Colorado Revised Statutes Title 24. Government State § 24-37.5-106. Chief information officer--duties and responsibilities--rules

(a) Monitor trends and advances in information technology resources, direct and approve a comprehensive, statewide, planning process, and plan for the acquisition, management, and use of information technology. The statewide information technology plan shall be updated annually and submitted to the governor, the joint technology committee, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president of the senate.

(b) Advise the joint technology committee and the joint budget committee on requested or ongoing information technology projects, including the adherence of the office to the budget, amounts appropriated, and relevant contract deadline dates or schedules for those projects;

(c) Supervise the chief information security officer appointed pursuant to section 24-37.5-403(1);

(d) Hire or retain such contractors, subcontractors, advisors, consultants, and agents as the chief information officer may deem advisable or necessary, in accordance with relevant procedures, statutes, and rules and make and enter into contracts necessary or incidental to the exercise of the powers and performance of the duties of the office and the chief information officer;

(e) Assist the joint technology committee as necessary to facilitate the committee's oversight of the office; and

(f) Appoint a director of the Colorado broadband office created in section 24-37.5-903(1).