The Applications Division creates, implements and supports computer programs for other Lane County departments. The Division is made up of one manager, seventeen application programmers and four database administrators. It is currently responsible for approximately 130 computer application systems and 50 databases.

Division Objectives for Fiscal Year 2006 - 2007

• Low maintenance and reliable applications and infrastructure to provide the maximum resource levels possible to new projects and new application development.
• Implementation of a cross-training program for program developers with a long-term goal of simplifying and standardizing the applications development environments.
• Advanced training for new database administration staff.
• Long term planning for the County's eGovernment infrastructure, the Internet/Intranet portals, applications development environments and databases.
• Implementation of effective change management and source code management processes.
• Implementation of business continuity and disaster recovery procedures and processes.