The Office of Systems Management consists of 3 operational groups; Applications, Operations, and GIS:

The Applications group designs, programs, and maintains many of the core BOCC systems, the website, Online Permitting, GIS functions and many others. They are currently working on web to integrate Divisions and to extend GIS functionality to the Public and other Government users.

The Operations section provides the necessary support for the computer, server, and network operations for the Board. We support nearly 500 desktop computers and 22 servers spread across more than 20 locations with a staff of 6 full time people. Staff provides phone-based and onsite technical support to Board staff as well as provide backups and disaster recovery support of data and other technical resources.

Cooperation with other constitutional officers is facilitated via a high speed fiber optic ring which we manage. This provides a stable and redundant connection between many larger government offices. This reduces over-all cost to the county by consolidating network communications on a single network rather than many separately purchased by each office.

Most of the internal phone systems at the BOCC as well as other government offices is provided through this office. This provides a unified system for conferencing, voicemail, and support.

The GIS group is currently building the BOCC's GIS system, with completion expected around May of 2008. This system was designed to be an Enterprise-wide system and will be used by all the BOCC operations, and also the Sheriff, Emergency Management, 9-1-1, the School Board and others.