Management Information Systems Committee

Date: August 6, 2003

The MIS Committee was called to order at 9:15a.m., Wednesday, August 6, 2003. Members present were: Burri, Stoeckman, Wenzel and White. Meeting called to order by Wenzel. Motion to adopt agenda by Burri, seconded by Stoeckmann. 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 - Pate gave a synopsis on what took place at the Communications Infrastructure Meeting Stoeckmann wanted to know if we are eligible for monies that are being given to counties for Homeland Security. Stoeckmann suggested that Jeff Wagner, the Bioterrorism Coordinator be invited to the meetings.

Resolution for the purchase of Melyx Upgrade - Pate explained it is used for patient financial and medical record keeping at the Health Care Center. It needs to be upgraded. Motion to approve by Stoeckmann, seconded by Burri. Agreed on by committee.
Motion carried.

Review of MIS Budget - Pate handed out packet of dept. budget information. He showed the comparisons between 2003-2004. Would like to remove Domino upgrade until next year. He explained the Fund Charge Back Credits over 3-yr. period. Committee directed MIS to write a letter to County Board Supervisors regarding the fire protection compliance of server rooms. They will hold a special meeting prior to the next County Board meeting for the Committee members to sign and present to the Board. Burri will investigate to see what the State has for fire protection in their data center.

Resolution of TSM System - (data storage system) Pate explained that the operating cost is much lower that the current system. All backups could be done to one central location. This will be more secure and reduce the number of tapes stored. Motion to approve by Stoeckmann, seconded by Burri.

Dept. Update -

• Sheriff Communications Center was moved - Dispatch is up and running
• Melyx upgrade decided on
• Helpdesk call volume is up
• Compaq hard drives are failing - there are 65 potential, about a dozen have failed so far
• Novell migration continues - Planning & Zoning was done last month - there were some issues but they are resolved with latest patch
• SOARING on website will go live by end of week
• Internal wiring cleanup

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

Next meeting scheduled for September 8th, at 9:15a.m.

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

Respectfully submitted: Rose White, Secretary Date