AGENDA# 6b

MEMORANDUM

TO:                  Mayor and Town Council

FROM:            W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager

SUBJECT:       Technology Committee Report

DATE:             October 23, 2000

The attached resolution would accept the report of the Town’s Technology Committee and thank the members of the Committee for their work in furthering technological development in the Town. 

BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION

On January 12, 1998, the Town Council authorized the establishment of a Technology Committee to assist Town staff in considering areas of communication and technology needs.  One of the Committee’s missions was to develop short and long range plans for addressing the Town’s technology.  The attached report addresses these issues.  There will be a follow up report to discuss the budgetary implications of the proposed goals.  We anticipate submitting that report to the Council in December 2000.


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A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND REFERRING THE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE REPORT AND EXPRESSING THANKS TO THE COMMITTEE (2000-10-23/R-7)

WHEREAS, the Council created the Town’s Technology Committee on January 23, 1998, to assist Town staff in considering areas of communication and technology needs; and

WHEREAS, one of the missions of the Technology Committee was to develop short and long range plans for addressing the Town’s technology and present a report to the Council; and

WHEREAS, the Technology Committee has completed and presented its report;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council accepts the report of the Technology Committee and expresses its gratitude to the members of the Committee for their hard work in furthering technological development in the Town and for their service to our community.

This the 23rd day of October, 2000.