The county, which is the third most populous in the state, spans 2,383 miles. It was established in 1909 after being separated from Dade County and was recognized as the 47th county in the state of Florida. Below is more information about the county, including what tech projects it’s currently working on, who leads its Information Systems Services Department (ISS) and how many staff the city employs in that department.
FAST FACTS:
Budget: $7.9 billion overall with $157.5 million for information technology, according to an estimate from the Center for Digital Government.* The capital budget includes $17.5 million for IT systems.
Leadership: Archie Satchell, CIO of ISS of Palm Beach County.
Staff: According to their website, there are more than 200 full-time employees at ISS.
MORE ABOUT THE COUNTY’S TECHNOLOGY PLANS:
Palm Beach County is known for a successful collaborative homegrown approach when it comes to IT. The county has approximately 350 applications and has shared technology with the city of Jacksonville, provinces of Canada and the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Satchell told Government Technology* in a recent interview.
The county’s five-year capital improvement plan, covering 2023-2027 for capital improvements, includes $14.2 million for 11 ISS projects. That includes:
- $6 million each year for network infrastructure
- $4.3 million in FY2023 and $6 million each year afterward for platform infrastructure
- $1.25 million in FY2023 and $1 million each year afterward for communications and telephony
As for funded projects, budget documents highlight the following:
- IT Capital Improvement Fund: $17,490,000
- Water utilities IT: $13,481,000
- Court IT Fund: $6,721,069
- IT Systems: $3,205,606
- Airports IT: $2,621,520
