The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is slated to consider approval Tuesday of the city-county's Five Year Information and Communication Technology Plan, which requests $184.7 million in spending for IT projects.
If approved, more than 60 percent of the money ($113.5 million) would be allocated toward four major IT projects. The four projects are:
1. Financial Systems Replacement Project
This system, which will replace San Francisco's mainframe for its financial accounting and management information system (FAMIS), is already fully funded and is scheduled to be completed in fiscal year 2017-18.
2. Public Safety and Public Service Radio Replacement — $78.8 million project
San Francisco will upgrade its citywide 800 MHz Radio and Communications System used by public safety agencies, which went live in 2000. The modernization is expected to be completed in 2020.
3. Replacement of the Property Tax Database — $56 million project budget
The current system is written in COBOL, and only $3.1 million has been appropriated so far by the Board of Supervisors for a replacement.
4. Electronic Health Records
The San Francisco Department of Public Health’s electronic health record (EHR) system is near end of life and will no longer be supported by the vendor within three to five years.
The remaining $71.2 million would go for prioritized projects requested by the S.F. Department of Technology and other departments.
Read more about San Francisco's ICT plan here, starting on page 11.
