Job Details

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• Reporting to the Assistant City Manager, the CTO will supervise the Technology Services department with a $11M budget and a centralized staff of 20 FTE. The Technology Services Department oversees all City computer, telephone and data network systems, and assists with the preparation and management of City database programs. Key responsibilities include: Day-to-day operation of City computers including repairs for optimal use, Server Network and Software Management support, Technology Governance and Procurement, Strategic Technology Planning, Technology Project Management, and, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Management and support, E-911 Addressing and CAD support. The successful candidate will evaluate the City's technology services holistically to determine best practice organizational structure, service delivery and maintenance processes. Key initiatives include: researching and creating case studies on leading edge technologies and making determinations of the probability of implementation, defining technology systems infrastructure appropriate to assuring systems availability, security and performance, overseeing and reviewing technology disaster recovery procedures, data integrity, and security guidelines, maximizing effective use of GIS and other core business systems, evaluating all security vulnerabilities and reviewing, revising and developing systematic policies and procedures where needed to ensure effective technology service delivery and support.
  
  The successful candidate:
• Creates a unified team, vision and technology goals for both centralized with decentralized IT staff across the City;
• has extensive experience working collaboratively with cross functional teams to achieve organizational goals;
• evaluates existing organizational, service and staffing structures and works with technology team to optimize protocols in order to develop a City technology strategy;
• will work with public safety and other departments to identify and find solutions for unique service and security needs and concerns;
• holds particular knowledge, familiarity and experience with GIS, SCADA, disaster recovery, technology architecture, principles, concepts and methods;
• is knowledgeable of trends and practices in managing functions and departments dealing with information handling, work flow and systems, multiple hardware platforms, and integrated information and communications systems; fiber as a broadband technology; management and supervisory principles and practices; relevant state and federal laws, department rules, regulations, policies, and procedures related to personnel processes; principles and practices of operating and capital budget development, administration and oversight;
• can leverage a tight budget to maximize existing resources while creatively leveraging other opportunities to deliver service;
• creates rigorous metrics to regularly evaluate service and outcomes against standards and goals;
• balances security of personal and organizational data with innovation, allowing the City to be maximally effective and efficient while continuing to be a frontrunner in municipal information technology;
• is an empowering leader dedicated to supporting the development of individual employees;
• values accountability while holding realistic and fair expectations of self and others to include creating specific and measurable performance standards and metrics; and,
• communicates excellently including one on one, small groups and public speaking, while confidently and persuasively engaging citizens, community groups, and staff.

** THIS IS A RE-POST, ALL PREVIOUS AND CURRENT APPLICANTS ARE STILL BEING CONSIDERED AND DO NOT NEED TO RE-APPLY**

** THIS IS A RE-POST, ALL PREVIOUS AND CURRENT APPLICANTS ARE STILL BEING CONSIDERED AND DO NOT NEED TO RE-APPLY**

** THIS IS A RE-POST, ALL PREVIOUS AND CURRENT APPLICANTS ARE STILL BEING CONSIDERED AND DO NOT NEED TO RE-APPLY**