2012 Budget - South Suburban Parks and Recreation

Finance (continued)
South Suburban Park and Recreation District
Mission and Goals
Goals and Objectives for the 2012 Budget
1. Continue to provide accurate financial reports on a timely basis for monitoring
District’s finances and use in decision making. (District Goals #2LT, #1GO)
2. Continue to track and report on District’s grant/intergovernmental projects (District
Goals #1LT, #3GO)
3. Complete the Implementation of the Electronic Time Keeping system (District Goals
#1GO, #2GO)
4. Implement an electronic pay stub system to eliminate paper checks and direct deposit
stubs. (District Goals #1GO, #2GO)
5. Continue to monitor and improve internal controls (District Goals #2LT, #1GO)
6. Cross train staff on key processes(District Goals #4GO)
Information Technology
Mission
The mission of the South Suburban Information Technology Department (IT) is to provide
high quality, cost effective technology products and services that support the overall mission
of South Suburban Park and Recreation District.
Department Overview
The Information Technology Department is responsible for developing all strategic and
operational planning related to District technology. This role includes acquisition,
maintenance, and support of the District’s Local Area Networking (LAN), Wide Area
Networking (WAN), desktop computers, and server computers. The IT Department is also
responsible for providing office and email software to each facility, as well as providing
high-speed internet access to the District. The IT Department is responsible for installing
and maintaining all Network Operating Systems, Desktop Operating Systems, database
systems, and for creating and maintaining remote VPN access. The District has built custom
software that includes the public website, our Intranet, and our internal applications (Point of
Sale, Registration, Facility Scheduling, Work Orders, League Management, Customer
Relationship Management, and Self Check-in). The IT Department is responsible for
developing and maintaining these applications in order to ensure that they are operational,
useful, and up to date.
Lastly, the IT Department is responsible for establishing and executing proper security
measures for data and equipment. This includes creating and implementing District security
policy, controlling physical access to servers, implementing authority rights and audit
controls, installation of an anti-virus system, secure configuration of the District firewalls,
data encryption, data backup, intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, data restoration and
disaster recovery.
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