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BOOK 63 P" E. V <br />Chairman Scurlock asked if anyone was going out now and <br />purchasing equipment, and Administrator Wright advised that <br />Property Appraiser Nolte needs some equipment and that is <br />addressed in the report, but it will be compatible. He did not <br />know if it would be compatible with the "cad" system, but it will <br />be compatible through a networking system. He just simply hasn't <br />asked that question. The Administrator stressed that what we <br />want to do is reduce our costs, and not only does the Property <br />Appraiser need a program, we need it in Utilities, in Planning, <br />and in Engineering. <br />Commissioner Wodtke believed that basically this agreement <br />seems to be totally acceptable to all the constitutional officers <br />at this time anyway. Compromises will probably be made, but it <br />is a good beginning point. He felt one of the key points is that <br />while we might continue to have some separate systems for a <br />while, the staff in the operations of our Data Processing is <br />going to be unified under a central head, and there will not be <br />separate heads for each constitutional officer's data processing <br />department: We are going to try to utilize what we have and <br />maximize on the investment that's there now by bringing all the <br />technicians and all the technical staff together to the authority <br />of the Data Processing Board. The next move is going to be a <br />unified move towards maybe even more of a total consolidation <br />down the line. The technology seems to change so fast in this <br />kind of business that is hard to project more than 2-3 years down <br />the road. Although we spent very little capital last year, there <br />is going to be significant monies involved. He felt that after <br />the Commissioners read the report and have a chance to workshop <br />it, we will find out where we are heading and whether the <br />constitutional officers are willing to make an agreement. <br />Chairman Scurlock raised the question of microfilming the <br />mounds of documents accumulating in the building, and <br />Administrator Wright believed microfilming is a natural extension <br />of the Data Processing responsibilities. <br />1 <br />M <br />