Departmnet of Information Technology

IT Operations: The Department of Information Technology (IT) assists all City departments and divisions by centrally supporting the City’s computer and telecommunications systems and providing technical support to City employees. IT is responsible for evaluating, recommending, purchasing, installing, and supporting all of the City’s computer systems and communications networks for both voice and data. This department evaluates, integrates, and supports innovative technologies to help internal and external customers achieve their goals, while effectively maximizing return on resources and providing cost effective methods for citizens, businesses, vendors, and others to easily access information and conduct business with the City. This budget is partially offset by revenues generated from user fees charged out to Non-General Fund departments and received from outsides agencies, such as the Library and Regional Jail.

City Link: The total budget for City Link is funded from contributions by the Gas Fund ($1.0M) and all Non General Fund departments that utilize City Link ($200,000). This budget funds the salaries and benefits of two SAP Engineer positions, an operational budget, and capital funds for City Link server replacement and potential enhancements.

Computer Replacement: This includes funds for the replacements of laptop and desktop computers and citywide technology infrastructure and systems. This budget is offset by contributions made by each City department into the account.

Salaries and Benefits

3% salary increase was given in FY 23 and the total funding for the increase was shown in the FY 23 budget as a lump sum under the Employee Compensation and Training section for the budget. For FY 24, the funding has been allocated to reflect the actual salaries for each department.

Other Expenditures

Contractual increases for contractual services and software licenses