Information Technology

The purpose of the Information Technology Department is to provide hardware, software, data, and web-based services to residents, agencies, businesses, and Montezuma County Staff so they can make informed decisions and conduct business in an efficient manner.

The Montezuma County Information Technology/Computer Services Department implements hardware and software systems that improve government services. In partnership with all County departments and other agencies, Information Services coordinates all County Information Technology (IT) projects in an effort to implement integrated IT solutions that best enable departments to accomplish their respective missions. Information Services operations are driven by the guiding principles and goals identified in the County’s Information Technology Master Plan.

Montezuma County IT Code of Ethics

We, the Employees of Montezuma County, in recognition of the importance of our technologies in affecting the quality of life throughout the world, and in accepting a personal obligation to our profession, its members, and the communities we serve, do hereby commit ourselves to the highest ethical and professional conduct and agree:

1. to accept responsibility in making decisions consistent with the safety, health, and welfare of the public, and to disclose promptly factors that might endanger the public or the environment;
2. to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest whenever possible, and to disclose them to affected parties when they do exist;
3. to be honest and realistic in stating claims or estimates based on available data;
4. to reject bribery in all its forms;
5. to improve the understanding of technology; its appropriate application, and potential consequences;
6. to maintain and improve our technical competence and to undertake technological tasks for others only if qualified by training or experience, or after full disclosure of pertinent limitations;
7. to seek, accept, and offer honest criticism of technical work, to acknowledge and correct errors, and to credit properly the contributions of others;
8. to treat fairly all persons regardless of such factors as race, religion, gender, disability, age, or national origin;
9. to avoid injuring others, their property, reputation, or employment by false or malicious action;
10. to assist colleagues and co-workers in their professional development and to support them in following this code of ethics.

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