[Adopted 12-13-1994 (§§ 2-198 to 2-202 of
the 1988 Code)]
Under the authority of the MGL c. 43, § 5,
there is hereby established a Department of Management Information
Systems (MIS) (hereafter referred to as the "MIS Department") under
the jurisdiction of the City Manager in conformity with Plan E, Form
of Government.
A.
The MIS Department shall have the responsibility of
maintaining and managing existing computer systems in the City of
Lowell.
B.
The MIS Department shall study each and every department
served by the system, with the cooperation and input of each department,
with a view to addressing present and future needs, as well as implementing
system changes and improvements of both method and equipment.
C.
The MIS Department shall focus on keeping the computer
system of the City abreast of the ever-changing advancements of method
and technology in the information systems field.
[Amended 12-23-2008]
The Department shall be headed by the Chief
Information Officer, who shall be appointed by and shall serve at
the pleasure of the City Manager, and said position shall not be subject
to the provisions of MGL c. 31.
[Amended 3-15-2005; 12-23-2008]
The Department shall be staffed by the following
personnel: Chief Information Officer, MIS Director, Desktop Support
Specialist, Systems Administrator, GIS Manager and such other personnel
as the City Council, with the advice of the City Manager, shall from
time to time authorize (Plan E, MGL c. 43, § 105). Job descriptions
are on file with the MIS Department and Human Relations Department.
The MIS Department shall provide programs or
systems for the collection, processing, storage and retrieval of information
and the preparation of reports for the use of any department, office,
board, committee or agency of the City of Lowell.
