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Information Technology Strategic Plan Item 22 of the June 19 Mission Viejo City Council meeting was an Information Technology Strategic Plan developed by Civic Resource Group. The plan presented a strategic plan to provide and update the city’s resources on technological changes and to ensure that the city is current on planning. The plan includes a City Director of Information Technology at $153,000 per year, plus other benefits, for a city staff of approximately 134 employees. Councilwoman Gail Reavis correctly got that inclusion subtracted from the plan as voted on by the council. Don’t bet it will not pop up later! How many companies with 134 employees have an information director at $153,000 per year? When Santa Margarita has approximately 18 employees on its payroll, does Mission Viejo need an information director at that salary, or does it need one at all? Mission Viejo is a contract city that is currently overstaffed. Consistent with the type of city it is, why not set up a contract relationship with an information provider that can cover computer software and hardware technology as well as strategic planning? To issue a semi-annual or tri-annual contract to cover this requirement would save the city thousands by not adding to the payroll. Has anyone ever seen a department in the city with only one staff member? It’s the beginning of a ballooning bureaucracy. It would be a disservice to the taxpayers of Mission Viejo to add to the city’s payroll when the service can be provided on a contract basis. This type of job classification might fit Microsoft, General Motors or Intel but not Mission Viejo. It is an example of city costs run amok. James Edward Woodin |
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