(1) Management and operation of the county’s information systems and technology equipment;

(2) Management and administration of the local wide area networks and telecommunication system;

(3) Management and operation of computer workstations, connected devices, and related support for the county;

(4) Management and administration of the security of information services, equipment, data, and networks;

(5) In partnership with county departments and the county purchasing division, facilitate the acquisition of technology equipment, software and purchased information services from outside sources by the county;

(6) Provide for information services, information processing, software and purchased information services as appropriate to county departments, public agencies and cash-on-delivery customers;

(7) Management of county digital and archived physical records through policy, procedure and process related to data management, as well as general data protection, privacy and security;

(8) Manage information security for the county, inclusive of related policy, procedure, process, tools and systems;

(9) Planning and project management of information technology projects supporting department needs and business capabilities through engagement with county departments;

(10) Performing other functions and executing such other powers as may be prescribed by ordinance or delegated by the executive;

(11) The department’s authority shall not extend to systems mandated, supplied, controlled, and supported by the federal or state government or an external public agency, except where there is a potential interface to county equipment or network, in which case the department shall be consulted in a timely manner. (Added by Ord. 88-026 § 2, Apr. 27, 1988; 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).