Policy Text
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SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WEB SITE
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDER IS TO SPECIFY THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION AND
THE WEB COMMITTEE RELATIVE TO THE DEPARTMENT WEB SITE . THE WEB SITE INCLUDES ALL OFFICIAL
DEPARTMENT WEB PAGES AND TECHNO LOGIES RELATED TO THOSE PAGES .
I. GENERAL
THIS DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZES THAT USE OF THE INTERNET FOR INFORMA TION GATHERING AND
DISTRIBUTION IS BECOMING MORE PREVALENT BY THE CITIZENS OF OUR COUNTY. THE DEPARTMENT
IS, THEREFORE , COMMITTED TO UTILIZE THAT MODE O F COMMUNICATION TO PROVIDE THE MOST
COMPREHENSIVE AND RELEVANT INFORMATION TO ENABLE THE COMMUNITY TO USE OUR SERVICES
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT .
II. RESPONSIBILITY
THE OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT WEB SITE SHALL RE ST WITH THE COMMANDER
OF THE TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION WHO SHALL , T H R O U G H A W E B M A N A G E R A N D A W E B
COMMITTEE , CAUSE THE CREATION , IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT WEB
SITE.
A. WEB MANAGER
1. THE WEB MANAGER SHALL BE A TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION EMPLOYEE
DESIGNATED BY THE DIVISION C OMMANDER AS THE WEB MANAGER .
2. THE WEB MANAGER SHALL BE R ESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGEMENT , DESIGN, CODING
AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL DEPARTMENT WEB PAGES ሺSEE EXCEPTION IN SECTION
IVሻ. CODING IS DEFINED AS THE PHYSICAL SCRIPT , LANGUAGE , COMMAND FILES AND
OTHER TECHNOLOGIES THAT RESULT IN A VIEWABLE WEB PAGE . MAINTENANCE IS
DEFINED AS IMPLEMENTING NEW TECHNOLOGIES , UPDATING THE SITE WITH
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT DIVISIONS , AS WELL AS OTHER DAILY
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ITEMS .
3. THE WEB MANAGER SHALL PERFORM HIS /HER DUTIES IN COOPERATION WITH THE
WEB COMMITTEE . THE WEB COMMITTEE WILL BE CONSULTED PRIOR TO ANY
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN DESIGN OR FORMAT .
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B. WEB COMMITTEE
1. THE COMMITTEE SHALL CONS IST OF AT LEAST ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH
DIVISION AS SELECTED BY THAT DIVISION ’S COMMANDER . THE COMMANDER OF THE
TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION , OR HIS/HER DESIGNEE , SHALL ACT AS THE CHAIR .
2. THE COMMITTEE SHALL MEET A MINIMUM OF ONCE EVERY TWO MONTHS .
ATTENDANCE BY REPRESENTATIVES IS MANDATORY UNLESS EXCUSED BY TH E
RESPECTIVE DIVISION COMMANDER .
3. THE RESPONSIBILITIES O F THE COMMITTEE AND IT ’S REPRESENTATIVES ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
Aሻ PROVIDE WEB PAGE CONTENT ሺTEXTሻ TO THE WEB MANAGER FOR THE
PURPOSE OF POSTING ON TH E SPECIFIC REPRESENTATIVE ’S DIVISION
PAGEሺSሻ.
Bሻ PROVIDE INPUT AS TO THE LOOK , CONTENT AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE WEB
SITE, A S W E L L A S F U N C T I O N A L I T Y A S I T R E L A T E S T O E A C H
REPRESENTATIVE ’S SPECIFIC DIVISION BUSINESS NEEDS .
III. LOCATION AND CONTENT OF WEB SITE
A. ALL DEPARTMENT WEB PAGES WILL BE HOSTED ON THE SAME SERVER /DOMAIN AS THE
MAIN SHERIFF ’S