The Town shall establish a Technology Advisory Committee composed of five members, three appointed by the Board of Selectmen, one member for one year, one member for two years and one member for three years; one by the School Committee for one year, and one by the Board of Library Trustees for two years. The initial terms will expire on June 30 of each year; thereafter, appointments will be for three years.
[Adopted 4-11-2015 ATM by Art. 39 (Ch. 4, Art. 18 of the General Bylaws)]
The role of the Information Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC) is to provide guidance to the Board of Selectmen, Town departments, and other Town committees on technology matters. The ITAC shall concern itself with matters of information delivery; ensuring access to communications technology; increasing the efficiency of transactions involving the Town departments; and working to ensure the deployment of infrastructure for the Town departments and citizenry. The ITAC shall provide strategic planning and advising functions to the Town's departments and committees. The Committee shall also review budget articles in the warrant which relate to technology and report its recommendations to the Board of Selectmen prior to Town Meeting.
The Committee shall prepare an annual report outlining all projects, reports and recommendations undertaken during the prior year and submit the report to the Town Meeting for review.