06 LC 97
0860
Senate
Resolution 1357
By:
Senators Johnson of the 1st, Moody of the 56th, Williams of the 19th, Brown of
the 26th, Seabaugh of the 28th and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
the Information Technology Department of the Georgia General Assembly; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the 2006 Regular Session of the Georgia General Assembly has been a resounding
technical success, thanks to the tireless dedication of the extraordinary men
and women of the Information Technology Department (IT); and
WHEREAS,
their hard work began last August, when IT personnel began a massive effort to
replace aged equipment, including over 550 desktop and laptop computers, all
networking equipment in over 25 wiring closets, cabling, fiber optic cable,
routers, switches, firewalls, and email, file and print, and instant messaging
systems; and
WHEREAS,
as members convened in January, 2006, to begin their vital work on behalf of the
people of Georgia, they had access to many key new services from IT, including
private and public wireless service throughout the capitol and Coverdell
Legislative Office Building and an around-the-clock Help Desk ready to tackle
any challenges that may come their way, services that have been of immense value
to everyone; and
WHEREAS,
thanks to their incredible efforts, the Georgia General Assembly's network
reliably served members and staff with minimal interruptions, even when the rest
of state government had recently lost its Internet connectivity;
and
WHEREAS,
guided by the exceptional leadership of IT Director Mr. Scott M. Henry, the
following individuals, either staff members of the Georgia General Assembly or
of the department's primary vendor, Transparent Technology, have diligently
worked either before or during the session to make these extraordinary
accomplishments possible: IT Deputy Director Michael Bottoms, Jerry Spann, Kevin
Stoll, Bridget Holsey, Brian Hurst, Steve Blackmon, Bernie Perrotty, Gordan
Rivers, Jason Bridges, Charlie Finn, David Underwood, James McCarthy, Dell
Claborn, LaMarcus Lawrence, Clint Smith, Jeanette Gowen, Michael Monahan, and
the Help Desk staff; and
WHEREAS,
all the members of the Georgia General Assembly owe these talented information
technology professionals a tremendous debt of gratitude for their invaluable
assistance in ensuring that the 2006 Regular Session ran smoothly and
successfully.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join in
commending the Information Technology Department of the Georgia General Assembly
on the superb work it has done to make this session an overwhelming technical
success.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the above-named members of
the Information Technology Department.