403 Butler Avenue
Tybee Island, GA 31328
tel. (912)786-4573

Information Technology

Mission Statement

The mission of the Information Technology Department is to build a solid comprehensive technology infrastructure; maintain an efficient, effective operations environment; deliver high quality, timely services which support the City of Tybee Island’s primary duties of public service and public safety.

The department provides leadership in the planning, implementation, and maintenance of information technology. It oversees services in telecommunications, local and wide area networking, and end to end client/server support.


Staff
Information Technology Director
Todd Smith
(912)786-4573 Ext. 141
tsmith@cityoftybee.org

IT Support
Michael Bodine
(912)786-4573 Ext. 126

Many of the functions IT performs are in the background of day-to-day City operations. Since every department uses computers, making sure effective software and hardware is selected, updated, and available when and where needed comprises the obvious and traditional portion of IT duties.

In telecommunications, the IT Department keeps the City telephone systems running, coordinates cellular services for staff, and makes sure the radio communications are working. Security monitoring of non-police public buildings and other facilities is accomplished by the IT department. For your convenience, the City Directory provides a complete listing of telephone numbers for all City staff.

Planning for emergency management in the event of a hurricane or other disaster is a part of every decision in information management. All telecommunications have back up plans in the event of failure of any single system. The City’s web site is maintained under contract in a distant geographic location, which means the web will remain a conduit for emergency communications even if City Hall were to be destroyed. Off site storage and off-island backup of information systems is a part of daily processes.

Online payment systems for parking tickets and utility bills is supported on the City web site with a number of back-end support processes to handle contracted support, transactional logging, and data processing.

Outbound communication, as well as providing a resource for coordinating community information, is provided with the City’s Comcast cable access Channel 7, content on the web site, and notices posted on the marquee outside City Hall. Community events can be posted to the City Calendar page and will automatically be considered for inclusion on the channel 7 slide show as well as on the flashing marquee by filling out the calendar submission form. IT staff make sure that City meetings are recorded to help City government to comply with Georgia’s open records requirements; City Council and Planning Commission meetings are broadcast on Channel 7 along with other events of community interest.

Citizens may request a copy of any recorded event on DVD for a $10 material and handling fee. You may call or stop in at City Hall to request a DVD.

Public input regarding web content is invited via feedback email as well as the above link to provide self-listing of event announcements for the City Calendar. Events listed on the Calendar need to be for non-profit, community-based organizations, and may also be listed on Channel 7. While the City Hall marquee mainly displays announcement about City government events, non-profit events may also be listed as space is available.

Appropriate recorded material may be submitted to IT staff for inclusion in the Channel 7 broadcast schedule. Please contact Todd Smith or Michael Bodine with your request. We can accept video and animation in almost any format to convert for broadcast.

