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State of the Art IT for Small Cities
Tim Howell
City of Hutto
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Agenda• Background• Quick Introduction• City of Hutto Overview• Key Areas of Focus• Alternative Funding• Alternative Solutions• 5 Free Tools• Further Education• Questions and Comments
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Objectives1. Any organization can be a
technology innovator.
2. Technology does not have to be expensive.
3. Technology is an opportunity center, not a cost center.
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Background/Accomplishments• Technology Consultant• City of Hutto
– Awards• TAGITM Project Excellence Award• Best of Texas Excellence in Project Delivery• Annual Creativity Award for Public Sector Website
– TAGITM Website Committee Chair– 2009 State of Texas Information
Technology Strategic Advisory Committee
– Toastmasters Club President
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Quick Introduction• Who you are• Who you work for• What you do• Population/Size
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City of Hutto Overview• Growth
– Fastest in the State from 2000 - 2008• 2000 Population – 1205• 2008 Popluation – 17,000+
– Staff• Approximately 80 Full Time Employees• IT Division Started in Fiscal Year 2007• Hired Second IT Employee 4-21-2008• Technology Committee
– IT Budget• 2007 - $98,080• 2008 – $286,931• 2009 – $219,700• 2010 – $191,056 (Estimated)
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City of Hutto Overview• City Wide
– Thin Client’s and Terminal Services– Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) Phones– Microsoft Enterprise Agreement– Centralized IT Infrastructure
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City of Hutto Overview• Public Safety
– Hand Held Ticket Writers• Interfaces
– Court Application– Records Management System
– Police Car Access• Broadband Cards
– Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (TLETS) Integration
– Secure FTP
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City of Hutto Overview• Web Services
– Improved City Website• User Friendly • Handheld Device Access• Submit Questions and Requests Online• Crime Tracking and Case Entry• Really Simple Syndication (RSS)• Utility and Ticket Payments• Calendar of Events• Notifications
– Newsletters– Job Postings
– Facebook– Twitter
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City of Hutto Overview• Other Major Projects
– Automated Meter Reading– Serial Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
on City Water Towers
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Key Areas of Focus• GOV 2.0
– Online Communications– Transparency– Real Time Information– Community Building
• Green Technology– Recyclable Material– Energy Efficiency
• Compliance– Records Retention– Discovery
• Mobility– Remote Workforce– Field Services
• Disaster Preparation - Backup and Recovery - Redundancy
• Organizational Effectiveness - Administration - Business Alignment - Process Improvement - Planning
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Alternative Funding• Cost Avoidance
– Energy Efficiency– Process Improvement– Organizational Structure
• Beta Testing / Piloting– Sell your agency– Don’t be afraid to try
• Free and Cheap Solutions
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Alternative Solutions• Open Source• Cloud Computing• Software as a Service• Out of the Main Stream• Shared Equipment• Collaboration
– Departmental– Other Agencies
• Don’t forget the ROI– Non-Departmental– Exciting vs. Effective– One size does not fit all
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Alternative Solutions
Videos
Google Appshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJT3pagjd8s&feature=related
Cloud Computinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae_DKNwK_ms
Software as a Servicehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGUPSvswmY0
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Culture• Creating a Culture of Innovation
– Seek Input• IdeaScale• Intranet or blog
– Recognition– Find Talent
• The Importance of IT Staff– Workplace Evaluation– Strategic Planning
• Generational Shift
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Solution Showcase: Email• Standard
– Microsoft Exchange
• Cloud Computing– Hosted Microsoft Exchange
• Alternative Solution– Google Mail and App Sync
• Collaboration
– Kerio Mailserver
• Open Source– Scalix– Open-Xchange– OpenGroupware
• Collaboration
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Solution Showcase: Office Suite• Standard
– Microsoft Office
• Alternative Solution– Google Docs
• Open Source– Open Office
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Solution Showcase: Other Solutions• Website/Blogs
– Wordpress– Squarespace
• Mapping– Google Earth
• Hardware– Thin Clients– Netbook
• Phone System– Asterisk
• Video Streaming– UStream
• Project Management– Huddle– MindMeister
• Free Main Stream Sites– Youtube– Flickr– Facebook– Twitter
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Hot Item: Social Networking• Social Media Stats
– Facebook – 200 million users, top 10 website– MySpace – 110 million users– LinkedIn – about 30 million users– Twitter – 54 million visits per month– YouTube – 70 million videos– Flickr – hosts over 2 billion images– Blogs – over 200 million
• Why Not?
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5 Free Tools• Evernote
– http://www.evernote.com
• TweetDeck • http://www.tweetdeck.com/beta
• Alerts/Notifications– Google Alerts
• http://www.google.com/alerts
– Techrigy• www.techrigy.com/
• Slide Share – http://www.slideshare.net/
• Cam Studio– http://www.camstudio.org
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Further Education• Government Technology Magazine
• Texas Association of Government Information Technology Managers
• Municipal Technology Podcast– Coming Soon…– Geared Towards City Administration– Email Notification
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Questions and Comments
Thank You
Tim Howell
IT Analyst
City of Hutto
http://www.TimHowell.net