Number
090736
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. HAMILTON
Title
Resolution relating to City policy for e-mail use.
Analysis
This resolution establishes City policy for e-mail use, and authorizes the Chief Information Officer to implement the policy.
Body
Whereas, The City Information Management Committee is responsible for policy and management of the City’s information resources; and
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee encourages its employees to use e-mail for work related communications such as providing services to citizens in support of the City’s mission; and
Whereas, E-mail received or sent by City employees generates approximately 87,000,000 messages annually; and
Whereas, E-mail messages can pose a risk to City information resources by exposing these resources to spam, viruses, and malware; and
Whereas, The City incurs considerable risk as e-mail content becomes recognized as public record; and
Whereas, The City Information Management Committee prepared the “City of Milwaukee E-Mail Use Policy,” which was approved by the committee on September 10, 2009; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the “City of Milwaukee E-Mail Use Policy,” a copy of which is attached to this file, is adopted as City policy, and the Chief Information Officer is authorized to create standards and guidelines to implement the policy.
Requestor
Drafter
LRB09388-1
AEH
9/17/2009