Washington County Public Works

Employment & Economic Assistance is a department of Dakota County in Minnesota, which was founded in 1849 and spreads across an area of more than 590 square miles. The department administers various financial assistance programs and provides support for residents to help them achieve and maintain economic self-sufficiency. It offers a child care assistance program for children and low-income families. Through Dakota-Scott Counties Workforce Centers, the department provides employment and training services to economically disadvantaged youths and adults who are the residents of Dakota and Scott counties in Minnesota. Employment & Economic Assistance offers a range of medical and health care solutions, as well as helps people to purchase food. The department also maintains several housing units.

Information Technology is a department of Dakota County, Minn. The department offers a range of services to businesses, as well as citizens who access information and services electronically. Its services include application development, desktop, server and infrastructure support and data center operations. The department also offers hardware acquisition and replacement services. Information Technology provides development and maintenance services for external and internal Web sites. The department offers technical support for network and desktop security, software licensing, upgrades and patches and personal computers. It provides various operations plans for disasters and emergencies. In addition, the department supports a data center with more than 3,000 telephones and over 1,800 voice mail accounts and unified messaging. Information Technology is located in Hastings, Minn.