City Council
Regular MeetingSt. Joseph, IL · June 17, 2025
Minutes
MINUTES of the JOINT MEETING of the
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE and TOWN BOARD
June 17, 2025
CALL TO ORDER by Chair John Ringhofer at 6:31 pm
STATEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICE read by Chair Ringhofer
ROLL CALL: Chair John Ringhofer, Teri Kelly, Anton Rang. Not present: Peter Gallick, Mary Tyson, Joel
Skinner
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE recited
ADOPTION OF AGENDA: MOTION to adopt the agenda (Rang/Kelly). Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Technology Committee Minutes of 5-27-2025 Meeting: MOTION to approve
the Minutes of the May 27th meeting (Ringhofer/Kelly). Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION and/or ACTIONS BY COMMITTEE
1. Ongoing Items
Town Hall update: Discussed the status of the Town Hall construction.
Synology: Nothing new to report at this time.
Computer Lifecycle Management:
o Fire Dept Equipment and Needs: MOTION to recommend to the Town Board the
purchase of a laptop for the Fire Department not to exceed $1,200.00
(Rang/Ringhofer). AMEND MOTION that the laptop should be of the same model that
is being purchased for the Clerk’s office (Rang/Ringhofer). Motion carried. MOTION to
recommend to the Town Board to get a quote from Sunnylink to setup and implement
VPN for the Town laptops to connect to the Town Server remote (Ringhofer/Rang).
Motion carried. Need to upgrade FD workstations to Windows 11. Clerk to follow-up
with Fire Dept and upgrade if necessary.
Review IT Budget: Discussed the Google Workspace charge for $72.00.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO TOWN BOARD: laptop for Fire Dept and implementation of VPN.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: July 22, 2025
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION to adjourn at 6:52 pm (Kelly/Rang). Motion carried.
Minutes submitted by Teri Kelly.
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