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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT TITLE TWO, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER FIVE, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
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Be it ordained by the Municipal Council of the City of Newark, New Jersey, that Title Two, Administration, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented, be further amended and supplemented by the addition of the following:
Section 1. There shall be within the Department of Administration (2:5-1) an Office of Information Technology. The Office shall be responsible for the development, maintenance and operation of the City of Newark's computerized systems and related network infrastructure.
Section 2. The Office of Information Technology shall be managed by the Chief Information Officer.
Section 3. The Chief Information Officer, prior to his/her appointment, shall be qualified to coordinate all computer related activities of the City including, but not limited to, the maintenance of existing systems, development and purchase of new hardware and software, implementation of new technologies, and supervision of technology related projects.
Section 4. The Office of Information Technology shall be responsible for the following:
1. Information Technology Systems shall be defined, without limitation, as any office automation systems, information systems, database management, data processing, networking, electronic data communication and other collection, organization, transmission and storage of electronic information.
2. The Office of Information Technology shall assume authority and responsibility for planning, designing, implementing, operating and coordinating the City's Information Technology Systems and networks, either directly or by oversight of these activities ...
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