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The City of Tempe is a unique urban center that is committed to creating a dynamic live, work and play environment, which appeals to all generations. Within the City itself there are eighteen departments, each with its own unique technology needs. If it were not for having central vision already in place, City departments would be placed in the position of creating costly and redundant applications on incompatible systems.

The Information Technology Department was created in May of 2001 by the City Manager in order to coordinate all of the City’s information and telecommunications systems, and to ensure that the City receives the maximum benefit from its nearly $13 million annual investment in these technologies.  The Department is structured into three functional areas: Administration, Application Services, and Technical Services.  The Chief Information Officer oversees the Department and reports to the office of the City Manager.

ITD’s technology-enabled vision for the future includes....

• Organizations, comprised of private and public collaborative interests, will be commonplace and be able to provide services and information to all Tempeans, regardless of economic status.
   
• Individuals, groups, and agencies will communicate with one another in a paperless environment, primarily via electronic means.
   
• Individuals will have access to public information, with appropriate electronic security and privacy measures in place, from a variety of locations – schools, libraries, municipal offices, and the University – to make informed decisions about where to live, work, and play.

GENE OBIS, Manager of the Information Technology Department, began his career with the City of Tempe over 27 years ago in our Police Department after having worked for a private sector financial services organization.  Some of his major achievements include managing the implementation of E-911 service in Tempe, computer aided dispatching / e-records and 800 MHz mobile digital communications systems within the Police Department, as well as managing a staff of highly-talented professionals who provide what has been described as “best in class” IT services. After managing the city’s Customer Service Division, Gene was selected to become the CIO in April of 2001. He is a native Arizonan who attended Arizona State University and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.  Gene later earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) and has completed over 12 hours of graduate studies in Public Administration, in addition to completing the Customer Service Program at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.  Some of his professional associations have included the National Management Association, the International Customer Service Association, the American Water Works Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the American Society for Training and Development, Phi Beta Lambda, DPMA, a consultant for the United States Small Business Administration, a Budget & Finance Commissioner for a neighboring municipality, and Board Member for the Arizona Executive Leadership Forum.