City Council
Regular MeetingSt. Joseph, IL · May 27, 2025
Minutes
MINUTES of the JOINT MEETING of the
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE and TOWN BOARD
May 27, 2025
CALL TO ORDER by Chair John Ringhofer at 6:32pm
STATEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICE read by Chair Ringhofer
ROLL CALL: Chair John Ringhofer, Anton Rang, Mary Tyson, Teri Kelly, Theresa Johnson. Not present:
Peter Gallick, Joel Skinner
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE recited
ADOPTION OF AGENDA: MOTION to adopt the Agenda as presented (Rang/Tyson). Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Technology Committee Minutes of 4-22-2025 Meeting: MOTION to approve
the Minutes from the April 22nd Technology Committee Meeting (Ringhofer/Kelly). Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION and/or ACTIONS BY COMMITTEE
1. Ongoing Items
Town Hall update: The Committee took a tour of the new building. The move-in date is
expected for the end of June. Discussed the June timeline.
Synology:
Password management
o 1Password: 1Password is in use and working well. All passwords are integrated and it
needs some clean up. This will come off the agenda.
Computer Lifecycle Management
o Laptops: Reviewed the list of laptop statistics and comparisons. Need to obtain
information from the Fire Chief regarding laptop, tablets, and desktops. John discussed
his review of the laptop choices, preferred the Lenovo option for the price, quality, and
CPU. MOTION to recommend that we contact Sunnylink and get pricing on two Lenovo
Thinkpads, and recommend to the Board for the expenditure of no more than $2,200
for two laptops (Rang/Ringhofer). Motion carried.
Website Add-on – HeyGov: Reviewed the proposal received from Town Web regarding
additional modules regarding licensing and payment. The Committee decided it does not
add enough value at this time compared to the price.
Review IT Budget
RECOMMENDATIONS TO TOWN BOARD: Laptop motion
ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA: Remove password management; computer lifecycle management regarding
Fire Dept equipment and needs; remove website
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: June 17, 2025
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION to adjourn at 7:16 pm (Tyson/Rang). Motion carried.
Members of the Town Board or other Town Committees may attend for informational purposes. No votes or other action will
be taken by the Town Board at this meeting. Posted as required by Teri Kelly, Clerk of the Town of St. Joseph
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