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Supervisors press city IT leaders over proposed DTIS reorganization; item continued for more stakeholder review

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Government Audit and Oversight Committee · June 16, 2008
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Summary

Supervisor Tom Ammiano and union speakers questioned the proposed transfer of 26 DTIS positions to client departments, raising concerns about oversight, training and bargaining-unit consultation; the committee continued the item to the call of the chair for further review.

Supervisor Tom Ammiano opened a hearing on the proposed reorganization of the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services (DTIS), saying the changes raise questions about oversight, transparency and governance based on prior audits and grand-jury recommendations.

A DTIS representative described the administration's "hybrid" or shared-services model: application-support staff tied to five primary client departments would transfer to departments that operate the applications, a change intended to position staff…

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