GENERALLY

Charleston, S.C., City Code ch. 2, art. X, div. 1

in effect

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 2-300 Establishment.

Sec. 2-300. - Establishment. There is hereby established a department to be known as the Department of Information Technology. (Ord. No. 2006-597, § 1, 12-19-06)

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 2-301 Duties and responsibilities of department.

Sec. 2-301. - Duties and responsibilities of department. The department shall be responsible for the development and support of the city's strategic information planning, policies and procedures; establishment and maintenance of the city WEB sites; providing training, product demonstrations and research and development activities to city employees and officials; providing technical assistance for all information systems within the city; the design, development, implementation and administration of the city's data and voice network infrastructure; and development, maintenance and implementation of the city's geographic information system (GIS). (Ord. No. 2006-597, § 1, 12-19-06; Ord. No. 2014-101, § 2, 7-15-14)

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 2-302 Administration; duties of director.

Sec. 2-302. - Administration; duties of director. (a) The administration, direction and control of the department shall be under the supervision of the chief information officer (CIO), who shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of city council. (b) The CIO shall serve as the chief information advisor of the City and shall be responsible for the management and administration of the city's information services and telecommunication services. The CIO provides coordination and general oversight of information technology policies, programs and resources for the city and performs such other duties and responsibilities as may be delegated to him or her from time to time by the mayor or city council. (Ord. No. 2006-597, § 1, 12-19-06)

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 2-303 Divisions.

Sec. 2-303. - Divisions. The department of information technology shall be comprised of the information services division and the telecommunications services division. (Ord. No. 2006-597, § 1, 12-19-06)

Source: City of Charleston, South Carolina, Code of Ordinances and Zoning Ordinance (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/sc/charleston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CICO_CH2AD_ARTXDEINTE_DIV1GEFetched: 11/7/2026