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Human Resources Department and the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Board:
1) Approve and adopt the new classification specification for Chief Information Officer (CIO);
2) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 111-2025 to:
a) Approve the Job Class Number, bargaining unit assignment to the Unrepresented Department Heads bargaining unit, and salary range for the CIO classification;
b) Add 1.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) CIO allocation in the Information Technologies Department; and
c) Direct that, upon appointment of the CIO, the 1.0 FTE Director of Information Technologies allocation be deleted; and
3) Direct Human Resources to update the authorized personnel allocation and the published salary schedule accordingly.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Information Technologies Department (IT) has delivered notable achievements in recent years, including the establishment of a Project Management Office, completion of the County-wide Microsoft 365 migration on schedule and $145,000 under budget, and implementation of an industry-standard cyber security framework (NIST). These successes demonstrate a mature, customer-focused operation.
Grand Jury Recommendation and Board Response
While the 2024-25 Grand Jury suggested that a dedicated Chief Information Officer could further enhance county-wide alignment, the Board of Supervisors’ (Board) formal response (June 2025) acknowledged IT’s strengths and partially disagreed with several findings. However, the Board concurred that re-evaluating the top IT position would:
· strengthen strategic coordination with elected departments that maintain independent IT environments;
· provide a single point of contact for enterprise architecture, data governance, and cyber security policy; and
· position the County competitively for state and federal technology grants.
Job Specification Development
Human Resources and the Chief Administrative Office collaborated to draft the attach...
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