Management Information Systems Committee

The MIS Committee was called to order at 9:15a.m., Wednesday, April 17, 2003. Members present were: Burri, Endres, and White.

Meeting called to order by White. Motion to adopt agenda by Burri, seconded by Endres. Agreed on by committee.
Motion carried.

Motion to approve last month's committee minutes by Endres, seconded by Burri. Agreed on by committee.
Motion carried.

Communications - None.

Soaring Implementation. Pate talked with Liebman on legalities - project will allow public to do searches for parcels by name. Property owners will have option to have name removed from database. Press release will be put on website. Discussion followed.

MIS Annual Report - Pate handed out an outline for the report. Pate asked committee for input on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Discussion followed.

Update on Network Technician Recruitment - Pate told the committee that someone has been hired and will start at the end of April. Discussion followed.

WISACWIS project - In the 5th week of planning and is right on schedule. The technical issue of a replacement T1 is being worked on - getting quotes from Charter and WisNet. The server has arrived but the software needs to be installed, and licenses for use need to be purchased.

Dept. Update

• VISIONS/CAD/RMS upgrades went well in March
• Mobile Date upgrade to take place March 26th
• Main switch - needs to be replaced because of issues with disconnects, and IP routing problems with Novell upgrade. The estimate for the new switch is between $35,000 - $65,000 depending on size and configuration. There is $45,000 in budget appropriation for this project.
• Notes applications ready for implementation - will use for the routing of contracts, resolutions and agendas
• Crystal Reports for MUNIS project started past week
• Novell user migration having issues - currently 5 depts. on new client
• Law Enforcement PCs arrived - 70 will need to be set up by May 15th
• Auction scheduled for end of May
• Imaging project for HS - consultant coming in next week
• Lanier system - more issues with Windows 2000, installing peripheral equipment to take care of issues
• Helpdesk call stable

Motion to approve vouchers by Burri, seconded by Endres. Agreed on by committee.
Motion carried.

Next meeting scheduled for May 14th, at 9:15 a.m.

Motion to adjourn by Burri, seconded by Endres. Agreed on by committee. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted: Rose White, Secretary