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NECESSARY FOR THE COUNTY TO GET ON-LINE BY OCTOBER 1ST, WHICH IS <br />A VERY IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION. HE FURTHER INFORMED THE BOARD <br />THAT ST. LUCIE DATA CENTER RUNS THEIR COMPUTER ABOUT 540 HOURS A <br />MONTH AND HAS DONE SO FOR FOUR YEARS SO IT HAS TO BE VERY RELIABLE. <br />IN THE EVENT OF A PROBLEM, EDP CORP. PROMPTLY SENDS IN PEOPLE TO <br />CORRECT IT. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS ASKED ABOUT THE OWNERSHIP OF ST. LUCIE <br />DATA CENTER. <br />MR. BURGER STATED THAT ANACOMP OF INDIANA OWNS EDP CORP <br />ORATION WHICH IS THE CENTERS PARENT COMPANY, AND THEY HAVE SUPPLIED <br />FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE COMMITTEE. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED IT LOOKED AS IF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br />WAS MADE UP OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY OFFICIALS. <br />MR. BURGER NOTED THAT THEY HAVE AN EDP ROTATING COMMITTEE <br />AND HAVE ALL BECOME INVOLVED. HE FELT WITH THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION <br />CONCERNED, IT IS GOOD FOR TOP MANAGEMENT TO BE INVOLVED. <br />PETER BRADISH OF IBM ASKED TO BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK. HE NOTED <br />THAT HE HAD THOUGHT THE APPROACH FOR THE IN-HOUSE COMPUTER WAS TO <br />PROJECT FIVE YEARS, AND GO BEYOND TO INCLUDE THE TAX COLLECTOR, ASSESSOR, <br />ETC. HE STATED THAT HE HAS NOW RE -ESTIMATED JUST TO INCLUDE THE CLERK <br />AND THE BOARD, AND HE BELIEVES THE FIGURES SET OUT BY, MR. BURGER IN <br />HIS REPORT ARE SOMEWHAT HIGHER THAN HE FEELS WOULD BE REALISTIC. MR. <br />BRADISH STATED THAT OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD HIS FIGURES WERE SUB- <br />STANTIALLY LOWER FOR THE COST OF AN IN-HOUSE SYSTEM, SOMEWHERE AROUND <br />3/4 OF WHAT MR. BURGER SHOWED. MR. BRADISH FURTHER NOTED THAT OTHER <br />COUNTIES WHICH HAVE HIGHER POPULATIONS HAVE SYSTEMS WHICH INCLUDE <br />THE TAX COLLECTOR AND TAX ASSESSOR AND THEY ARE WILLING TO SHARE WITH <br />THIS COUNTY THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THE INSTALLATION OF AN IN-HOUSE <br />SYSTEM, WHICH THEY FEEL IS A BETTER APPROACH. HE NOTED HE DID HAVE A <br />PROBLEM IN THAT AN 18 MONTH WINDOW WAS LOOKED AT FOR INSTALLATION AND <br />THERE IS A HIGHER INITIAL INVESTMENT, BUT THE FIVE YEAR FIGURES <br />SHOW THE RESULTS. MR. BRADISH NOTED THAT THE LAST ITEM -OF CONCERN <br />WAS THE AVAILABILITY OF QUALIFIED PERSONNEL AND HE FELT THAT IT WOULD <br />HAVE BEEN DESIRABLE IF SOME CONSIDERATION HAD BEEN GIVEN TO WHO COULD <br />DO THIS JOB. MR, BRADISH STATED THAT HE WAS JUST REQUESTING A CLOSER <br />LOOK AT THE IN-HOUSE SYSTEM FROM A COST AND BENEFIT STANDPOINT. <br />84 <br />JUN 22 1977 <br />BMX Ju <br />