DeKalb Times

Dekalb County Emergency Telephone System Board met Nov. 4.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Leverton called the meeting to order at 3:01pm.

a. Board Members Present:

Bianchi, Frazier, Grandgeorge, Hanson, Leverton, Plote, Polarek, Redel. McMaster arrived at 3:17pm

b. Board Members Absent:

Phillips

c. Guests Present Sheriff Scott, DeKalb County Sheriff Department; Chef Deputy Sullivan DeKalb County Sheriff Department; Pete Stefan, DeKalb County Finance Department; Frank Ottengheime, Shabbona Fire Department

d. Also Present:

Christine Johnson, DeKalb County Treasurer; Glenna Johnson, E9-1-1 Coordinator

2. Agenda

Chairman Leverton asked for any amendments to the agenda. A motion was made by Hanson and seconded by Polarek to approve the agenda. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- Y, Frazier- Y, Grandgeorge- Y Hanson- Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, Redel- Y, and Leverton- Y. Motion passed.

3. Approval of Meeting Minutes:

a. General Meeting Minutes:

A motion to approve the General Meeting minutes of the October 7, 2020 was made by Polarek and seconded by Plote. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- Y, Frazier- Y, Grandgeorge- Y Hanson- Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, Redel- Y, and Leverton- Y. Motion passed.

b. Closed Session Meeting Minutes:

A motion to approve the Closed Session Meeting minutes of the October 7, 2020 was made by Bianchi and seconded by Polarek. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- Y, Frazier- A, Grandgeorge- Y Hanson- Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, Redel- Y, and Leverton- Y. Motion passed.

4. Public Comment-

a. Frank Ottengheime addressed fire radio coverage concerns. Item was tabled to Radio report later in the agenda.

5. Treasurer’s Report

a) Amended September Monthly Treasurer’s Report- was presented and discussed. A motion was made by Grandgeorge and seconded by Bianchi to approve the agenda. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- Y, Frazier- Y, Grandgeorge- Y Hanson- Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, Redel- Y, and Leverton- Y. Motion passed.

b) Monthly Treasurer’s Report- was presented and discussed. A motion was made by Plote and seconded by Bianchi to approve the agenda. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- Y, Frazier- Y, Grandgeorge- Y Hanson- Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, Redel- Y, and Leverton- Y. Motion passed.

6. Approval of Bills

Bills Paid in November 2020

Vendor                                        Invoice Amount

Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb        $200.00

PowerPhone                                                        $729.00

Roy E. Plote                                                          $62.10

Xybix                                                              $94,886.00

Frontier                                                                 $61.80

First National Bank                                             $279.55

Glenna Johnson                                                   $25.56

Voiance                                                                 $85.68

Total                                              $96,329.69

A motion to pay the November bills was made by Polarek and seconded by Hanson. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- Y, Frazier- Y, Grandgeorge- Y Hanson- Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, Redel- Y, and Leverton- Y. Motion passed.

7. Fire Radio Reports- Sullivan reported 

a. Police side working well.

b. EFJ did an additional optimization study, the review of the system is still within EFJ responsibility to resolve intermittent issues.

8. Grant Status

a. G. Johnson stated that she filed the grant report and money request on 10-31-2020 for reimbursement for the Consolidation and NG 9-1-1 Grant

b. NG Grant monies requested and reporting closed

c. Consolidation Grant will have at least one more reporting period and money request.

9. NG911 Update-

a. Leverton stated that you will be able to see the new equipment November 6 at the Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office training room.

b. G. Johnson stated the system will go live after training is completed.

10. Legislation

a. 9-1-1 legislation

i. There is a Senate Bill that 9-1-1 has started to review that impacts Public Safety that may be discussed during the Veto session. Johnson will keep the board aware of any movement of the bill.

b. SAB Meeting

i. Johnson stated her position on the SAB had been filled by Tammy Peterson from Kankakee County.

11. Participating Agency Request- None

12. Personnel

A motion was made by Hanson and seconded by Bianchi to hire Heather Butler as the new ETSB Coordinator, under the terms of employment that were agreed upon. There was no discussion. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- Y, Frazier- A, Grandgeorge- Y Hanson- Y, Plote- Y, McMaster- Y, Polarek- Y, Redel- Y, and Leverton- Y. Motion passed.

13. Coordinator’s Report

a. Most of her time has been spent on items covered earlier in the meeting.

b. Attended COOP Training. A document that will need to be created for DeKalb County. 

c. Attended IPSTA via virtual mode

d. Met with Chris and Stacey to prepare budget numbers for the subcommittee.

e. PSAP Manager Meeting- None

14. Old Business-

a. Leverton requested for budget changes for the 2021 budget

b. DeKalb Police Department dispatchers said thank you for the new Xybix workstation

15. New Business- None

16. ADJOURNMENT- Bianchi moved to adjourn the meeting and the motion was seconded by Frazier. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- Y, Frazier- Y, Grandgeorge- Y Hanson- Y, Plote- Y, McMaster- Y, Polarek- Y, Redel- Y, and Leverton- Y. Motion passed. The meeting adjourned at 3:37pm.

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