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To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:	October 11, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract for Digital Transformaton and Information Technology Governance

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/11/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen, Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director

Contact:

Jeff Peter, Assistant Chief; 925-941-3300

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 11, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract with O3, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $525,000, for information technology strategic planning and governance services for the term October 11, 2022 to June 30, 2025.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Budgeted; 100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund

BACKGROUND:

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Fire District) is dependent on its IT infrastructure and professional services to achieve its mission. Like other public safety organizations, the Fire District is challenged with keeping pace with the growth of the organization, compliance requirements, innovation trends, the need for digital transformation, reducing and containing costs, and supporting ongoing 24x7x365 emergency and non-emergency operations. These challenges can only be addressed by establishing and maintaining an agile, efficient, integrated, mission-focused, and strategically-aligned IT organization. The establishment of a strategically-aligned IT organization requires the implementation of an IT Governance framework. Governance of Enterprise IT (GEIT) is a comprehensive framework that incorporates providing strategic direction, ensuring that the objectives of the plan are achieved, ascertaining that risk is managed appropriately, verifying that the resources are used responsibly, and ultimately ensuring that the investments made yield the value desired by the Fire District.

The Fire District’s Information Technology (IT) needs are highly dynamic, demand driven, and are constantly pushing the boundaries of innovation. O3, Inc. will provide consultation, direction, and technical assistance to the Fire District to assist with the implementation of the digital transformation and information technology governance strategic initiatives. The Fire District's strategic plan includes an initiative to transition to a data and digital-centric business model. To assist the Fire District in progressing toward the completion of this goal, O3, Inc. will work closely with the Communications Division Assistant Chief, senior staff, and steering committees to set and implement a digital strategy.