STATE GOVERNMENT COUNCIL
Nebraska Information Technology Commission
Thursday, September 14, 2000, 1:30 p.m.
Energy Square, Board Room
1111 'O' Street, Lincoln, Nebraska
APPROVED MINUTES
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Bob Beecham, NDE
Keith Dey, DMV
Jon Ogden, DOR
Mike Calvert, LFO
Dick Gettemy, Revenue
Gerry Oligmueller, Budget
Randy Cecrle, WCC
Dorest Harvey, Private
Mike Overton, Crime Com.
Tom Conroy, DAS
Steve Henderson, IMS
Joe Steele, Supreme Court
Brenda Decker, DOC
Greg Lemon, SOS
Steve Schafer, CIO
MEMBERS ABSENT:
HHH Rep; Lauren Hill, PRO; Butch Lecuona, Labor; Rod Wagner, Library Commission; and Dayle Williamson, DNR
OTHERS PRESENT:
Scott Danigole, LFO; Rick Becker and Lori Lopez Urdiales, Office of the CIO/NITC
ROLL CALL AND MEETING NOTICE
Mr. Schafer called the meeting to order at 1:37 p.m. Mr. Schafer stated the meeting notice was posted to the NITC and Public Calendar Web sites on September 8, 2000. Roll call was taken. There were ten members present at the time of roll call. A quorum existed to conduct official business.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR JULY 13, 2000 MEETING
Corrections to the minutes included typographical errors.
Mr. Oligmueller moved to approve the minutes as corrected. Ms. Decker seconded the motion. All were in favor. Motion was carried by voice vote.
Mr. Beecham and Mr. Calvert arrived at 1:41 p.m. Mr. Overton arrived at 1:42 p.m.
E-GOVERNMENT STRATEGY (PDF 275k)
Council members received the document via e-mail for review prior to the meeting. Suggestions from the members included the following:
- Under Goal #1: Government to Citizen and Government to Business, 1-C., it is not clear as to what the difference is between the forms mentioned. Clarification and expansion of agency forms would be beneficial.
- Under Goal #2, Government to Government, 2-C., include the full title for TINA and possibly include the URL to the web site.
Mr. Lemon arrived at 1:45 p.m.
Mr. Schafer asked for suggestions on Section 4, Integration of Information and Services, Sub-section entitled, Communication. Members instructed Mr. Schafer to develop the section as he felt appropriate.
Mr. Harvey arrived at 1:50 p.m.
Mr. Schafer posed the question as to how to prioritize the strategic issues. The following topics were discussed: criteria for prioritization; pre-requisite projects; the use of the word "promote" as a valuable concept; ranking of projects currently underway; citizen needs and perspectives; and architecture and infrastructure. After discussion as to how all the issues are inter-related and linear, the Council agreed not to prioritize.
Mr. Harvey moved to approve the draft document as a work product of the E-government action item that can be used in presentations to the Governor, legislature and other entities, and, secondly that the draft document be recommended to the NITC for approval. Mr. Ogden seconded it. Roll call vote: Beecham-Yes, Ogden-Yes, Overton-Yes, Decker-Yes, Gettemy-Yes, Harvey-Yes, Henderson-Yes, Conroy-Yes, Lemon-Yes, Cecrle-Yes, Dey-Yes, Oligmueller-Yes, Steele-Yes, and Schafer-Yes. Motion was carried.
Staff will inform the NITC commissioners about the draft and that it will be an action item at their December meeting.
BUDGET REQUEST REVIEW PROCESS AND TIMELINE
Mr. Becker reviewed the timeline with members. It is projected that each project will have three reviewers. Reviewers will have until October 2nd to get scores and ratings back to staff. The Council agreed to meet for an all day meeting on October 12th to prioritize the projects. Members were given the list of reviewers for state government projects. Mr. Becker will continue to take recommendations from members for reviewers.
SELECT JOINT COMMITTEE MEMBER
The Council needs two representatives to serve on the Joint Committee to prioritize projects. Mr. Schafer, as Chair of the State Government Council, will serve on the committee. After discussion, the council agreed to have Mr. Schafer appoint a member.
CLEARINGHOUSE UPDATE
Staff announced that the new web site and clearinghouse are up and running. Staff will continue to take suggestions and recommendations for content, etc.
AGENCY REPORTS
Crime Commission: Mr. Overton reported that there were over 150 participants at the CJIS conference held September 11-12 in Kearney. Feedback on the conference has been positive.
Department of Education: NDE is interested in doing an internal I.T. survey of customer satisfaction and needs. Mr. Beecham asked members if anyone had done a similar survey and if they had samples. Mr. Ogden and Mr. Henderson offered to share their information.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the State Government Council will be held on Thursday, October 12, 2000, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The location will be determined at a later time.
ADJOURN
With no further business, Mr. Schafer adjourned the meeting at 3:10 p.m.
Minutes were taken by Lori Lopez Urdiales and reviewed by Steve Schafer and Rick Becker, Office of the CIO/NITC.
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