2009 Excellence Award Materials are Now Available

Quality in IT Practices (2009)

2009 Quality in IT Practices Application is Available:

The Quality in IT Practices program is a program that recognizes a baseline performance level for IT governance in the Municipal government world. It is a subset of the Excellence in IT Practices program. The Excellence program provides a more rigorous audit of the operation where an agency can receive either the Achievement or Excellence awards. The application process is done thru Survey Monkey. Applications are due by September 21st.

Link to Quality in IT Practices Application

The application fee is $75, payable to Misac via:

Michelle Nesbitt
Managing Director
MISAC
1415 L Street, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95814

We are not able to accept credit cards at this time.

Excellence in Information Technology Practices

The due date is Friday, August 15th, 2009.
The application fee may be sent in prior to the response form.

The Municipal Information Systems Association of California has established the Excellence in Information Technology Practices Program that recognizes exemplary Information Technology (IT) practices and is intended to foster peer recognition of achievements in IT practices.

The Municipal Information Systems Association of California (MISAC) established the Excellence in Information Technology (IT) Practices program in 1999, to recognize public agency efforts in the Information Technology arena. The Excellence in Information Technology Practices program recognizes cities and special districts that exceed industry practices. The program, which is revised annually to keep up to date with changing standards, consists of ten major categories of questions. Three qualified IT directors review each application. The evaluation committee determines the award level at Achievement or the higher-level Excellence; due to the high standards not all agencies receive an award. Every applicant receives detailed feedback and suggestions for IT program enhancements. For those agencies earning an award at either level, a plaque is presented to the applicant’s governing body, providing recognition for the IT department.

Each applicant needs to complete and submit the
Application, Response Form and application fee

Agencies that are eligible to participate in the Certification Program include local municipal governments and special districts. Those interested must submit a Program application for review. Each application is evaluated by three qualified reviewers who have extensive experience in local government and technology. Agency’s applications that are rated proficient to outstanding will receive a certification award.

• Changes for 2009: GIS section has been added
• Changes for 2007: Additional questions for Security, Operations, and Project Management.
• Changes for 2006: An audit was performed on the program by the Computer Auditing Program at Cal Poly Pomona. The board is looking at some significant changes in the questions for 2006-2007.
• Changes for 2005: There are some new questions on security reviews, employee termination procedures, and document retention.

Prior recipients include:

	Excellence	@	Achievement
	1999		1999
	Culver City Fairfield Folsom Santa Ana Watershed Authority Torrance		Irvine Mountain View Redding Santa Maria Walnut Creek
	2000-2001		2000-2001
	Fairfield South Tahoe Public Utilities District		Moreno Valley Mountain View Santa Ana Watershed Authority Vacaville
	2001-2002		2001-2002
	Fairfield Oakland Torrance		Moreno Valley Mountain View Santa Clarita South San Francisco Vacaville
	2002-2003		2002-2003
	Culver City Fairfield Irvine Moreno Valley Santa Clarita South San Francisco Torrance Ventura Walnut Creek		Fontana Mojave Water Agency Mountain View Petaluma Santa Ana Watershed Authority Santa Clara
	2003-2004		2003-2004
	Anaheim Culver City El Segundo Fairfield Irvine Moreno Valley Santa Clarita South San Francisco Torrance Ventura		Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Mountain View Rancho California Water District Santa Clara Vacaville
	2004-2005		2004-2005
	Anaheim Burbank Culver City El Segundo Fairfield Irvine Moreno Valley Redondo Beach Santa Clara South San Francisco Torrance		Dublin Petaluma Rancho California Water District
	2005-2006		2005-2006
	Anaheim Culver City El Segundo Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Fairfield Merced Modesto Moreno Valley Redondo Beach Santa Clara South San Francisco		Diamond Bar Orange County Sanitation District Petaluma
	2006-2007		2006-2007
	Anaheim Beverly Hills Culver City Diamond Bar Dublin / San Ramon Services District Fairfield Merced Modesto Moreno Valley Otay Water District Petaluma Redondo Beach South San Francisco Temecula		Central Basin Municipal Water District Fontana Riverside
	2007-2008		2007-2008
	Anaheim Atascadero Beverly Hills Diamond Bar Fairfield Merced Modesto Moreno Valley Orange County Sanitation District Otay Water District Petaluma Redondo Beach Riverside Santa Clara South San Francisco Walnut Creek		Central Basin Municipal Water District Fontana Rancho California Water District Western Municipal Water District
	2008-2009		2008-2009
	Anaheim Chula Vista Culver City Diamond Bar Fairfield Merced Modesto Moreno Valley Orange County Sanitation District Otay Water District Petaluma Redondo Beach Riverside Santa Clara South San Francisco Temecula Torrance Walnut Creek West Hollywood		Central Basin Municipal Water District Rancho California Water District San Carlos Vista Irrigation Water Distict Western Municipal Water District
For further information on the Excellence in Information Technology Practices Award Program, you may contact:
Mitch Cochran City of Monrovia mcochran@ci.monrovia.ca.us (626) 932-5561