Butte County Grand Jury
• 2009-2010
Butte County Grand Jury Report 2009-2010 Butte County Information Systems Department
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Findings and Recommendations 10 findings
F1
Despite budget cuts the Butte ISD is maintaining basic IS services in its support of Butte County government.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
Butte ISD benefits from a high level of performance by its well trained, knowledgeable, and experienced staff and from a low turnover and high retention rate of these staff members.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
Well trained, knowledgeable, and experienced Butte ISD staff members are difficult to replace when lost due to budget cuts. Training of replacement personnel is lengthy and results in lower efficiency during their training period.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The BCGJ recommends that the Butte County Board of Supervisors allocate funds to rehire (or replace) the Butte ISD staff members who have been let go due to budget cuts and to restore funding for computer software and hardware support agreements. The Butte County Board of Supervisors should continue to support the Butte ISD mission and goals via stable funding.
F4
The GIS section of the Butte ISD provides vital and essential services to all county departments and to the public. It is especially effective and essential during emergencies such as the wildfires of 2008.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Support agreements for the Butte ISD computer software and hardware maintenance have been discontinued due to budget cuts.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The BCGJ recommends that the Butte County Board of Supervisors allocate funds to rehire (or replace) the Butte ISD staff members who have been let go due to budget cuts and to restore funding for computer software and hardware support agreements. The Butte County Board of Supervisors should continue to support the Butte ISD mission and goals via stable funding.
F6
Despite the availability of the Butte ISD support, information technology staff and support services throughout Butte County departments are somewhat decentralized and duplication of effort is wasteful.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
Information Technology services throughout Butte County government should be more centralized around the Butte ISD in order to eliminate duplication of expenditures and improve security.
F7
Regular communications between the Butte ISD and information technology staff members in various county departments are not formalized and need improvement in order to provide security and promote cohesion between departments.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
Regular communications between the Butte ISD and information technology staff members in various county departments should become more formalized and more frequent.
F8
The Butte ISD‘s Information Technology Strategic Plan was prepared in 2005 and is outdated.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
The Butte ISD’s Information Technology Strategic Plan should be updated to reflect new technology developments and new support service needs.
F9
The Butte ISD’s website homepage is minimal in terms of information content. The Butte ISD’s GIS and Communications sections are not linked directly from the Butte ISD’s homepage.
Related Recommendations (2)
R5
The Butte ISD’s website should be updated to include more types of information about its operations and services and provide more information on its homepage and its GIS section.
R6
The Butte ISD’s GIS and Communications sections should not be listed as separate departments on the Butte County website’s Department Contacts page. They should be integrated into and connected directly from the Butte ISD’s homepage.
F10
Butte ISD is a technology leader in the development and modeling of the statewide Next Generation 9-1-1 Network.
Related Recommendations (1)
R7
The Butte County Board of Supervisors should actively support the Butte ISD’s continuing collaboration in the development and modeling of the statewide Next Generation 9-1-1 Network.
No Responses Found 2
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