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3 INCOLN MERCURY While the $260,000 for the first phase of the Information Technology Strategic Plan (ITSP) represents a new expenditure, department manager _ Doug McCutcheon said it will be impleâ€" mented with virtually no impact on the 1993 tax levy. "We plan to balance the impleâ€" mentation costs of ITSP with cost reductions in the existing plan. The impact will be 0.15% (in 1993)." he said. McCutcheon said under the existing plan, the town pays more than $800,000 in computer leasing The expenditure was approved by the budget committee Tuesday night as part of the $1.84â€"million operating budget for the Information Technology Department (formerly known as Management Information Systems). Oakville‘s budget committee has approved spending $260,000 to start the first phase of a sixâ€"year $5.6â€"million strategic plan to update the town‘s internal computer information system. By SAL BOMMARITO Oakville Beaver Staff Budget committee approves first phase of $5.6â€"million computer system update Free street and lot parking evenings after 6 p.m. Free lot parking all day Saturday To all my Oakville friends for all the many beautiful cards you sent to me for my 100th birthday. January 14th. I would have to live another 100 to reply to each individually. Sincere Thanks (west of Trafalgar) 229 Lakeshore Road East Ruth Atkinson Hindmarsh Part of the approved funding for the plan will be used to hire two new fullâ€"time employees in the department â€" a dataâ€"base adminisâ€" trator and technical analyst â€" effecâ€" tive July 1st at a combined cost of $54,000 in 1993. McCutcheon told the committee that additional 1993 funding will be used to purchase 40 new personal computers â€" which will replace oneâ€" fifth of the existing complement of outdated equipment â€" at a cost of $120,000. The remaining funds will be used to pay for other related costs, such as maintenance and training, associated with the implementation of the plan. This gradual implementation over six years will ensure expendiâ€" tures closely match current levels and will still accommodate new development and technology once the lease payments for the current hardware have ceased, he said. McCutcheon is recommending that the new positions be filled costs. As ITSP is phased in, existâ€" ing leasing costs will be reduced and the savings used to fund the new system. SALEYOQ Sale price in effect through January 31, 1993 Individuals identified for the positions should be seconded to the department for a period of six months for training and orientation, McCutcheon reported. Following the inâ€"camera session, citizens‘ representative Eini DiBon, while supportive of the overall plan, expressed concern that the creation of the two new positions would result in an increase of the town‘s staffing levels. Budget committee chairman Kevin Flynn said, however, that any staff changes resulting from plan‘s implementation would not be discussed in public. from the departmental budgets of Development and Community Planning and Community Services. Before giving final approval to McCutcheon‘s 1993 budget request, the committee met inâ€"camâ€" era briefly to discuss current staffing levels within the departâ€" ment. "I would like to see an offset at the town so the complement of town staff does not grow," DiBon said. "The displacement of staff is not (See ‘Terminals‘ page 3)