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Meeting Date:	07/11/2016
Submitted for:	Martin Cuellar	Submitted By:	Anita Guerra
Department:	Sheriff

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to approve the posting and filling of the following Slot, subject to the availability of payroll funds and any applicable Civil Service guidelines, effective July 11, 2016; and any other matters incident thereto:

Slot #	Title	Hourly Rate

1980	IT Technician	$16.73-$17.58 14/A-E

Issue: Need to fill Slot #1980. This position is required due to the need for different critical divisions of the Webb County Sheriff's Office, which are located in various building at different locations, to utilize varied and necessary information technology systems without interruption or disruption on a continuous basis (24-hours-a-day/7-days-a-week) in order to be able to carry on the provision of essential safety, security, and life-saving services to Laredo/Webb County citizens. These divisional operations include Patrol, Jail, Mental Health Transport, and Radio Dispatch (911 for fire and police protection and other calls for service from the public). These varied and necessary information systems can consist of hardware, cabling, operating systems, and software components and include the new mobile records management system, in-car patrol laptops, mobile/portable radios, radio dispatch communications systems components, fingerprint identification system, mobile/land line telephone equipment, specialized servers, in-car video cameras, jail surveillance cameras, jail medical/mental health records, jail booking/classification, storing/securing/redaction of electronic forensic evidence, and various interfaces with federal and state law enforcement sensitive databases/information systems.

Solution: Request is being made to fill Slot #1980 in order for this needed IT Technician to enable various Webb County essential divisions to remain in constant operations and continue to provide critical services to Laredo/Webb County citizens/taxpayers without disruption from technological glitches, technical failures, software/hardware breakdowns, and other Information Technology (IT) related problems.

Result: The IT Technician will be able to maintain current information technology systems, including their software and hardware components, in optimal working order and repair/replace components when they eventually break down.

Fiscal Impact

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Financial Impact:
Through the efforts of the IT Technician, the Webb County Sheriff's Office will be able to provide maintenance for its various information technology systems to remain in working order, help avoid any potentially costly large scale breakdowns, and prevent possible liability issues should the systemic failure of these various information technology systems delay the provision of life-saving services or otherwise cause harm to the public.

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IT Technician-Job Description