City Council
Regular MeetingSt. Joseph, IL · June 25, 2024
Minutes
MINUTES of the JOINT MEETING
of the TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE and TOWN BOARD
June 25, 2024 - 6:00PM
CALL TO ORDER by Chair John Ringhofer at 6:03 pm
STATEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICE read by Chair Ringhofer
ROLL CALL: Chair John Ringhofer, Anton Rang, Teri Kelly, Theresa Johnson, IT Consultant-Tim Whiteside
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE recited
ADOPTION OF AGENDA: MOTION to adopt the agenda for the June 25, 2024 meeting (Rang/Kelly).
Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Technology Committee Minutes of 5-21-2024 Meeting: MOTION to approve
the Minutes from the May 21, 2024 Technology Committee meeting (Rang/Ringhofer). Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION and/or ACTIONS BY COMMITTEE
1. Ongoing Items
Password management: Anton Rang presented the draft Password Policy. Discussed
password complexity. Clerk will create a list of all Google Drive users and the devices they
use. Will keep this on the agenda.
o Password storage
Google Drive/Shared Storage Solution:
o Synology: Discussed the Technology Committee using the Synology. The question was
asked about disabling the link used to invite the members to the Synology. Discussed
an administrator’s guide, creating user accounts, two factor identification. Discussed
having the Clerk obtain information from all the members of the committees to find
out what the members have for devices. Tim White will prepare a quote for building
out the file structure and the credentials, as well as the security strategy and security
architecture that we will use for Synology. He will also include in the quote the
membership cost for One Pass.
Spam Emails and Procedure: Tim W. discussed the current spam email filter and procedure
in place for spam emails.
Town Hall update
o IT Quotes: Discussed the AV company installing all of the TVs in the new building.
Discussed the quotes that Tim provided. Discussed the corner cameras and how they
work and transmit data. These are essentially 4 cameras in one and you would see 3
views. Discussed the proposed amount of security cameras for the new building, as
well as the amount of storage space for the recordings. Discussed receiving revised
quotes and a down payment upon approval of any quotes.
o Discussed the server location in the new building and the need for a shelf in the IT
Room.
Website Update: The website is still being updated. Nothing new to report at this time.
Review IT Budget: Discussed the current IT budget and expenses.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO TOWN BOARD: None at this time.
ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA: Carry over all except for spam emails. Add AV quotes under Town Hall
update
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: July 30, 2024
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION to adjourn at 7:21 pm (Rang/Ringhofer). Motion carried.
Minutes submitted by Teri Kelly
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