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October 4, 2006 By Gina M. Scott
Some of the future plans include implementation of a county wide 211/311 program, an E-subscribe page which allows people to sign up for alerts, including emergency alerts, and the creation of an E-Pay site where residents can pay for licenses and other county fees all in one place.
An important trend discussed was the so called millennial generation, those people born from 1985-2000 who have just or will soon become of voting age. Hartline explained that this generation "sees things in an entirely different way" -- not only have they always been exposed to technology, but they use online/computer technology in daily life.
Of those of the millennial generation:
The basic issue which Hartline wished to make clear was that as government officials the supervisors should always ask the question: "Can we put it Online?"
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Maybe the question that the supervisors should ask is "SHOULD we put it online?" rather than "Can we ..." It's obvious to all that the county CAN put whatever they want online. What they really need to do is establish guidelines for what really needs to be available online.
If you make everyhting available via the Interenet can the same in-person services be closed and buldings shut-down? Or do we know have to raise taxes to support the e-Government? By the way, the possibility of identidy losses are of a magnitude the County could not insure against........
Review govetech article below. Maybe this is politics. http://www.govtech.net/magazine/channel_story.php/102071
To date, not many of the "Millennium" generations have paid enough taxes to warrant a technology dedicated to them. Elected Leaders: THE tax payers don't want to invetst 1,2,3,4 100 millon dollars in "e-Government" Services which can be procured over the counter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The argument that because someone has not paid enough taxes "to date" to have a voice or say is quite absurd. In the same argument as above, perhaps the government should not fund schools because children are not taxpayers. And maybe we shouldn't fund homeless shelters because the impoverished probably do not pay enough taxes either. Had the 18 year olds who were drafted in Vietnam paid enough taxes when they lowered the voting age? Providing online services is actually less expensive than over the counter, and is much more convenient for people who have children or people who work the same hours the agencies are open. E-government services are for everyone, not just young people. Just because the "Millennium Generation" -- those of us born from around 1980 and on -- would like to transact with our government in a different way then was done in the past does not mean that you won't be able to go to the county Registrar of Voters, or to the State Health department. It will mean that I won't have to waste my gas. The Net Generation is Here http://govtech.public-cio.com/story.php?id=2006.10.10-101575