Drafter
Clerk 09/04/2008
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AN ORDINANCE establishing budget reporting requirements for technology capital projects; and amending Ordinance 14005, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.0757 and Ordinance 12076, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.04.030.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. From January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2007, the project review board tracked a total of $255.4 million in technology projects.
2. As part of the annual budget process, the council evaluates all technology projects proposed in the budget.
3. The King County general government budget advisory task force recommended better budget transparency.
4. The King County final report and recommendations of the commission on governance called for more efficient and effective county business.
5. Over the last several years, the council has increased its oversight and accountability of capital project management by including requirements for increased transparency in capital project reporting and through the creation of the office of capital project oversight.
6. Consistent with Motion 12836 setting forth the council's budget priorities for the 2009 budget, the council requires information on capital technology projects in order to evaluate whether proposed technology projects are consistent with the council's budget priorities.
7. The countywide budget system will not be ready for use to provide improved budget decision making tools until April 2012.
8. In order to effectively evaluate proposed technology projects and hold technology projects accountable for scope, schedule and budget changes over the life of the project, information must be presented at the time of budget transmittal for each technology project.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 14005, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.0757 are hereby amended to read as follows:
The office of information resource management shall include an information technology strateg...

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