1. There
is hereby established an Office of Information Technology that
is allocated in but not of the Department of the Treasury. The
Office of Information Technology shall be independent of any supervision
by the Department.
2. The Office
of Telecommunications and Information Systems created by Executive
order No. 84 (Kean) is abolished and all of its functions, powers,
and duties, except as herein otherwise provided, are continued
in the Office of Information Technology established under this
Executive Order.
3. All appropriations
and other moneys available and to become available to the Office
of Telecommunications and Information Systems are hereby continued
in the Office of Information Technology and shall be available
for the objects and purposes for which appropriated, subject to
any terms or conditions of such appropriations.
4. Employees
of the Office of Telecommunications and Information Systems shall
become employees of the Office of Information Technology and shall
retain their present employment status under Title 11A and their
collective bargaining status. Future employees of the Office of
Information Technology shall be hired consistent with Title 11A.
5. The Office
of Information Technology shall be headed by a Governing Board,
which shall meet at least quarterly and shall consist of seven
members as follows:
a. The
Chief Information Officer, as the chair;
b. The
State Treasurer or designee;
c. Two
voting Executive Branch agency members, appointed by and serving
at the pleasure of the Governor and until a successor is appointed;
and
d. Three
voting public members, appointed by and serving at the pleasure
of the Governor, who shall be New Jersey residents employed
by, owners of, or members of the Board of Directors of a business
that is located in New Jersey. Public members shall possess
both business and information technology leadership expertise.
Public members shall not receive compensation for their services
but shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred
in the performance of their official duties.
6. The Governing
Board shall set policy for the Office of Information Technology,
review and approve the annual budget request for the Office of
Information Technology, and appoint and advise the Chief Technology
Officer. The Governing Board shall review and approve the strategic
plan for the Office of Information Technology and shall ensure
that such plan is consistent with the strategic direction established
by the Executive Branch agencies as embodied in the Statewide
Strategic Plan for Information Technology.
7. The Chief
Information Officer, working with Executive Branch agencies, shall
develop and implement the Statewide Strategic Plan for Information
Technology and shall lead, coordinate and integrate statewide
information technology policies and activities.
8. The Office
of Information Technology shall be managed by a Chief Technology
Officer, who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure
of, the Governing Board. The Chief Technology Officer shall have
technical proficiency and managerial expertise in the information
technology field and shall be responsible for the day-to-day operations
of the Office of Information Technology. The Chief Technology
Officer shall develop a strategic plan for the Office of Information
Technology that is consistent with the Statewide Strategic Plan
for Information Technology.
9. The Chief
Technology Officer shall chair the Information Technology Coordinating
Team, consisting of the Chief Information Officer from each Executive
Branch agency. The Information Technology Coordinating Team shall
work cooperatively with the Chief Information Officer to develop
and implement the Statewide Strategic Plan for Information Technology.
10. All
agencies of the State government are directed to cooperate fully
with the Office of Information Technology and with each other
to ensure the effective use of information technology in State
government.
11. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal,
this 4th day of September in the
Year of Our Lord, One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Ninety-Eight,
and of the Independence of the
United States, the Two Hundred
and Twenty-Third
/s/
Christine Todd Whitman
Governor
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