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PROPOSED ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A COOK COUNTY TECHNOLOGY POLICY
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2- Administration, Article XIII - Cook County Technology Policy, sections 2-968 - 2-971 of the Cook County Code are hereby enacted as Follows:
Section 2-968. - Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "the Cook County Technology Policy."
Section 2-969. - Definitions
For purposes of this division, the following words or terms shall have the meaning or construction ascribed to them in this section:
Ordinance means the Cook County Technology Policy, as amended.
Procurement Request means a request for proposal, request for qualification, sole source procurement, comparable government procurement, emergency procurement, joint procurement, consortium or group procurement and/or innovative procurement issued pursuant to the Cook County Procurement Code.
Roundtable means the Cook County Chief Information Officer Roundtable.
Technology means electronic information, software, systems, and equipment used in the creation, manipulation, storage, display or transmission of data, including, but not limited to, internet and intranet systems, software applications, operation systems, video and multimedia, telecommunications products, kiosks, information transaction machines, copiers, printers and desktop and portable computers. For purposes of this Ordinance, the definition of "Technology" is to be construed broadly to include similar devices and applications both currently existing and not.
Section 2-970. - Cook County Technology Policy
The Cook County Board shall establish policies and procedures concerning Technology on an annual basis. The Board shall:
(a) Establish best practices and a strategic plan for Countywide Procurement Requests and the coordination of shared services of Cook County Technology;
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