Management Information Systems Committee


Date: July 9, 2003

The MIS Committee was called to order at 9:15a.m., Wednesday, July 9, 2003. Members present were: Burri, Stoeckman, Wenzel and White. Guest: Brenson. Meeting called to order by Wenzel. Pate asked that items #7 & 9 be removed from agenda. Motion to adopt agenda with items removed as Pate requested by Stoeckmann, seconded by Burri. Agreed on by committee.
Motion carried.

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

Communications - Wenzel informed committee that a new committee called the Communication Infrastructure Committee will be formed. This commitee will address communication needs for the future.

GIS Application Software - Brenson explained that Arc IMS is being used right now and he is looking to replace this software with Map Guide. The software will work with the other county applications that Mapping is currently using. Told committee the benefits to purchasing this software. He is consulting with other contractors to determine if this will meet the needs of County. Pate questioned whether ESRI products would still be used. Brenson responded that those licenses will stay in place. ArcIMS paid for through Land Records funding. Discussion followed.

Surf Control Software - Pate received call from state that there is an anti-spam software that can be purchased for $10/workstation. It will help control email spam that has continued to increase. Motion to purchase software by Stoeckmann, seconded by White, with Burri dissenting. He explained why - the state has installed this software but the spam keeps coming into email boxes.
Motion carried.

Update on WISACWIS - Pate explained that WISACWIS went live - the T1 line is not in place yet, which explains some intermittent disconnects. There will continue to be ongoing training. Discussion followed.

Dept. Update

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

Next meeting scheduled for August 6th, at 9:15a.m.

Motion to adjourn by Burri, seconded by White. Agreed on by committee.
Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted: Rose White, Secretary