Date: 12/30/2014
Final
Statewide Internet Portal Authority Annual Report
COMMITTEE ON JOINT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
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10:26 AM -- Statewide Internet Portal Authority Annual Report
Mr. Jack Arrowsmith, Chairman of the Board; Mr. Greg Rippy, Interim Executive Director; Mr. Bill Hobbs, Director of Special Projects; and Ms. Catherine Kunst, Director of Operations, all from the Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA), came to the table to discuss SIPA's annual report. Mr. Arrowsmith explained the recent history of SIPA. Committee members received SIPA's Annual Legislative Report (Attachment B), a presentation from SIPA (Attachment C), and the FY 2012-13 and FY 2013-14 financial statements for SIPA (Attachment D). Discussion ensued on the background of SIPA.
141230 AttachB.pdf
141230 AttachC.pdf
141230 AttachD.pdf
Mr. Rippy discussed SIPA's annual report. He discussed eligible governmental entities, including 293 governments or subdivisions. Discussion ensued on the Drupal open-source content management system. Mr. Arrowsmith discussed Payment Card Industry compliance requirements. Mr. Rippy discussed SIPA's product solutions, including Salesforce, DocuSign, Google Apps for Government, Mobile Pulse, and Perceptive Software. He also discussed SIPA's Grant Program, which uses excess revenues to help governments put more consumer-facing services online. In FY 2013-14, a majority of the grant recipients received awards to help review cyber security practices. He also discussed the financial transactions processed on behalf of state agencies. In FY 2013-14, $13.5 million in transactions were processed.
10:49 AM
Mr. Hobbs discussed legislation recommended by SIPA. He stated SIPA recommends two statute changes related to harmonizing reporting requirements and to changing the annual reporting deadline. He also discussed other potential legislative changes concerning SIPA's board of directors. Mr. Rippy discussed SIPA's financial statements. He also discussed SIPA's role and interaction with OIT. He said SIPA sees itself as a nimble tool and resource for OIT. He said SIPA also continues to view itself as a partner with OIT. In response to a question regarding fees for constituents, Mr. Arrowsmith responded that financial reserves have been set aside in case their integrator should go bankrupt, in order to protect its constituents. Mr. Rippy discussed the inherent inefficiency of in-person services. He also discussed a recent study showing the lower cost of online services as opposed to in-person services. Discussion ensued on the efficiency of online services.