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Adopt a resolution and plaque of appreciation honoring Ira J. Rosenthal, Chief Information Officer/Registrar of Voters, upon his retirement from the Solano County Department of Information Technology with 16 years of public service, including 15 years of dedicated service to Solano County
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The County Administrator recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution and plaque of appreciation honoring Ira J. Rosenthal, Chief Information Officer/Registrar of Voters, upon his retirement from the Solano County Department of Information Technology with 16 years of public service, including 15 years of dedicated service to Solano County.
SUMMARY/ DISCUSSION:
Ira Rosenthal began his public service career in 2002 as the Director of Enterprise Application Services for the City and County of Denver, Colorado. Mr. Rosenthal was responsible for all production, support and development initiatives involving Denver's use of its PeopleSoft and financial applications. He also managed a staff of developers, analysts, database administrators, helpdesk, network and operating administrators. Mr. Rosenthal served in that capacity until November 2003 when he accepted the Chief Information Officer/Registrar of Voters position with Solano County.
As the Chief Information Officer, Mr. Rosenthal has played a leading role in helping the County integrate a series of new technologies, including voice over Internet protocol (VOIP), social media platforms, mobile applications and cloud computing solutions, just to name a few. He manages a team of employees responsible for providing helpdesk solutions, including the completion of more than 13,500 annual service tickets, all while maintaining a County network of 4,700 computers, 4,251 telephone lines, 800 printers, 540 servers, 420 tablets and 165 terabytes of County information and dat...
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