Except as provided in the current information technology catalog published pursuant to SCC 2.350.075, no county department shall requisition, order or otherwise contract for any equipment, proprietary software, or purchased services except through, or in accordance with guidelines, standards or procedures made by the director and after having secured written concurrence for any such procurement from the director or his/her designee. Director review shall be consistent with the purpose and legislative intent of this chapter. In conducting this review, the factors considered by the director shall include, but not be limited to, the following considerations: county-wide as well as county department long and short term costs; timeliness of service; multipurpose use of equipment and software programs; efficient utilization of existing county information processing equipment and software resources; uniformity and compatibility with existing and planned county equipment, software and proprietary software; functional redundancy of software or systems compared to existing systems operated by the county; and training requirements for supporting staff. The director’s decisions under this section shall be in writing and delivered to the requesting 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. 16-079, Oct. 19, 2016, Eff date Nov. 10, 2016; Amended by Amended Ord. 22-007, Mar. 30, 2022, Eff date Apr. 10, 2022).