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Department of Technology urges retaining two deputy posts and warns of costs in shifting digital services billing
Summary
The Department of Technology argued two vacant deputy director positions are critical to manage enterprise applications and network infrastructure; the Budget and Legislative Analyst recommended the roles as policy matters and proposed eliminating a redundant work order that funnels digital services billing through DT instead of the City Admin.
Department of Technology leaders told the Budget and Appropriations Committee on June 18 that two currently vacant deputy director management positions are functional necessities for enterprise applications and network infrastructure, and cautioned the committee about the operational risk of deleting them to meet budget targets.
The Budget and Legislative Analyst recommended the committee treat both deputy director vacancies as board-level policy decisions, and also recommended eliminating an internal work order used to bill department-level digital services and then remit those funds through a second work order to the City Administrator’s office. The BLA…
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