Unclassified employees are exempt from merit system rules and regulations relating to appointment, tenure, and appeal but may be entitled to retirement and all other fringe benefits available to merit system employees, depending on the provisions of the employment contract. This is highly responsible professional work planning, organizing, and directing an effort to improve the coordination and delivery of technology for the criminal justice community of the State of Alabama and providing technical assistance, advice, and recommendations to criminal justice officials and staff. Work involves both a detailed analysis of criminal justice technology services including state, local and regional efforts and interaction with entities outside the state. The Executive Director will make recommendations based on this analysis for implementation of improvements on a statewide basis. Work also involves coordination with various state and local agencies such as the Department of Public Safety, the Administrative Office of Courts, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, the Attorney General, the Office of Prosecution Services, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Department of Corrections, the Criminal Justice Information Center, various local law enforcement agencies and associations.
Overnight travel is required.
Typical Duties Conducts studies on services and formulates policies and procedures for the enhancement of services for consideration by appropriate study committees, agencies, or organizations. Serves as liaison with criminal justice officials and employees on issues relating to technical services. Creates a Technology Plan for approval by the Board that will serve as a guide for project development for the next five years. Establishes conferences for the education of criminal justice personnel in the area of technology. Seeks funding from local, state and federal funding involving cost-benefits studies, fiscal notes, and grant application preparation.