Friday, October 25,1974
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Need for new computer studied
The county is all for it; the school boar doesn't really need it but it is willing to go ahead anyway, and the city isn't a new computer is needed.
City officials showed concern yesterday at a meeting between officials of Douglas County, the city and Unified School District No. 497. The city officials said a new computer system for the three agencies wasn't necessarily the best route to go.
the three agencies now work in the system at the school board headquarters.
The idea of a new computer system has been discussed since August when a plan to determine there were problems and matters within the present computer center.
City Manager Buford Watson said he wanted to make sure all the possibilities had been considered before the city committed itself to buying a new computer system.
Several problems mentioned at the time were inadequate capacity, inadequate staffing, inefficient and outdated systems provided by the computer center.
Problema had artisen when two or more of the agencies needed to use the computer at all.
Present uses of the computer include water and personal property tax billings and sales taxes.
Both school and city officials agreed yesterday that the present computer was sufficient for their needs although additional services might be useful.
County officials said they wanted to add more services to the district in placing permanent housing units.
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has rejected an invitation to speak at the University of Kansas, John Conard, assistant to the chancellor, said, westernd.
KU speech out, Kissinger says
A letter written by Ludlow Flowers III, chief of the speakers division for the State Department, said Kissinger couldn't come to Karsas at this time.
"Regretfully, Dr. Kissinger must decline a thoughtful invitation because of his extravagant personality."
Conard said that Kissinger was invited to participate in the J. A. Vickers Memorial lecture series and that Kissinger was being considered as a future speaker.
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in several county offices so that staff would have immediate access to data.
"I think we will issue another invitation in about six months," Conard said.
Jim Tate, a computer programmer for the county, said capacity was the biggest problem with the present computer system. He said he had worked until 5 a.m. yesterday to prepare the upcoming property tax billings.
County officials have talked from time to time about tying in with the Johnson County government.
Watson said that if the county were to do so, the present computer system would have more than enough capacity for the city and the school district.
It would be cheaper for the county, also, he said.
A proposed IBM computer system would
cost the three agencies $1.7 million dollars.
If approved, it would be installed by July
Watson questioned the need for the newer, larger system. He said a smaller system served Sioux City, Iowa, a city with 90,000 population, adequately.
"When you're spending this kind of money and making these kinds of commitments, every stone has to be overturned," he said.
Others mentioned the possibility of buying a computer from another vendor besides IBM. Carl Enloe, director of the computer center, said equipment from other vendors could be mixed, but that would increase conversion problems and costs.
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Suggestions presented at the meeting for additional computer uses included compiling data for payroll, purchasing, law enforcement, courtings, zoning, real estate voter registration, parking tickets, billing and vehicle registration records.
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