INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMMITTEE

November 3, 2014

The Information Systems Committee met on Monday, November 3, 2014, in Room 1053.

Chair John Penney called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. and read the open meeting statement. 

Members present: Chr. John Penney, Cty. Bd. Chr. Dick Koeppen, Supr. Dave Neumann. and Supr. Patricia Craig.   Also in attendance was Chris Dalhoe.

Review and accept the agenda.  A motion was made by Supr. Craig to accept agenda.  Motion was seconded by Supr. Neumann.  Motion carried without a negative vote.

Minutes of the previous meeting.  A motion was made by Cty. Bd. Chr. Koeppen to accept the minutes from the previous meeting.  Motion was seconded by Supr. Craig.  Motion carried without a negative vote.

Approve bills.   The October bills were presented and discussion was held.  Supr. Craig made a motion to accept the bills and forward them to the finance committee.  Supr. Neumann seconded the motion.  Motion carried without a negative vote.

Public Comment – No comments.

Introduction of DHHS Support Technician – R. Reath introduced Jake Yorkson as the new DHHS Support Technician to manage the TCM software that is replacing the main frame DRI human services software.  He will also train the users on TCM.  His office will be on the second floor but will report to the IS Department.

2014 Budget Status – R. Reath stated that the IS Department budget is at 77%.  The WiscNet invoice will be switched from a annual charge to a quarterly billing.  Lakeview Manor fiber and phone projects have been completed with an October 24^th cutover date.  A larger capacity UPS purchased and installed for the phone switches.

Department interviews for 2015 – Sheriff Department – R.Reath reviewed the Moducom status.  The Sheriff department will be trying to update that system to digital versus analog in 2015.  The SD will also be purchasing a storage device for record keeping starting in 2015.  A new device will be purchased annually and put into rotation.  Spillman can be converted to Microsoft from IBM AIX system.  The cost is $30,000.  Discussion followed.

UWEX – Discussed the need to upgrade their computers to Windows 7 to comply with the state software that will be installed.  They wanted to make sure that the county’s future website will be able to link to the state’s UWEX sites. 

Treasurer – Linda Drews is making program changes for the production of the 2014 Real Estate Tax Bills.

ISeries Upgrade – The lease on the ISeries hardware/software will expire at the end of 2014.  Prices for the hardware/software and for support to install will be obtained this month.  The installation will not occur until January as to not disrupt producing the real estate tax bills and to finalize the 2014 calendar year business.

December Meeting Topics – GIPAW Board Posts – R.Reath reviewed the monthly posts and reminded the committee to visit the GIPAW site as a point of reference to IT information.

Adjourn.  A motion was made by Supr. Craig to adjourn the meeting at 9:15 a.m.  Supr. Neumann seconded the motion. Motion carried.

The next meeting will be Tuesday, December 2, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., Room 1053.