2011 Annual Report - Information & Technology Committee

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2011 Annual Report of the Information and Technology Committee of the South Bend Common Council South Bend Common Council Date: December 2, 2012 To: The South Bend Common Council The Office of the City Clerk From: Stn District Council Member David Varner, Chairperson Information and Technology Committee Section 2 -10 (i) of the South Bend Municipal Code requires an Annual Report to be filed with the Office of the City Clerk from the Chairperson of each of the Council's Standing Committee. These reports are due by the 2nd Monday in December. Duties The Information and Technology Committee is charged with the following duties pursuant to Section 2 -10 (i) (6) of the South Bend Municipal Code: "Overseeing the various activities of the City's Division of Information Technologies in the Department of Administration and Finance so that the City of South bend remains competitive and on the cutting edge of development in this area. Reviewing and proposing upgrades to computer systems and web sites, developing availability and access to GIS data and related technologies are just some of its many activities " 2011 Committee Members: The member of the Committee this year include: Council Members Henry Davis, Jr. Council Member Tom LaFountain, Vice - Chairperson Council Member Al "Buddy" Kirsits Council Member David Varner, Chairperson We did not have any citizen members on the Committee this year. Committee Meetings: This year the Information and Technology Committee met six (6) times, with four (4) of those committees being jointly held with the Council Rules Committee.