Director of the Seattle Information Technology Department—Functions and powers
Seattle Mun. Code § 3.23.030
in effect3.23.030 - Director of the Seattle Information Technology Department—Functions and powers
The Chief Technology Officer shall be the head of the Seattle Information Technology Department, shall be responsible for the administration of the Department, and shall:
A. Appoint, remove, supervise, and control officers and employees in the Seattle Information Technology Department in accordance with Civil Service Rules and regulations;
B. Prepare and update annually a strategic information technology planning agenda for the City;
C. Develop, promulgate, and implement City policies and standards governing the acquisition, management, and disposition of information technology resources;
D. Develop policies and standards for the management, maintenance and operation of City information technology resources;
E. Develop and oversee an information technology training program for the City;
F. Develop priorities and guidelines to assist City departments in preparing their annual operating and capital information technology budgets;
G. Review City department budget submittals to ensure that information technology budget priorities and guidelines are appropriately addressed in proposed budget allocations, and that all proposed uses of technology resources are consistent with the City's policies, standards and technology agenda;
H. Make recommendations to the Mayor and City Council on changes to department information technology budget submittals for consistency with the City's policies, standards, and technology agenda;
I. Determine the most effective ways of providing information technology resources to City departments, including services and the management thereof, using City or contracted sources;
J. Establish and regularly update an information technology architecture for the City;
K. Manage the preparation of the proposed annual budget of the Seattle Information Technology Department, authorize necessary expenditures and enter into contracts for professional and expert services in accordance with the annual budget; develop and manage programs, and supervise development and maintenance, of adequate managerial and accounting systems and procedures;
L. Execute, administer, modify, and enforce such agreements and instruments as the Chief Technology Officer shall deem both reasonably necessary to implement programs consistent with all applicable laws and ordinances and appropriate for carrying out the responsibilities, functions, and activities of the Department; apply for grants and donations for departmental programs; and solicit and use volunteer services;
M. Create, lead, and facilitate one or more advisory groups designed to provide customer and professional recommendations on City information technology issues, including the operations of the Seattle Information Technology Department, budget allocation, policies, and standards for the acquisition, management, and disposition of information technology assets, and the most effective ways of providing information technology resources to support the missions of City departments;
N. Establish a system of prices, rates and allocations, and charge City departments and other users for services furnished by the Department;
O. Make rules and regulations to carry out departmental activities pursuant to Chapter 3.02; and
P. Establish and oversee a privacy program, including the promulgation of a city-wide privacy policy, governing the collection, use, and management of data collected from the public.
(Ord. 124920, § 12, 2015.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT3AD_SUBTITLE_IIDEOF_CH3.23SEINTEDE_3.23.030DISEINTEDEUNPOFetched: 11/1/2026