, or confidentiality; and

(2) Resources be used in the most efficient manner; and

(3) A structure be created (a) to plan and manage telecommunications and computing network, (b) to increase agencies’ awareness of information and technology sharing opportunities, and (c) to support and serve agencies by implementing such possibilities; and

(4) The acquisition of equipment, proprietary software, software as a service solutions, and related services to support the information technology needs of the county be evaluated and reviewed to ensure conformity with county standards; and

(5) The county improve recruitment, training, and retention of professional staff; and

(6) Plans, proposals, and acquisitions for information services be reviewed from a technical, financial and management perspective as part of the budget process; and

(7) County elected officials be given meaningful opportunities to contribute to the prioritization, development, and delivery of information services to county departments. (Added by Ord. 88-026 § 2, Apr. 27, 1988; Amended by Amended Ord. 11-004, Feb. 16, 2011, Eff date Feb. 28, 2011; Amended by Ord. 16-040, June 22, 2016, Eff date July 3, 2016; Amended by Amended Ord. 22-007, Mar. 30, 2022, Eff date Apr. 10, 2022).