No additional fiscal impact as this action fills a budgeted vacant position. The annual estimated cost of the position is $326,000 for salary and benefits, including $78,000 for pension costs and will be recovered through service fees charged to user departments.

In July of 2017, the County commenced its recruitment to fill the Chief Information Officer/Director of Information Technology - Exempt position which has been vacant since the retirement of Ed Woo, former Chief Information Officer/Director of Information Technology - Exempt, in June 2017.  
  
The County contracted with Alliance Recruiting Resources, Inc. (AR) to conduct the recruitment AR. Invitation letters and copies of the recruitment brochure were sent to 100 potential CIO candidates. This outreach list was national. The position was advertised nationwide, including at Careersingovernment.com, Dice.com, LinkedIn, and the Municipal Information Systems Association of California. By the end of the five week recruiting period, a total of 284 resumes were received. Of these resumes, 109 applicants met the minimum qualifications. These 109 candidates were asked to complete supplemental information forms. After additional candidate screening and interviews,six finalists were chosen to be interviewed by the County’s Management and Technical panels on October 30, 2017. The County made an offer of employment to an out of state candidate who declined the offer after evaluating the impact of pension reform on her final compensation and benefit formula. On February 16, 2018, a new slate of finalists was interviewed for the Assistant CIO position, some of whom had also applied for CIO. Mr. Shorr was recommended to me for consideration.  
  
Following a series of interviews, reference checks and other background investigation, I selected Marc Shorr for the position.   
  
Mr. Shorr holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Information Systems from University of Phoenix and a Master of Public Administration from Golden Gate University. He currently serves as the Director of Corporate Technology/CIO for Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, after serving as Assistant Director of Information Technology for San Joaquin County from 2006 to 2013, and Information Systems Manager from 2001 to 2006. Prior to working for San Joaquin County, Mr. Shorr served as Director of Information Systems at MicroAge Information Systems and Northwest Regional Manager at CompUSA. Mr. Shorr is the recipient of the 2012 AIIM Carl E. Nelson Best Practices Award, the 2011 Gold and 2009 Silver Winder of the BPM-Focus/WFMC Global Excellence in Workflow Award, Local Area Warrant System and SOA Implementation Project, and the 2004 Innovation Award for demonstrated leadership in management and IT for PeopleSoft implementation. Mr. Shorr co-chaired the Capital Bay Planning Area, which includes representatives planning and developing strategic technology and policy initiatives for Northern California County's first responders, and is active in the California County Information Services Directors Association and the Project Management Institute, Sacramento Valley Chapter. Mr. Shorr has successfully led large-scale organization-wide projects, including the rollout of PeopleSoft HRMS, Financials, Budgeting PeopleSoft Portal, and property tax system while at San Joaquin. In addition, he played a significant role in construction of the San Joaquin County Administration Building. Mr. Shorr is passionate about the value of information technology in the public sector and looks forward to applying energies to the benefit of Contra Costa County.  
  
I am recommending Marc Shorr be appointed Chief Information Officer/Director of Information Technology - Exempt at Step 4 of the salary range effective March 19, 2018.

The County will not have a Chief Information Officer to lead the Department of Information Technology and envision of technology needed to position the County for success into the future.