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Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to create the position of Chief Information Officer, a member of the Mayor's Cabinet who shall direct an office to be known as the Division of Technology, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
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WHEREAS, Under Section 6 of the First Class City Home Rule Act (53 P.S. ยง13106), an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter may be proposed by a resolution of the Council of the City of Philadelphia adopted with the concurrence of two-thirds of its elected members;
WHEREAS, The United States is currently facing an unprecedented fiscal crisis, which provides the City with a unique opportunity to examine ways to transform governmental operations in order to achieve substantial cost savings necessary to balance the City's budget;
WHEREAS, The City can achieve substantial fiscal savings by investing in and incorporating technology into all government departments;
WHEREAS, As detailed in the policy paper authored by the office of Councilman Bill Green - "Paperless Government: Maximizing the Transformative Power of Technology" - the citywide integration of technology into workflow processes has the potential to save hundreds of millions of dollars;
WHEREAS, In order to achieve these cost savings, the City must make changes to the current administration of information technology services. Fragmented information technology infrastructure, duplicative core business application functionality and a lack of standardized information technology infrastructure drives up support costs, increases information technology complexity and negatively impacts the City's ability to serve its citizens;
WHEREAS, Mayor Nutter signed Executive Order No. 6-09 which observed that "City information technology capabilities have been degraded and costs made higher by the City's decentral...
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