Technology Committee Minutes

April 2, 2025, 1 pm

Phone/video conference

Action Items:

None

Present: E. Foley (1), J. Bailey (2), L. Schmiedicke (3), C. Danner (4), S. Kucher (5), J. Holmes (7), N. Snortum, (9-10), C. Wong (11-13)

Absent: R. Mader (6), Cluster Rep (8), P. Garvey (11-13), M. Spelman (11-13)

Excused: None

Recorder: Michelle Karls (SCLS)

SCLS Staff Present: Vicki Teal Lovely, Andrew Hoks, Shannon Schultz

1. Call to Order at 1:02 pm

a. Introduction of guests/visitors

i. Andrew Hoks from the Technology Team is attending the meeting today.

b. Changes/Additions to the Agenda

i. None.

c. Requests to address the Committee

i. None.

2. Approval of previous meeting minutes: February 5, 2025

a. Motion: J. Holmes moved approval of the February meeting minutes.  J. Bailey seconded.

b. Discussion: none.

c. Vote: motion carried.

3. Action Items

a. None.

4. Reports

a. Technology Report

i. V. Teal Lovely reviewed the February/March 2025 Technology Report.

5. Items from Clusters for initial discussion

a. None.

6. Requests for New Service

a. A few came in, Tech staff reviewing them for first phase.

7. Discussion

a. Preliminary 2026 Technology budget proposal

i. Discussion: V. Teal Lovely reviewed the budget proposal.  The descriptions don’t change very much.  Anything highlighted still needs to be updated.  There’s a comparison to the past few years.  Telecomm equipment costs remains stable.  Software is relatively stable and decreased slightly.  Support equipment is a very small budget item.  We are still reviewing those costs and it will see an increase.  Broadband has remained stable.  Third-party consulting has remained the same as last year.  Staff salaries and benefits will be finalized by the June meeting.  We don’t anticipate a major increase overall.  At the June meeting, we will be voting on the final Technology budget for 2026 and that gets turned into fees for libraries and are voted on at the All Directors meeting in July. 

8. Plan for Next meeting:  June 4, 2025 at 1 pm via Zoom

a. Action: Approve final 2026 Technology budget proposal

9. Adjournment at 1:16 pm

For more information about the ILS Committee, contact Vicki Teal Lovely.

SCLS staff are available to attend cluster meetings to share information and answer questions pertaining to this committee meeting and other departmental projects.

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