The project will involve working with State and local governmental agencies as well as service providers in the community and consumers of these services. Development of data requirements to support the redesigned mental health system began in April 2001. Standardizing has reduced our cost to purchase and maintain equipment that is now needed by every County employee. The implementation of a countywide email system alone, has improved productivity and output of County employees, and has facilitated telecommuting and flexible work schedules while enabling productive work to continue around the clock. Renovation of all public branch libraries to include PC workstations with Internet access for public use.
Technology is only as valuable as the people who know how to use it.
In 1996, the County began making regularly-scheduled PC software and web development training available to all County employees. In July 2000, a central Help Desk was created to begin addressing the need to provide increased support for County-specific software. Projects are already underway to support the redesign of the County's mental health system to provide greater access to mental health services to County residents, as well as in Aging and Disability Services, to provide integrated case management for all services provided to seniors and disabled citizens.