SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 118529

• Record No: CB 118529
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 118529
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 11/23/2015
• Ordinance No: Ord 124920
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to certain functions of the executive branch of City government; creating a Seattle Information Technology Department; establishing the powers and duties of the new department; abolishing the Department of Information Technology and transferring functions currently performed by that department; transferring functions currently performed by other departments in the executive branch; making provisions for transition; adding Chapter 3.23; repealing Chapters 3.22 and 18.14; and amending Sections 3.39.020, 4.13.010, 5.09.020, 10.02.060, 15.32.300, and 21.60.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
• Sponsors: Nick Licata
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Signed Ord 124920

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/1/2015	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
12/1/2015	1	Mayor	returned
12/1/2015	1	Mayor	Signed
11/30/2015	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
11/23/2015	1	City Council	passed	Pass
11/16/2015	1	Select Budget Committee	pass	Pass
10/26/2015	1	City Council	referred
10/20/2015	1	City Clerk	sent for review
9/28/2015	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to certain functions of the executive branch of City government; creating a Seattle Information Technology Department; establishing the powers and duties of the new department; abolishing the Department of Information Technology and transferring functions currently performed by that department; transferring functions currently performed by other departments in the executive branch; making provisions for transition; adding Chapter 3.23; repealing Chapters 3.22 and 18.14; and amending Sections 3.39.020, 4.13.010, 5.09.020, 10.02.060, 15.32.300, and 21.60.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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WHEREAS, technology is essential to providing City services and transparent access to and communication with the public, enabling digital equity across the City, and is therefore required for Seattle to achieve its vision of an affordable, safe, vibrant, innovative, and connected city; and
WHEREAS, the powerful reach and efficiency of information technology tools increases the harm caused when they are compromised or misused, and the City therefore requires ever heightened vigilance to protect the data and the systems entrusted to it by the public and other stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, the City makes substantial investment in its information technology program through the decentralized and often duplicative effort of many City departments; and
WHEREAS, information technology is evolving at such a rapid pace that no one current City department has the scale to stay ahead of, seize opportunities created by, and mitigate risks associated with technology changes; and
WHEREAS, new governance bodies have been established to allow department directors to provide strategic direction and input on the provision of information technology services and projects; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor has proposed a reorganization of City government that centralizes planning and delivery of ...