[gis_info] SUM: GIS Staff in Local Government question

[Tycho Granville]

Hi All -
I received a lot of replies to this one (thanks!!). The only pattern I
can discern is that once the parent organization gets big enough, GIS
spreads to multiple departments. The responses showed departments/staff
housed as follows:
 
Multiple Departments: 7
Information Technology: 7
Planning (or equivalent): 6
Public Works: 5 (6 if Wasco County is included)
Assessor/Appraiser: 3
Stand-alone GIS: 2
 
I'm staying put.
The original message is below.
 
Tycho
 
 
 -----Original Message-----
From: Tycho Granville [mailto:tychog at co.wasco.or.us] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 8:14 AM
To: GIS_Info List (gis_info at webhost.osl.state.or.us )
Subject: GIS Staff in Local Government question


Hi All -
Hoping I can get some replies on this one, which is really directed at
local governing bodies. What department(s) are your GIS *staff* (not
users) in? If you develop or maintain "raw" GIS data, or provide
services for other people/departments I would consider you to be GIS
staff no matter what your title. Wasco County's GIS people are a
separate division within the Public Works department.
The reason I ask is there is a discussion going on about whether GIS
should continue to be in Public Works (which also houses the Surveyor)
or merged into Information Services (our networking folks).
TIA, and will sum,
 
Tycho
 

Tycho Granville
Wasco County GIS Coordinator
tychog at co.wasco.or.us
(541)298-3543
http://co.wasco.or.us <http://co.wasco.or.us/>  

 
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