Computer systems general policy

(a) County elected officials and all county staff are required to comply with the provisions of these standards to the extent that current staffing and available funds allow.

(b) In order to efficiently and reliably conduct county business and serve the public trust, computer information systems are:

(1) Acquired;

(2) Deployed;

(3) Equipped; and

(4) Maintained.
(c)(1) Computer information systems are defined as the collection of fileservers, desktop personal computers, printers, routers, hubs, switches, and wiring commonly referred to as infrastructure.

(2) Systems also include:

(A) File backup and restore capability;

(B) Uninterruptible power supplies;

(C) Interconnection to the internet;

(D) Software including network and desktop operating systems;

(E) Communication; and

(F) Application programs.

(d) The function of the computer information system is to accept, store, preserve, manipulate, and present data for the benefit of the county and taxpayers.

(e) A county computer information system may:

(1) Be contained and operated by and for a single statutory office;

(2) Be shared by multiple offices; or

(3) Serve an entire courthouse.

(f) Elected officials may further restrict, control, or establish policies for their respective offices, but may not disregard the requirements of this policy.
(g)(1) A designated system administrator shall be responsible for managerial control of the computer information system as described herein.

(2) The system administrator need not be fully technically skilled and may delegate technical tasks to:

(A) County employees; or

(B) A vendor under contract with the county.