Who is a Partner?   How does the partnership work?   List of Partners   How to become a partner?

Who is a Partner?

Membership:

This governing policy board (Steering Committee) for the project is composed of those partners in the project who share fiscal responsibility.

How does the partnership work?

Partners:

• are responsible for the full cost of kiosk workstations (hardware, software, licenses, supplies, content development, staff training, and infrastructure items) within their separate jurisdictions,
• agree to adhere to all CRiS program standards, policies, procedures, and requirements,
• may elect to contract with Fairfax County for hardware maintenance, and
• proportionally (based upon number of units deployed) contribute to the costs of commonly developed and used services, e.g., design of structures, special studies and consultants, communications networking, graphic services, publicity, etc.
  

List of Partner

• Fairfax County
• City of Fairfax
• Town of Warrenton
• Town of Vienna
  
• Town of Herndon
  

  Roles:

• oversees the policy and development issues for the kiosk program,
• integrates the kiosk program (content, role, and presentation) with other citizen-centered information sources and technologies, both those which are jurisdiction-specific and those which are cross-jurisdictional,
• develops targeted marketing, publicity, and other awareness programs,
• seeks adequate funding for the project through budget, grant, partnership, and revenue generating sources,
• sets priorities,
• establishes partnerships with other jurisdictions,
• liaisons with the respective County Executives, Managers, Mayors, and elected officials, and
• approves criteria for revenue participants (private sector, for-profit organizations).

How to become a partner?

The governing board of the Kiosk Steering Committee will determine all joining partners based on :

Services provided to Fairfax County citizens and neighboring localities.
Types of services offered. (profit and non-profit)
Location for services to be provided.
Benefits from these services.

Chairman: Gregory F. Scott, Public Access Technology Manager. He can be contacted by sending and email to Gscott@fairfaxcounty.gov