Computer Upgrade Needed.


The City Council Budget Committee had their regular meeting Monday evening in City Hall. Committee members all agreed to submit a request to City Council for a computer needs accessment.

City Clerk Lynn Campbell spoke about the need for change from the old DOS program they are currently using. Campbell hired on as City Clerk in May and part of her job duty was to make computer improvements in the City Clerk’s office. She has been gathering information on a Windows version, but the City’s hardware won’t support it.

Committee member Mike Harris felt that they should have taken care of this five years ago.

"I think there is a point in time when this has to be done," said Harris.

The computer accessment would cost approximately $10,000 according to City Administrator Tom Short.

"We need someone to get with each individual department and see what their needs are, gather the information, meet back with us as a whole and tell us what we are looking at as far as what our needs are," said Short.

It was just a pleasant picture. The guy was backin’ up to pull out of a parkin’ spot. It so happened that maneuver blocked the drive I was attemptin’ to enter. Suddenly realizin’ I was waitin’, the fella placed the biscuit of some kind he was eatin’ in his mouth, turned to me and waved in a friendly way, put the car in drive and drove off.

I can only suppose he was smilin’ behind that large hunk of bread in his mouth, all I could see was crust and his eyes peerin’ over the top.

I suppose that some might have been embarrassed in that situation. I don’t think the other driver was in this case, and I certainly wasn’t. It was merely a pleasant exchange of ever’day circumstances. If you happen to get caught with your mouth over full, just wave big and drive off. It’s the friendly thing ta do.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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