DeKalb Times

DeKalb County Emergency Telephone System Board met June 2.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

1. CALL TO ORDER

a. Board Members Present:

Grandgeorge, Hanson, McMaster, Plote, Polarek, and McAllister.

b. Board Members Absent:

Bianchi, Frazier, Redel, and Leverton.

c. Guests Present:

Sheriff Roger Scott, Chief Deputy Andy Sullivan, Lt Van Bomar, and Sgt. Steve Rubeck from DeKalb County Sheriff Department; Sean Woyna, DeKalb Police Department.

d. Also Present:

Becky Springer, DeKalb County Treasurer; Heather Butler, 9-1-1 Coordinator

2. Agenda

a. Polarek asked for any amendments to the agenda. A motion was made by Grandgeorge and seconded by McMaster to approve the agenda. A roll call vote was taken; Grandgeorge- Y, Hanson- Y, McMaster- Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, McAllister- Y. The motion passed.

3. General Meeting Minutes:

a. A motion to approve the minutes of the May 5, 2021 meeting was made by Hanson and seconded by Plote. A roll call vote was taken; Grandgeorge- Y, Hanson- Y, McMaster- Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, McAllister- Y. The motion passed.

4. NIU Member Appointment –

a. Colleen McAllister from NIU was approved and appointed to the ETSB by the County Board at their last meeting. McAllister briefly introduced herself and the board welcomed her.

5. Public Comment- None

6. Treasurer’s Report

a. Monthly Treasurer’s Report- Springer presented her report, no discussion. 

b. A motion to approve the May 2021 monthly report was made by McMaster and seconded by Hanson. A roll call vote was taken; Grandgeorge- Y, Hanson- Y, McMaster Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, McAllister- Y. The motion passed.

a. Approval of Bills 

Bills Paid in June 2021 

Vendor                      Invoice Amount

Frontier                           $61.80 

First National Bank       $218.96 

Jason Leverton             $197.60 

PowerPhone              $1,716.00 

Sikich                         $1,630.00 

Total                           $3,824.36 

A motion to pay the June bills was made by Grandgeorge and seconded by Plote. A roll call vote was taken; Grandgeorge- Y, Hanson- Y, McMaster- Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, McAllister- Y. The motion passed.

7. Radio Report- Sullivan reported the Miller Rd tower has been repaired and the antenna is up. Issues then arose from the Leland tower; they have been trouble shooting yesterday and today. Once issues are resolved the upgrade to the PD side settings will be completed.

8. Grant Status

a. Coordinator Butler advised we received the check for the last filing of the Consolidation grant.

b. We also received the Notice of State Award for the NG Grant, waiting on the IGA.

9. NG911 Update- Coordinator Butler advised phase 2 of the project is still progressing, most all equipment and data links have been installed. Working closely with Datamaster the company that is working on migrating our ALI and MSAG data.

10. Legislation –

a. Butler advised HB2784 the Community Emergency Services Support Act passed both houses. Effect’s dispatchers training, how they handle mental health calls, and call stat reporting. We will be watching to see how this will be implemented if the Governor signs it.

b. HB3702 was incorporated into a larger Telecom bill, passed both houses this past weekend. Butler went over some highlights of the bill, items we will be waiting for direction on how they will be implemented, and advised this also extends our surcharge collection to December 2023.

c. Plote questioned if we need to earmark funds or move funds out of the General fund. Discussed having Leverton talk with the Treasurer on moving more funds to Capital.

11. Participating Agency Request – None

12. Coordinator’s Report –

a. Butler advised we have begun scheduling some in person trainings finally. DeKalb County will be hosting a MABAS training course in August and then a NENA class in November.

13. Old Business- None

14. New Business

a. Butler discussed the possibility of the ETSB being active on social media and the uses. Discussion about things to look into before further discussion at the next meeting. Also discussed upcoming events that appear to be moving forward such as Sandwich Fair.

b. With Sheriff Scott’s retirement announcement Polarek thanked the Sheriff for all his support over the years, having a steady hand since the board started.

15. ADJOURNMENT- McMaster moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by McAllister. A roll call vote was taken; Grandgeorge- Y, Hanson- Y, McMaster- Y, Plote- Y, Polarek- Y, McAllister- Y. The motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 3:34pm.

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