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Commission Minutes--November 4, 2002 2530 12. INFORMATION SERVICES, Update on technoloQv plan and staffinQ Mr. Montpiaisir provided an update in a letter of October 24, 2002, on the Infonmation Services Department, and he ouUined the highlights at this time. He said personai computers are being upgraded to the XP operating system, one server was replaced at the courthouse, personai computers and a network server were instailed at the jail, and new personai computers will be instailed in county offices this month. A repiacement AS400 computer is planned for installation in early December by the infonmaUon Services Department and High Plains Technology staff. An additional sixty personai computers will be replaced in 2003, hopefully by the end of June. Current staff levels were aiso discussed, and Mr. Montplaisir said the department is operating with the assistance of the North Dakota Association of Counties staff. He recommends hiring a temporary Network Specialist I for the next eight months (November through June) and to consider filling the vacant department head position about next June. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Meyer seconded to allow the county auditor to hire a Network Specialist I for an eight-month period to start on November 1, 2002 and ending June 30, 2003. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 13. PERSONNEL POLICY, Amend Section 7.50. On-Call Pay Bonnie Johnson, County Coordinator, asked the board to amend Personnel Policy 7.50 by including the maintenance staff in the list of departments eligible for on-call pay because of the number of call-backs to the jail on evenings and weekends. Since no overtime pay was budgeted in the maintenance budget, she suggested paying for the cail-backs from the jail operations budget. Mr. Montplaisir said it would be acceptabie to do that. Mrs. Johnson aiso developed a cail-back protocol, which she forwarded to Sheriff Don Rudnick, who was present for this topic on the agenda. Mr. Rudnick said the only change he would suggest is in the paragraph indicating the jail administrator makes the decision on whether the maintenance staff should be called. The board agreed with his suggestion to add a sentence whereby the shift supervisor is authorized to determine whether a call-back would be made if the jail administrator is unavailable. MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to add the county buildings and grounds staff to the list of departments in Personnel Policy Section 7.50 who are eligible for on-call pay; and further, that the compensation shall remain the same for the buildings and ground staff as other on-call employees, with the costs for on-call pay and overtime being paid from the jail operations budget. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 14. VOUCHERS, Approved MOTION, passed Mrs. Sorum moved and Mr. Meyer seconded to approve Voucher No. 169,615 through No. 169,979. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.