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File #: 19-908    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Memo Status: Passed
File created: 9/16/2019 Departments: COUNTY MANAGER
On agenda: 9/24/2019 Final action: 9/24/2019
Title: Approve the responses provided by the County Departments to the Board of Supervisors' inquiries in the Fiscal Year 2019-21 Recommended Budget Hearings.
Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority

To: Honorable Board of Supervisors

From: Michael P. Callagy, County Manager

Subject: Departmental Responses to the Board's Inquiries at the FY 2019-21 Recommended Budget Hearings


RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the responses provided by the County Departments to the Board of Supervisors' inquiries in the Fiscal Year 2019-21 Recommended Budget Hearings.

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BACKGROUND:
On June 17 through 19, 2019 hearings were held for the FY 2019-21 Recommended Budget at which all County Departments presented their departments budget and
other highlights. During the hearings Board members made inquiries particular to
programs and functions of each department.

DISCUSSION:

Coroner

Inquiry 1: Provide the number of suicides in calendar year 2018 and the trend over time.

Year
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Count
62
58
68
55
71

Information Services Department (ISD)

Inquiry 1: Provide a list of existing legacy systems.

ISD collaborated with County departments to review the status of known applications
which are published to satisfy ISD's support requirements; to comply with SB 272 -
Enterprise System Catalog reporting requirements under the California Public Records
Act; and based on inherent information made available by County Departments who use
such applications. A list of known legacy applications is provided through Table 1.

Table 1
Application Name
Purpose/Description
Custodian Department
GIS (Esri ArcGIS for Desktop)
Only runs on Windows 7. Software used to produce parcel maps
ACRE - Vendor Owned Product
IBM SPSS
Has not been updated in 4 years. Software that performs predictive analysis
ACRE - Vendor Owned Product
SIRE Minutes Plus


Maintains Board of Supervisors agenda and minutes
County Manager/Clerk of the Board

District Viewer
Platform that extrapolated the maps/parcel data/use codes and mailing addresses for the County unincorporated pockets (i.e. parcels in La Honda, Eme...

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