DeKalb County Emergency Telephone System Board met May 5.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Leverton called the meeting to order at 3:00pm.
a. Board Members Present:
Bianchi, Frazier (3:05pm), Grandgeorge, Hanson, McMaster, Plote, Polarek, Redel, and Leverton.
b. Board Members Absent: None
c. Guests Present:
Chief Deputy Andy Sullivan, Lt Van Bomar, DeKalb County Sheriff Department; Colleen McAllister, NIU; Katie Finlon, Daily Chronicle.
d. Also Present:
Becky Springer (3:10pm), DeKalb County Treasurer; Heather Butler, 9-1-1 Coordinator
2. Agenda
a. Leverton asked for any amendments to the agenda. A motion was made by Polarek and seconded by Bianchi to approve the agenda. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- Y, Grandgeorge- Y, Hanson- Y, McMaster – Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, Redel – Y, Leverton - Y. The motion passed.
3. General Meeting Minutes:
a. A motion to approve the minutes of the April 7, 2021 meeting was made by Plote and seconded by Redel. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- Y, Grandgeorge- Y, Hanson Y, McMaster – Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, Redel – Y, Leverton - Y. The motion passed.
4. Public Comment- None
5. Treasurer’s Report
a. Monthly Treasurer’s Report- was presented and discussed.
a. A motion to approve the April 2021 monthly report was made by Polarek and seconded by Bianchi. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- Y, Frazier- Y, Grandgeorge- Y, Hanson- Y, McMaster – Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, Redel – Y, Leverton - Y. The motion passed.
b. Approval of Bills
Bills Paid in May 2021
Vendor Invoice Amount
PowerPhone $2,878.00
Frontier $61.80
Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb $200.00
First National Bank $1,401.57
Voiance $132.30
Swedberg Electric Inc $591.15
DeKalb County Sheriff $74,732.98
TOTAL $79,997.80
A motion to pay the May bills was made by Grandgeorge and seconded by McMaster. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- Y, Frazier- Y, Grandgeorge- Y, Hanson- Y, McMaster – Y, Plote- Y, Polarek Y, Redel – Y, Leverton - Y. The motion passed.
6. Vacant Position Elections: Leverton discussed the need to fill vacant positions due to Phillip retirement.
a. Vice-Chairman – Leverton nominated Polarek for Vice-Chairman position and makes the motion which was seconded by Hanson. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- Y, Frazier- Y, Grandgeorge- Y, Hanson- Y, McMaster – Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- A, Redel – Y, Leverton - Y. The motion passed.
b. Secretary – Leverton advised Bianchi expressed he would be willing. Frazier made a motion and seconded by Plote. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- A, Frazier- Y, Grandgeorge- Y, Hanson- Y, McMaster – Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, Redel – Y, Leverton - Y. The motion passed.
7. Radio Report- Sullivan reported the steel for the tower repair arrived today, will hopefully be installed tomorrow or Friday along with the antenna.
8. Grant Status
a. Coordinator Butler we heard from the state 911 administrator and after much discussion about our position they have approved 100% funding of the grant submitted.
b. Consolidation grant quarterly filings were completed and the remaining amount of the consolidation grant was requested. Next filing will be to close the grant.
c. Board thanked Former Coordinator Johnson for staying on part-time and helping with these.
9. NG911 Update- Coordinator Butler advised phase 2 of the project is progressing, working on data migration, was told our DeKalb county data was very good.
10. New ETSB Logo – Leverton explained he sent out potential new logos. Explained the desire for the new logo to represent our NextGen911 status. Checked locally and then worked with a company they recommended. Discussion about a favorite among the board and slight changes suggested. A motion was made by Bianchi to approve the logo discussed and purchase it, seconded by Hanson. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- Y, Frazier- Y, Grandgeorge- Y, Hanson Y, McMaster – Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, Redel – Y, Leverton - Y. The motion passed.
11. Legislation –
a. Monday’s SAB meeting Senator Willis advised HB3702 (ETSA) should be called this week and pass the house to move into the Senate, still anticipating a few changes and amendments to the bill.
b. Watching HB2784 – Community Emergency Serviced Support Act. Effect’s dispatchers training, how they handle mental health calls, call stat reporting. NENA and APCO working with representatives to address our concerns and questions. No position at this time.
12. Participating Agency Request –
a. DeKalb Sheriff requesting reimbursement for a microwave needed for radio system. Leverton explained how a microwave was originally intended to be used for connection between County and City then went with a fiber connection.
b. Sullivan explained there are issues with the fiber between City and County causing the dispatchers radio consoles to crash, requiring them to work off portables. The microwave provides more redundancy, connection only has County and City on it where the fiber connection is shared.
Motion was made by Frazier to reimburse the County for the cost of the microwave, seconded by Hanson. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- Y, Frazier- Y, Grandgeorge- Y, Hanson- Y, McMaster – Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, Redel – Y, Leverton - Y. The motion passed.
13. Coordinator’s Report –
a. All 911 equipment has been moved over to the new UPS at the County. An extra outlet receptable was installed directly behind the NG equipment rack for ease of plugging in new equipment.
b. Sheriff PSAP moved back into their center. Everything appears to be working properly after a few bugs were worked out. Dispatchers seem to really like the new workstations and room remodel.
14. Old Business
a. Leverton advised with Chief Phillips retirement Colleen McAllister was recommended to be appointed to the board, a letter has been sent to the county board and she should be joining us in June.
b. Leverton also discussed the NENA Conference, asked if any board member had interest in attending, if not he will be checking with the new DeKalb PD Chief about attending himself.
15. New Business- None
16. ADJOURNMENT- Polarek moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Redel. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi- Y, Frazier- Y, Grandgeorge- Y, Hanson- Y, McMaster – Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, Redel – Y, Leverton - Y. The motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 3:40pm.
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