1984-10-04 Regular MeetingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
DATA PROCESSING STEERING COMMITTEE
October 4, 1984
Chairman, Jerome Selby, called the Computer Steering Committee to order
on Thursday, October 4, 1984, at 10:15 a.m. The following persons were in
attendance:
PRESENT
Jerome Selby
Mary Jo Simmons
Joyce Healey
ABSENT
Dave Wakefield
OTHERS PRESENT
Noreen Thompson
Marolyn Pedersen
Bryce Weeks
Roy Deebel
Perry Page
Margaret Jamison
Bob Ellison
Bryce motioned that the agenda be accepted and was seconded by Joyce.
Bryce then motioned that the minutes of the September 6, 1984, meeting be
accepted and was seconded by Joyce.
Perry then reported on the status of the conversion. He had a handout
attached to the previous minutes for everyone to see. It seems as if
everything is going according to schedule. The School District's payroll
is running on the System/38 without running parallel to the System/34.
The Borough Finance system is running parallel on both systems.
It was discussed that hopefully the UPS will arrive and be installed
before Terror Lake is brought on line in the next month.
Joyce then handed out a copy of an addition she would like to add to
the RFP. It was called Norm Referenced/Criteria Referenced Testing. She
would like to go ahead and find some vendors who deal with IBM software and
could support the RFP as soon as possible.
Roy Deebel from the City stated that he had discussed Perry's proposal with
the City Manager. One question they had was who gets first priority when it
comes to installing new programs onto the System/38. He was told that the
Steering Committee was responsible for deciding this. If any problems occur
during the day's work, they would be taken care of at that time. Roy said the
City needs to discuss the proposal more and at a later date would let the Borough
know its decision.
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Bob Ellison, from the Maintenance Department at the School District, then
stated that he would like to purchase an IBM AT PC for his department. He
has talked to Sam Lazenby, of IBM, who stated that he thought the AT would
handle Bob's needs. Bob listed in a memo the applications he would like to
have for the PC. This AT PC is a stand alone unit and has enough memory
for Bob's needs. It was recommended to see if the AT PC would be compatible
with the System/38. Bryce also recommended that a lease/purchase buy be
considered instead of buying the PC outright in case the machine did not
perform up to Bob's standards.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m. The
next meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, November 1, 1984, at 1:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jerome((6- lby �• _-
Data Ptcessing Sterr' e