Voted April 13, 1999, Article 8; Approved by the Attorney General September 20, 1999; posted September 24, 1999.
Section 1. The Town shall have a municipal data processing center as authorized under Chapter 41 of the General Laws. This Department shall serve all departments, offices, boards, committees, and agencies of the Town.
Section 2. The Department shall be administered by a coordinator, who shall be appointed by and responsible to the Board of Selectmen.
Section 3. The coordinator may establish from time to time an advisory board whose number, composition, and duties shall be as determined by the coordinator to best assist in the planning and use of the Town’s electronic data processing and computing services and activities.
Section 4. The coordinator shall be responsible for:
a) Coordination of all electronic data processing and computing services and activities of the Town, including but not limited to office productivity, geographical information systems, digital mapping, financial accounting and reporting, telecommunications, interoffice and Internet electronic mail, Internet services, and local- and wide-area networks.
b) Development of goals and strategies for the acquisition and implementation of computer services, hardware, and software.
c) Development of policies relating to the use of Town electronic data processing and computer services, subject to the approval of the Board of Selectmen.
d) Preparation of an annual and long term budget, subject to the approval of the Board of Selectmen.
e) Development of specifications and standards for services, hardware, software, and training to assure appropriateness for the purpose intended and compatibility among town departments.
f) Acquisition of computer services, hardware, and software appropriate to the common and individual needs of the various Town departments.
g) Maintenance of the computer hardware and software assets of the Town.
h) Supervision within the Department of all purchases of goods, materials, and supplies and maintenance of inventory controls.
i) Assistance to all other Town Departments and Offices in any matter related to electronic data processing or computer technology and services to assure the maximum use of resources, minimum duplication of effort and expense, and most economical delivery of services.
· Acting on Article 11, the Town voted unanimously to adopt the optional form of municipal administration as set forth in section eleven of chapter forty-three C of the General Laws, which authorizes the legislative body to provide, by by-law, for a consolidated department of municipal finance, and to adopt the following by-law for the purpose of establishing and administering a department of municipal finance, and to repeal the vote taken under Article 22 of the warrant for the November 2, 1993 Special Town Meeting:
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