Members present were Jo Rathgeber, Robert Keely, Jeffrey Gillette, Anne Fitzpatrick, Eugene Murray, Ed Quick, and David Forvendel. Members Rob Deal, Geiselle Thompson, and Sandy Gottlieb were absent.

Staff present: Susan Moran, Bill Stice, and Roger May.

1. Readability. The board was very supportive of staff’s work on readability and suggested that staff continue to work on this area. The board is comfortable with current scores of BUD and the Web site.

2. Technology Services Director Bill Stice was present to discuss several issues including the Town’s search engine and online utility billing. Mr. Stice talked at length about the Town’s GIS system software and the MapInfo program the Town uses. He said that if the Town were to bring on an updated version of this application, the board would be asked to "test drive" it before official launch. He also discussed the Town’s search engine and said he expected a significantly improved version to be online in early 2003. The board would also be invited to "test drive" this revision. Mr. Stice noted that the Technology Services Department was working with the Engineering Department to research a project that might support digital plan submission via the internet such as is currently done in Charlotte, NC. A commercial builder could submit the plans via the Web, the Town would review the plans and put the plans back on the Web. The public would not be able to access the information, as it would be a secured site, requiring passwords and digital signatures. Mr. Stice also talked briefly about utility billing information.

1. Anne Fitzpatrick requested that the Brown University report on Web readability be put on the agenda for the next meeting.