Chapter 2.07
MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Sections:

2.07.010    Established – Purpose.

2.07.020    Duties and responsibilities.

2.07.010 Established – Purpose.

There is hereby established, pursuant to Charter Section 501, a management and information services department, which shall have responsibility for the provision of administrative and technological services, including city-wide data processing, word processing, telecommunication, and policy analysis and program activities, designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of city operations. (Ord. 2480 § 2, 1991).

2.07.020 Duties and responsibilities.

The management and information services department shall be under the supervision of the director of management and information services, which office shall be the department head in the unclassified city service pursuant to Charter Section 501. The director of management and information services shall be appointed by and shall report to the city manager and shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

A. Appointing employees to all positions provided by the city council in the department’s budget, pursuant to Charter Section 507, and subject to the city manager’s approval.

B. Training, supervising and evaluating the work of principal subordinates.

C. Coordinating and directing city-wide information system services, including data processing and word processing services.

D. Managing the city’s telephone system and other telecommunication systems.

E. Reviewing and prioritizing automation proposals throughout the city.

F. Assisting other city departments in developing new automation systems to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of city operations.

G. Contracting with other jurisdictions and other noncity agencies, as appropriate, to provide data processing services and managing said contracts. (Ord. 2480 § 2, 1991).