1985-08-01 Regular MeetingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
DATA PROCESSING STEERING COMMITTEE
AUGUST 1. 1985
CHAIRMAN. JEROME SELBYP CALLED THE COMPUTER STEERING COMMITTEE TO
ORDER ON THURSDAY9 AUGUST 1. 1985v AT 2:10 P.M. THE FOLLOWING PERSONS
WERE IN ATTENDANCE:
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JEROME SELBY
JOYCE HEALEY
PERRY PAGE
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MARY JO SIMMONS
DAVE WAKEFIELD
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MAROLYN PEDERSEN
DONNA COLEMAN
NOREEN THOMPSON
BRYCE WEEKS
BRYCE MOVED TO AMEND THE AGENDA BY ADDING UNDER NEW BUSINESS9 PRIORITY
OF INQUIRY9 MOTION SECONDED. JEROME MOVED TO TABLE THE APPROVAL OF THE
PREVIOUS MONTHS MINUTES• MOTION SECONDED BY JOYCE.
OLD BUSINESS:
P.C� MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT:
PERRY ADVISED EVERYONE THAT HE HAS A PRICE LIST OF BUSINESSES THAT
REPAIR P.C.'S BOTH LOCALLY AND IN ANCHORAGE. HE WILL GIVE A COPY TO
THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE THIS INFORMATION.
NEW BUSINESS:
FLEX -TIME:
IN AN EFFORT TO ALLEVIATE BUYING MORE STORAGE CAPACITY9 WE HAVE BEEN
REMOVING SOURCE FILES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT USED ON A DAILY BASIS
AND THEN RESTORING THEM TO THE SYSTEM ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS. THE
RESPONSE TO THE COMPUTER HAS STILL BEEN VERY SLOWS AND WE NOW NEED TO
LOOK AT SPLIT SHIFTS• OR FLEX -TIME TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP THE
RESPONSE TIME. PERRY MENTIONED THAT HIS DEPARTMENT IS ON SPLIT SHIFTS
CURRENTLY, ONE SUGGESTION WAS TO RUN LONG REPORTS DURING THE EVENING
HOURS WHEN PRIME TIME WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. SOMEONE WOULD ONLY NEED
TO MONITOR THE PRINTER WHEN A CRITICAL REPORT WAS NEEDED AT 8:00 A.M.
THE USERS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE SYSTEM AVAILABLE LATER IN THE
EVENINGS AND EARLIER IN THE MORNINGS. THE SYSTE14/38 IS CAPABLE OF
STAYING UP 24 HOURS A DAY AND COULD COMPLY TO THIS REQUEST ON A TRIAL
BASIS BY LEAVING THE SYSTEM UP MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
RESCHEDULE OF SAVE AND BACKUP:
SOME USERS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE
TO DO THIS A CHANGE OF BACKUP TIME
ALSO• THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE
WAS MENTIONED THAT THE NEW PERSON
THROUGH SATURDAY AND COULD DO THE
SYSTEM WOULD STILL HAVE TO BE DOWN
DO THE DAILY SAVE.
PRIORITY OF INQUIRY:
SYSTEM UP FOR THEIR USE AT ?.:DO A:M.
AND PROCEDURES WOULD BE NECESSARY.
WEEKLY SAVE DONE ON SATURDAYS. IT
COULD BE HIRED TO WORK TUESDAY
WEEKLY SAVE THEN. HOWEVER* THE
APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR A DAY TO
BRYCE WANTED TO KNOW IF A HIGHER PRIORITY COULD BE GIVEN TO THE
CASHIER. THE COMPUTER IS TAKING SO LONG TO RESPOND TO THE DATA PUT IN
THE SYSTEM* THE CUSTOMER IS HAVING TO STAND AT THE COUNTER WAITING FOR
THE COMPUTER TO PULL UP THEIR INQUIRY. WHEN THIS PERSON IS ALREADY
UPSET• A QUICKER RESPONSE TIME TO THAT INQUIRY WOULD BE TO EVERYONE*S
ADVANTAGE. IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT THE USER WHO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE
RESPONSE TIME SHOULD MAKE IT KNOWN TO THE ASSEMBLY THAT THEY NEED MORE
STORAGE CAPACITY AND FASTER RESPONSE TIME. IF THE ASSEMBLY IS MADE
AWARE THAT WE DO NEED THE UPGRADE/OR STORAGE SPACE MAYBE WE WOULD
HAVE A BETTER CHANCE IN RECEIVING ONE OR THE OTHER.
MODEM HOOK UP EAST9 MAIN AND PETERSON ELEMENTARY:
PERRY SAID THERE WAS A REMOTE CONTROL CRT IN THE BOROUGH*S ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT* AND THAT A TRADE COULD BE MADE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IN
TURN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A IBM A.C. TO REPLACE
THAT CRT. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT COULD HOOK THE REMOTE CRT AT MAIN
ELEMENTARY* AND PURCHASE TWO TELEPHONE MODEMS• CONTROL UNITS AND HARD-
WARE FOR PETERSON AND EAST ELEMENTARY.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS• THE
THE NEXT MEETING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED
AT 11:00 A.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED*
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JER ME M. SELBY
DATA PROCESSING STE.�EbiMITTEE
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 3:30 P.M.
FOR THURSDAY♦ SEPTEMBER S* 19S5