He sited a lack of excitement from department heads about using the web and information technology. The library and police departments have done a good job initiating their own web sites. Barney Ussher observed that there is surely much information at town hall already in electronic form. This could serve as the basis for content that a web designer would use to create more town-related pages. Selectman Will Brownsberger really wants more Town information on the web site.
Town hall has multiple, small, isolated networks.
Kent Bowen suggested that the MICC do a periodic review of the Town web site, on the order of every 6 months. Leo Saidnawey's company does just this, and has a mechanism and offered to share some of this. The Town has funding for a needs assessment for a GIS, which would be shared among multiple departments. We hope Scott Stratford would assist in coordination of the meeting. The May minutes were approved.