HomeMy Public PortalAbout2000_01_11_O001 Amending the Town Code adding Information Technology CommissionThe Town of
Leesburg,
,._Virginia
PRESENTED January_ 11, 2000
ORDINANCE NO. 2000-0-1 ADOPTED January 11, 2000
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING THE LEESBURG TOWN CODE ARTICLE VII
COMPENSATION FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND ADDING
A NEW ARTICLE XI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION
WHEREAS, on April, 19, 1999 the Town Council established an Information Technology
Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Information Technology Committee will disband at the end of 1999; and
WHEREAS, on December 14, 1999 the Information Technology Committee presented its
recommendations to the Town Council; and
WHEREAS, at the December 14, 1999 Town Council meeting the Council agreed to establish
the Information Technology Committee as a permanent, working commission.
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. Article XI Information Technology Commission is hereby created as
follows.
Sec. 2-98. Information Technology Commission created.
(a)
The Leesburg Information Technology Commission is hereby established. The
Commission shall consist of seven members of the community appointed by the Council,
a councilmanic representative and the Director of Information Technology. The Council
shall appoint one of its members to the Commission who shall be a non-voting member
and whose term of office shall correspond to the official tenure of office as a
Councilmember. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired tenn. Three
members' terms shall expire on June 30, 2002, and four members' terms shall expire on
June 30, 2003. Thereafter members shall serve two-year terms.
The Commission shall elect its chairman and vice-chairman annually. The chairman shall
preside at all meetings and role on all procedural questions (subject to a reversal by a
majority vote of the members present). The vice-chairman shall act in the absence or
inability of the chairman to act. The Director of Information Technology shall act as a
secretary to the Commission.
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AN ORDINANCE:
ESTABLISHING THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMISSION
(c) The Commission shall meet monthly or more often as necessary upon the call of the
chairperson or two or more members. A majority of the voting members of the
Information Technology Commission shall constitute a quorum. The majority of votes
necessary to take action or to transact business shall be a majority of those present and
voting. Meetings shall be open to the public under the Freedom of Information Act.
Debate shall be limited to the Commission members and appointed staff. The
chairperson is required to report any attendance problems to the town council, which has
the authority to require a member to resign if the said member is absent from three
consecutive, regular monthly meetings.
Sec. 2-99. Duties.
The Information Technology Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
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To adopt rules governing the conduct of its business and meetings.
To establish long-term goals and make recommendations for Council approval to
attain these goals.
To continually evaluate the town's information systems and provide the Council and
Town Manager with recommendations including options, priorities and budgetary
impacts.
To make recommendations regarding the operation, staffing, maintenance, capital
improvements and funding of the Department of Information Technology.
To assist the 1T director in preparing the annual operating budget and the CIP budget
related to the funding of the Department of Information Technology.
To report periodically on its work to the Council.
To assist in and carry out such other duties as may be assigned by the Council.
All actions of this committee shall be subject to Council approval.
SECTION II. Article VII. Compensation for Boards and Commissions is hereby amended
as follows.
Sec. 2-91.5. Information Technology Commission.
Compensation of members of the Information Technology Commission, exclusive of the
councilmanic appointee, shall be $600.00 per annum, payable in equal monthly installments.
SECTION m. This ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage.
PASSED this 11m day of January 2000.
Ja(-nes E. Clem, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
Clerk of Council