Morgan County government has grown over the years. That growth has been helped along, in part, by the use of computers and the Internet.
The general public now has access to a wide range of county information, from court cases to recorded documents to tax records.
The current problem for the county is that if one department has a change in the way it operates, other departments could have problems because of the way the computer systems are set up.
That was part of the discussion during Wednesday's meeting of the Morgan County Data board.
Joel Johnson, county data administrator, said the county needs a better way to communicate between the departments and employees.
Johnson said there needs to be a better way to communicate current problems departments are having with their hardware and software computer systems. And he said there needs to be a way to look at future changes in the departments and the problems those changes could create.
One area discussed was in the clerk's office and the court system, which began using the state-mandated Oddsey system to track court cases earlier this summer.
Another area was in the recorder's office, which is updating its computer system.
Both changes can affect other county departments such as the auditor, treasurer, and recorder.
One item that was discussed was a "ticket" system in which a problem is listed, then sent to the data administrator.
Another problem area discussed was having some type of "calender" at the administration building. That calender would list daily events in the building and where they are located.
The county's new web site was discussed. It was generally agreed that, while the new site is helpful, there is still a lot of misinformation on it. After being up for several months, there are still mistakes that need to be corrected.