a. 
There is hereby established the Department of Technology in the County. The Department of Technology shall oversee and be responsible for the establishment, on a Countywide basis, for information technology management to, within, and among County departments, including, but not limited to, network design and support of the wide area network, applications development, support of the County Enterprise Resource Planning system, database administration and information reporting, data center operations, operating system support, telecommunications and the regional radio system as well as other shared services involving information technology. The management information systems functions and activities previously provided through the Municipal Services Agency Office of Administration shall be incorporated within the duties and responsibilities of the Department of Technology.
b. 
Any provision of this code which refers to the Office of Communications and Information Technology shall, instead, be deemed to refer to the Department of Technology.
(SCC 52 § 2, 1971; SCC 65 § 2, 1972; SCC 1114 § 4, 1998; SCC 1488 § 2, 2011)
There is established within the Department of Technology the position of Chief Information Officer. The Chief Information Officer shall be the head of the Department of Technology, shall report directly to the Office of the County Executive and shall, subject to the control and direction of the County Executive, carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Department and shall supervise and direct the work of the staff assigned or loaned to the Department. The Chief Information Officer shall be appointed by the County Executive, subject to confirmation of the Board of Supervisors pursuant to the Charter and may be filled by persons under contract to the County.
(SCC 52 § 2, 1971; SCC 65 § 3, 1972; SCC 1114 § 4, 1998; SCC 1488 § 3, 2011)
The Chief Information Officer shall have and exercise the following duties and responsibilities:
1. 
To plan, direct and control all of the activities of the Department of Technology;
2. 
To study and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors, County Executive and County Departments on communications and information technology needs and services;
3. 
To represent Sacramento County in dealing with other agencies, organizations, groups and individuals with respect to the providing of communications and information technology services to or by the County;
4. 
To prepare and justify an annual budget in accordance with established County procedures;
5. 
To ensure the security of all operations, files and records in the care, custody or control of the Department;
6. 
To serve as the County's Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Information Officer;
7. 
To make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and County Executive regarding priorities in providing communications and information technology services and on the availability of resources to provide those services;
8. 
To perform such other duties and activities as may be required or authorized by the Board of Supervisors or County Executive;
9. 
The Chief Information Officer, or his or her designee, shall serve as the County's privacy official and contact person for receiving complaints pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and shall perform those duties as set forth in Section 164.530 of Part 164 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and
10. 
The Chief Information Officer, or his or her designee, shall also serve as the County's security official pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability Act and shall perform those duties as set forth in Section 164.308 of Part 164 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(SCC 52 § 2, 1971; SCC 65 § 4, 1972; SCC 1114 § 4, 1998; SCC 1488 § 4, 2011; SCC 1663 § 2, 2020)