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F� Commissioner Lyons, speaking as Chairman of the Data Pro- cessing Committee, advised that they are not yet ready to make a recommendation but would like to ask the Commission what addi- tional information they would like to have when they can come up with a final recommendation. Commissioner Wodtke wanted to know what it is going to cost to get started and be sure that the hardware and software we have now will be compatible with this system. Commissioner Lyons concurred that those are some of the questions he has also and one he has not been able to address fully is what is.the total cost of this systema It is going to - - require a certain number of computer people to keep it going, etc., and he is trying to balance out the --comparables. We are not a St. Louis, and he wanted to be sure we aren't "killing a mosquito with a sledgehammer." Commissioner Bird stated that he would like someone to' - simplify the comparables, i.e., what is the minimum we need to do the job effectively, what options are available, and how do we compare them to see what will give us the most for our money. Chairman Scurlock believed that the salesman for -the consortium should be able to make the comparison. Commissioner Bird asked if the salesman isn't selling one particular type of system, and the Chairman believed he would know the systems with which he is competing and could make the comparison. Commissioner Lyons emphasized that he wanted to be assured in writing that anything we do will be compatible with our present system because there is some interface involved between the County Administration Building and the Courthouse. He felt the timetable will allow another visit to St. Louis for possibly one member of the Commission and Data Processing Director Hylton and felt this would be beneficial. Commissioner Lyons believed Mr. Hylton is objective on this and, as far as we are concerned, felt he is the best technical advice we have in-house. 19 BOOK 65 F,1GE M SEP