City Manager’s Office
Data Governance
The goal of data governance is to ensure the highest quality data is collected, used, and made available to key stakeholders through coordinated efforts within the organization. This allows for better community engagement, better decision making, and better use of city resources.
What is Data Governance?
Data Governance is a collection of practices and processes to help to ensure the formal management of data assets within an organization. Data Governance often includes other concepts such as Data Stewardship and Data Quality, which help organizations gain better control over its data assets, including methods, technologies and behaviors. (DAMA)
Why is Data Governance Important?
- Lower costs
- More accurate procedures around regulation and compliance
- Greater transparency and accountability
- Better training and educational practices around data management
- Increase in value of city’s data
- Provides standardized data systems, data policies, data procedures and data standards.
How Does Irving Practice Data Governance?
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Data Inventories
- Data Security
- Data Quality and Management
Who Oversees Data Governance?
The Data Governance Committee (DGC) oversees the execution of the Data Governance Mission and consists of selected department representatives. The DGC holds meetings quarterly or an ad hoc basis, depending on workload.
The DGC addresses initiative-specific data issues/requirements through the guidelines established by the Strategic Plan, Comprehensive Plan, Open Data Policy and the other initiatives. The broad responsibility of the DGC is to be the centralized authority on data management within the City of Irving.
Early Voting Schedule
- April 22-25 | Tuesday-Friday | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- April 26 | Saturday | 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- April 27 | Sunday | noon to 6 p.m.
- April 28-29 | Monday & Tuesday | 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Early Voting Centers in Irving
- Irving City Hall, 825 W. Irving Blvd.
- Irving Arts Center, 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd.
- Valley Ranch Library, 401 Cimarron Trail
Election Day Schedule
- May 3 | Saturday | 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Residents of Dallas County may vote at any Dallas County Vote Center during Early Voting and on Election Day. Visit DallasCountyVotes.org for entire list. For more information, call the City Secretary’s Office at (972) 721-2493.
Early Voting
- May 27-30 | Tuesday-Friday | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- May 31 | Saturday | 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- June 1 | Sunday | 12 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- June 2-3 | Monday-Tuesday | 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Early Voting Locations
- Irving City Hall |825 W. Irving Blvd.
- Irving Arts Center |3333 N. MacArthur Blvd.
- Valley Ranch Library |401 Cimarron Trail
Election Day
- June 7 | Saturday | 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Election Day Voting Locations
Dallas County reports there are 37 locations around Irving for Election Day voting. Use the county's interactive Vote Center Finder or view a PDF of all Election Day Vote Centers.
Visit DallasCountyVotes.org for more information. For more information, call the City Secretary’s Office at (972) 721-2493.
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