Comcast Tybee Island Public Access Channel 7 schedule

Comcast Tybee Island Public Access Channel 7 schedule

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
12:00 AM Before Rain Historic Campgd Vision2 (cont) Crypto Xeriscape
12:15 AM
12:30 AM Fireworks Fireworks H2OCons
12:45 AM TapWater
1:00 AM Historic Enjoy
1:15 AM VolunTyb Taxes Before Rain
1:30 AM
1:45 AM Vision2 Treatment Liquid Campgd Before Rain
2:00 AM H2OCons
2:15 AM GA Re Enjoy Historic Campgd
2:30 AM H2OEff
2:45 AM Historic
3:00 AM H2OCons Works Vision2
3:15 AM Liquid
3:30 AM VolunTyb Pirate09 Crypto
3:45 AM
4:00 AM Xeriscape GA Re Pirate09
4:15 AM Liquid Works
4:30 AM
4:45 AM H2OCons H2OCons
5:00 AM Pirate09
5:15 AM Historic Xeriscape H2OEff H2OEff
5:30 AM
5:45 AM
6:00 AM Pirate09 TapWater Liquid Liquid
6:15 AM
6:30 AM Crypto Before Rain Taxes
6:45 AM
7:00 AM GA Re Campgd Treatment
7:15 AM
7:30 AM TapWater Historic Before Rain
7:45 AM VolunTyb Pirate09 GA Re
8:00 AM Taxes Campgd
8:15 AM H2OEff
8:30 AM TapWater Treatment Works TapWater Fireworks
8:45 AM GA Re
9:00 AM Taxes Before Rain Campgd Taxes H2OCons
9:15 AM
9:30 AM Treasure Treasure Treasure Treasure Treasure Treasure Treasure
9:45 AM
10:00 AM Planning Council Planning Council Planning Council Council
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM Treatment Crypto Liquid Xeriscape Works VolunTyb
2:15 PM
2:30 PM Enjoy Fireworks
2:45 PM Liquid
3:00 PM Enjoy Historic
3:15 PM Vision2 VolunTyb
3:30 PM
3:45 PM Vision2 Pirate09 Campgd Vision2
4:00 PM
4:15 PM Fireworks H2OEff
4:30 PM Works TapWater Pirate09
4:45 PM Before Rain
5:00 PM Before Rain Taxes Crypto
5:15 PM Campgd
5:30 PM Treasure Treasure Treasure Treasure Treasure Treasure Treasure
5:45 PM
6:00 PM Xeriscape Works H2OEff Campgd Crypto
6:15 PM GA Re
6:30 PM Fireworks Treatment
6:45 PM
7:00 PM Planning Council Planning Council Planning Council Council
7:15 PM
7:30 PM
7:45 PM
8:00 PM
8:15 PM
8:30 PM
8:45 PM
9:00 PM
9:15 PM
9:30 PM
9:45 PM
10:00 PM
10:15 PM
10:30 PM
10:45 PM
11:00 PM Before Rain Xeriscape Vision2 Pirate09 Crypto Taxes H2OCons
11:15 PM
11:30 PM Campgd Treatment GA Re H2OEff
11:45 PM TapWater

Abbreviation ¼'s Duration Show Title Showings
Before Rain 1 0:13:21 Before the Rain - storm water and conservation efforts 9 2:00:09
Campgd 1 0:04 River's End Campground featured on "What the Stuff?" 10 0:42:20
Cockspur 4 0:50:18 Cockspur Lighthouse Lighting Ceremony 0 0:00:00
Council varies most recent City Council meeting 8 16:00:00
Crypto 1 0:11:10 Cryptosporidium 7 1:18:10
Enjoy 2 0:22:02 Enjoy the Ride! Biking Fundamentals 4 1:28:08
Fireworks 1 0:13:49 July 4, 2009 Fireworks 6 1:22:54
GA Re 2 0:28:27 Georgia's Streaming Recycling efforts 7 3:19:09
H2OCons 1 0:13:40 Consumer's Guide to Water Conservation 7 1:35:40
H2OEff 2 0:29:00 Water Conservation and Efficient Use 7 3:23:00
Historic 5 1:05:49 Historic Preservation 7 7:40:43
Liquid 6 1:26:44 Liquid Assets (PBS) 7 10:07:08
Pirate09 2 0:28:51 Pirate Parade - PirateFest 2009 8 3:50:48
Planning varies most recent Planning Commission meeting 6 16:00:00
TapWater 1 0:05:15 Tap Water Delivers 7 0:36:45
Taxes 1 0:09:59 Property Taxes educational program 7 1:09:53
Treasure 2 0:19:39 Tybee Treasures (2009 update) 14 4:35:06
Treatment 1 0:11:47 We Treat Water Right 6 1:10:42
Vision2 5 1:11:04 BHT Visioning Revisited 6 7:06:24
VolunTyb 2 0:29:46 Volunteer Tybee 5 2:28:50
Works 2 0:30:14 Water Works (Tybee Neighbors) 6 3:01:24
Xeriscape 4 0:51:51 Your Own Backyard: A Xeriscape Primer 6 5:11:06
~94 hours
We want YOUR programming! Have video of a Tybee event? Bring it to City Hall - we'll convert it to video for broadcast. 


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