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Clerk 10/09/2002
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A MOTION approving the report, King County Strategic Technology Plan 2003-2005 (Revised).
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WHEREAS, the office of information resource management has the duty under K.C.C. 2.16.035I to identify and establish short-range, mid-range and long-range objectives for information technology investments in the county and to prepare and recommend for council approval a county information technology strategic plan, and
WHEREAS, the county contracted with a consultant to provide an assessment of the county's current information technology environment and make recommendations on strategic information technology initiatives, and
WHEREAS, the technology governance members provided feedback to the county's chief information officer regarding their support of the consultant's report and recommendations, and
WHEREAS, the county is facing difficult economic conditions resulting in severe resource constraints for many county agencies, and
WHEREAS, the chief information officer developed an alternative approach towards a revised plan to achieving the consultant report's stated objectives and benefits while working within the county's existing resource constraints, and
WHEREAS, on September 5, 2002, the strategic advisory council endorsed the revised strategic technology plan with the condition that the executive take the lead in working with the county's elected officials on an approach to identify internal resources to work on strategic initiatives that are not separately funded, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
The report, King County Strategic Technology Plan 2003-2005 (Revised), Attachment A to this motion, is hereby approved.
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