King County Chief Information Officer

William (Bill) Kehoe was appointed as King County's Chief Information Officer (CIO) and director of King County Information Technology (KCIT) in July, 2010. Bill comes from the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) where he served as the department's first CIO since 2002.

CIO roles & responsibilities

KCIT shall be directed by a County Chief Information Officer (CIO). The CIO shall be appointed by the executive and confirmed by the council. The CIO shall report to the county executive and advise all branches of county government on technology issues. The CIO shall provide vision and coordination in technology management and investment across the county. The CIO shall attend regular executive cabinet meetings as a non-voting member and advisor on technology implications of policy decisions. The CIO shall meet regularly with business managers for the assessor, council, prosecutor, superior court, district court and sheriff to advise on technology implications of policy decisions. The CIO shall advise all county elected officials, departments and divisions on technology planning and project implementation.

CIO duties

• Overseeing the information technology strategic planning office and production of a county information technology strategic plan and updates to the plan
• Overseeing the central information technology project management office and monitoring of approved technology projects
• Recommending business and technical information technology projects for funding as part of the county's strategic planning process
• Recommending technical standards for the purchase, implementation and operation of computer hardware, software and networks as part of the county's strategic planning process
• Recommending countywide policies and standards for privacy, security and protection of data integrity in technology infrastructure, electronic commerce and technology vendor relationships as part of the county's strategic planning process
• Identifying and establishing short-range, mid-range and long-range objectives for information technology investments in the county
• Establishing a standard process for information technology project management, including requirements for project initiation and review, parameters for agency contracts with information technology vendors, and reporting requirements to facilitate monitoring of project implementation
• Establishing criteria for determining which information technology projects will be monitored centrally
• Monitoring project implementation when projects meet the established criteria
• Releasing the funding for each phase of those projects subject to central oversight based on successful reporting and completion of milestones
• Recommending budgetary changes in the funding of information technology projects to the executive and council, as appropriates
• Directing the suspension or general shutdown of projects having difficulties in resolving issues related to scope, schedule or budget
• Conducting post-implementation information technology project review
• Managing the internal service fund and capital project fund of the Department of Information Technology
• Planning, oversight and management of information technology functions within the executive branch, including the following:
  
  
  • Approving the department information technology service delivery plan in conjunction with the executive branch department directors
  • Ensuring that executive branch department information technology service delivery needs are met according to the agreed-upon information technology service delivery plan for the department
  • Hiring or designating, or both, the department information technology service delivery manager in consultation with the department director to manage the day-to-day information technology operations within each executive branch department
  • ensuring that executive department information technology needs are aligned with the countywide three year strategic technology plan and the annual technology business plan. For additional information on the roles and responsibilities of the CIO, please see the King County Code enabling OIRM, 2.16.0755 through 2-16.07585