The successful consultant will serve as the City’s IT consultant staff for the duration of the contract. Under the direction of City Administration, they will be responsible for all facets of IT functions in the City at the direction of City Administration. The consultant will execute the following: IT Management Consultant Services; 1) Comprehensive Assessment and IT Audit; a) Conduct a Comprehensive Assessment and IT Audit within the first 30 days of hire and draft an IT Road Map within the first 60 days of hire which includes but is not limited to assessment of the current state of the City’s technological environment, existing infrastructure, current software licenses and subscriptions distinguishing between enterprise software and department business applications, current architecture, staffing levels, knowledge, and educational challenges. b) Assessment of organizational IT needs by meeting with representatives from each department and the operational areas that IT supports. c) Perform risk assessment and gap analysis on the effectiveness of current IT organizational structure, technical infrastructure, and support to meet the needs of current and future City initiatives. d) IT policy analysis and procedures (informal and formal) and their adherence to industry standards. e) Include estimated budget requirements for each recommended action. 2) Strategic Planning and Oversight of personnel and vendors; a) Evaluate existing IT Projects, timelines, and project budgets. b) Create a road map for long-range information systems planning and forecasting based on analysis and audit. Evaluate and identify means and approaches to accommodate current and emerging technology requirements, major trends, and upgrades facing the City. c) Identify practical and relevant public sector best practices, and industry standards for IT Contingency Plans for Incident Response, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and Risk Management. d) Evaluation of Cloud-based technologies, support for mobile computing options, userexperience and usability strategies, storage and backup strategies, and skill levels related to the technologies needed now and likely to be needed over the next five years (infrastructure assessment and road map).
