Annual Report-2007- Inside Pages.indd - York Regional Police
Annual Report-2007- Inside Pages.indd - York Regional Police
Annual Report-2007- Inside Pages.indd - York Regional Police
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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT<br />
RON HUBER, MANAGER, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY<br />
NICK MOHAMED, ASSISTANT MANAGER, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY<br />
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT BUREAU<br />
The Information Management Bureau includes<br />
70 civilian members who manage the collection,<br />
maintenance and dissemination of information<br />
relevant to policing issues in compliance with<br />
legislation, policies and procedures. Highlights from<br />
<strong>2007</strong> included the installation of a new Point-of-Sale<br />
system at <strong>Police</strong> Headquarters and the Community<br />
Resource Centre at Hillcrest Mall, which allows for<br />
a more efficient delivery of Clearance Letters and<br />
Vulnerable Sector Screening Letters.<br />
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUREAU<br />
Responsible for maximizing the access and availability<br />
of electronic information and applications, the 30<br />
members of IT provide technology support for<br />
frontline officers and office staff.<br />
Highlights from <strong>2007</strong> include the introduction of new<br />
technologies that support the organization’s greening<br />
strategy by reducing the air conditioning and electrical<br />
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT<br />
MARK HOLLAND, MANAGER, FINANCE<br />
JEFF CHANNELL, ASSISTANT MANAGER, FINANCE<br />
power requirements. The busy IT Help Desk received<br />
21,507 calls for service in <strong>2007</strong> and completed 7,918<br />
work orders.<br />
TECHNOLOGY TRAINING UNIT<br />
The eight members of the Technology Training<br />
Unit provide training on all of the technologies<br />
employed throughout <strong>York</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Police</strong>, including<br />
Communications, Information Management, Versadex<br />
upgrade training, office automation tools, desktop and<br />
mobile work stations and our Records Management<br />
Systems. The unit conducted more than 2,965 hours<br />
of training in <strong>2007</strong> for uniform and civilian staff.<br />
FINANCIAL SERVICES<br />
The 38 members of our Financial Services team<br />
support the administrative areas of Accounting and<br />
Budgets, Paid Duty Administration and Alarms.<br />
The Maintenance and Procurement section oversees<br />
Facilities Management, Fleet and Purchasing. In <strong>2007</strong>,<br />
the bureau added two new civilian employees in Fleet<br />
and Purchasing respectively.<br />
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