Chapter 2.24
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Sections:
2.24.040 Duties of department.
2.24.050 Transfer of information technology assets.
2.24.060 Duties of user agencies.
2.24.010 Title.
The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the “Humboldt County Information Technology Ordinance.” (Ord. 8-04-14 § 1)
2.24.020 Department created.
The Humboldt County information technology department, working under the administrative direction of the county administrator and the policy direction of the board of county commissioners of Humboldt County, is created and the information technology team is abolished. (Ord. 8-04-14 § 1)
2.24.030 Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
“Data transmission circuit” means a data or voice network installed, owned or maintained by a telecommunications or data communications vendor that terminates into a voice or data network on one or more points and is delivered via any public or private network.
“Electronic message” means any form of written communication (including email and text message) that is transmitted electronically via a network.
“Hardware” means servers, workstations, laptops, notebooks and other computers (including peripherals such as monitors, keyboards, mice, scanners, and other input or output devices attached to the computer), printers (including facsimile machines, scanners, copiers, plotters, or any device that combines any or all of these functions), network infrastructure devices, equipment racks, surveillance equipment, and telephony devices.
“Hosting service” means any service that is provisioned and maintained for the purpose of allowing network, software, data, messaging, Internet, voice or other related services to be used by others. Hosting services include, but are not limited to, web hosting, file transfer protocol hosting, email hosting, domain name service hosting, video or audio conferencing, electronic data storage hosting, database hosting, and virtual servers.
“Information management” means the application of systematic documentation, planning, controls and standards to the creation, use, transmission, retrieval, retention, conversion, security, final disposition, and preservation of voice and data information resources in all formats, and the improvement of information handling systems of all kinds.
“Information technology” means technologies, services and processes used for information management.
“Information technology asset” means hosting services, hardware, software, mobile devices, networks, network infrastructure, network infrastructure devices, and telephony devices. Information technology assets do not include two-way radio or microwave equipment that operate using licensed frequencies, related amplifiers, splitters, combiners, and other closely related radio or microwave equipment, two-way radios intended to be carried by personnel for voice communications, and two-way radios intended to be mounted within a vehicle for voice communications.
“Information technology service” means any service that designs, specifies, installs, maintains, builds, supports, or enhances an information technology asset.
“Internet” means the historic, ubiquitous, worldwide collection of interconnected networks, servers, and other resources.
“Licensed frequencies” means the frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum that the Federal Communications Commission manages and requires a license for operation of equipment therein.
“Mobile device” means any cellular or unlicensed frequency wireless device capable of placing or receiving a phone voice call, accessing the Internet or other networks, sending or receiving electronic messages, or running software.
“Network” means any individual component or collection of interconnected network infrastructure, network infrastructure devices, data transmission circuits, hardware, or software linked together for the purpose of sharing voice or data resources between users, devices, or locations.
“Network infrastructure” means the physical layer of a network that includes network and telephony jacks and patch panels, fiber optic cable, copper cable, wireless devices, microwaves or radios operating in unlicensed frequencies, and other technologies designed to transport network data in a manner similar to those mentioned herein.
“Network infrastructure device” means any device that is primarily a component designed to be connected to a network for the purpose of controlling, managing, monitoring, filtering, bridging, routing, switching, securing, or otherwise affecting the operation or behavior of the network. Network infrastructure devices include, but are not limited to, bridges, routers, switches, firewalls, virtual private networking components, network interface cards, and wireless devices.
“Software” means a set of coded instructions designed to cause a computer, device, or automatic data processing equipment to perform a task.
“Telephony” means any software, device or system designed to connect directly or indirectly to a voice or data network that is intended primarily to provide or facilitate the transmission or reception of voice calls. Telephony devices include, but are not limited to, tandem switches, PBXs, headsets, automated answering devices, and Voice over IP devices.
“Unlicensed frequencies” means the frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum that the Federal Communications Commission manages and does not require a license for operation of equipment therein.
“User agency” means any Humboldt County office, department or agency, or any other governmental agency that Humboldt County has technical service agreements with.
“Vendor” means any person, company, or entity who receives compensation for providing products or services to an agency, whether under contract or an ad hoc basis.
“Wireless device” means a device that extends a network through the use of laser, light emitting diode, cellular, microwave or radio signals. Wireless devices include, but are not limited to, access points, wireless routers, wireless bridges, and related equipment. (Ord. 8-04-14 § 1)
2.24.040 Duties of department.
A. The information technology department shall manage and coordinate the design, specification, acquisition, installation, maintenance and use of all information technology assets and information technology services possessed or in use by any user agency.
B. All contracts for information technology assets or information technology services shall be presented to the information technology department for review and approval prior to presentation to the appropriate authority.
C. The information technology department shall be responsible for drafting and recommending information technology policies to ensure the security, availability, interoperability and functionality of all information technology assets. Such policies shall be submitted to the board of county commissioners for adoption.
D. Information technology policies approved by the board of county commissioners shall be enforced by the information technology department. (Ord. 8-04-14 § 1)
2.24.050 Transfer of information technology assets.
A. Information technology assets that are the property of Humboldt County or any user agency are transferred to the information technology department, without regard to location or purpose.
B. Any passwords, permissions, approvals, authority or other information or actions necessary to allow the information technology department to manage and control information technology assets will be provided upon request by the information technology department. (Ord. 8-04-14 § 1)
2.24.060 Duties of user agencies.
A. Each user agency shall adhere to the various regulations, standards, practices, policies and conventions prescribed by the adopted policies of the county commission. User agencies shall not purchase or perform, nor allow purchase or performance by others of, any information technology asset or information technology service which violates the policies approved by the board of county commissioners.
B. All proposals for new information technology assets or information technology services must be submitted to the information technology department for review. No user agency, employee or vendor shall commence work on such projects, nor incur any expense or obligation, until approval and authorization has been made by the information technology department in accordance with policies.
C. The information technology department shall provide services to each user agency uniformly subject to the availability of time and the limitations of equipment, personnel, and other necessary resources. (Ord. 8-04-14 § 1)