CITY OF MODESTO the information , and the more transparent the city itself becomes . When we know something , our citizens know it too .”
SCOTT CONN
TITLE : CIO
Delivering the plan When Conn arrived he joined a municipality nearing the mid-point of a well-thought out five-year strategic plan . “ My task coming on board was to embrace that plan , see how far along we ' ve come from a technology perspective , and then determine what are the priorities going forward .” The largest part of the delivery still lies ahead , with three years of the plan to be accomplished .
And his priority is to bring Modesto fully into the community of Smart Cities - a process much of which has already been achieved . “ Now everybody has a different definition for a smart city . It really comes down to again making the city more digital , more technology oriented and more online . For example you no longer have to come down to city hall to get a business permit . You can get all this done online from the comfort of your business or the comfort of your home . It ’ s about things like understanding how parking meters are utilised in the city , which ones are available , which ones are not available , and sharing that information for people driving around looking for a parking spot . Or understanding traffic lights and whether it appears somebody is about to run a red light . We have AI running in the background that keeps the other lights red if we suspect somebody may run the intersection .”
Things like this help cut the accident rate and are among the initiatives that the 33-strong IT department headed by Scott Conn is required to configure , design , implement and then support , taking Modesto further along the smart city route . Apart from that , the most important priority
EXECUTIVE BIO
INDUSTRY : GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION LOCATION : CALIFORNIA , US
Scott Conn became the Chief
Information Officer for the City of Modesto in May 2022 where he puts his 40 + years of C-level private sector , Executive Consulting , and local government Information Technology experience to work . Scott has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management from Santa Clara University , is a retired Varsity Football and Women ’ s Basketball Head Coach . Also , Scott is an active member of the Municipal Information Systems Association of California ( MISAC ) serving on the Communications Committee and is the current President of MISAC ’ s Northern Chapter .