IT Committee Meeting Minutes

January 5, 2016

Present:  Anne Bell, Mike Borfitz, Dick Hartley, Bill Pappas, Jim Spallone, Steve Yovan, Hans Zassenhaus

The IT Committee met on January 5, 2016 at 700PM.   In the absence of a chair for the committee, Mike Borfitz provided the agenda and led the meeting.

The objectives for the IT Committee/Department were revisited.  Agreement was reached that the objectives of the Committee are as follows:

· To provide Information Services to support VWC activities;

· To establish knowledge/back-up in each IT area at least two people deep;

· To strive for simplicity and open communication within the department; and

· To assess current capabilities and recommend future improvements for VWC

The areas within the IT arena were identified as:

Area	Currently Supported By
Operating Software and Hardware	Bill Pappas & Hans Zassenhaus
Network	Hans Zassenhaus  & Bill Pappas
Business Systems	Dick Hartley & Hans Zassenhaus
Website	Hans Zassenhaus

Significant events since the last IT meeting included:

· The resignation of Paul Porter as chair of the committee/department and resignation of Ed Ott as hardware support.

· Purchase of one new computer placed at the front desk.

· Suspension of trying to improve security through assignment of passwords; current system does not lend itself to this approach.

· Resolution of internet problems  since newest modem was installed

The future direction for the Committee includes:

· Maintaining a common operating system and platform, assessing new operating systems and applications on a constant basis – currently  Windows 10 and Microsoft 2016.

· Mike Borfitz agreed to chair the committee for the near future.

· Area leads will provide descriptions for back-ups in each area.

· Ed Ott will be asked to order LogMeIn for five computers.

· Mike Borfitz will begin recruiting members with IT experience and/or interest to fill the back-up positions.

Monthly meetings will take place on the first Tuesday of each month at 4:30 at the Woodshop.