DeKalb County Emergency Telephone System Board met Aug. 3.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Leverton called the meeting to order at 3:01pm.
a. Board Members Present:
Bianchi, Bomar, Johnson, Thomas, Willis, Plote, Polarek, Byrd, McAllister, and Leverton.
b. Board Members Absent:
None
c. Guests Present:
Lt. Joe Rood, DeKalb Sheriff’s Office and Sean Woyna, DeKalb Police Dept.
d. Also Present:
Becky Springer, DeKalb County Treasurer; Heather Butler, 9-1-1 Coordinator.
2. Agenda
a. Chairman Leverton asked for any amendments to the agenda. A motion was made by Polarek and seconded by Bianchi to approve the agenda. The motion passed.
3. General Meeting Minutes:
a. A motion to approve the minutes of the June 1st, 2022 meeting was made by Byrd and seconded by Bomar. The motion passed.
4. Public Comment- None in person, letters received from Tim Duda and Katie Rebhorn of DeKalb County Sheriff thanking the ETSB for allowing them to attend the NENA conference.
5. Treasurer’s Report
a. Monthly Treasurer’s Report
i. June - report presented and discussed. A motion to approve the June 2022 monthly report was made by Byrd and seconded by McAllister. Motion passed.
ii. July - report presented and discussed. A motion to approve the July 2022 monthly report was made by Plote and seconded by Byrd. Motion passed.
b. Approval of July Bills
Bills Paid in July 2022
Vendor Invoice Amount
T-Mobile $65.60
Voiance $187.74
First National Bank $2,910.83
NG-911 $7,010.00
Total July Bills $10,174.17
A motion to pay the July bills was made by Bianchi and seconded by Byrd. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi – Y, Bomar – Y, Johnson – Y, Willis – Y, Thomas – Y, Plote – Y, Polarek – Y, Byrd – Y, McAllister – Y, Leverton – Y. Motion passed.
c. Approval of August Bills
Bills Paid in August 2022
Vendor Invoice Amount
Promos 911, Inc. $425.05
Tower Works $2,565.00
911 Datamaster $9,000.00
Sikich $7,880.00
Tim Duda $418.86
Sean Woyna $503.88
Jason Leverton $205.39
PowerPhone $729.00
Katherine Rebhorn $452.72
Mid-City $178.96
NG-911 $1,369.50
Heather Butler $33.52
T-Mobile $65.60
First National Bank $231.00
NG-911 $7,514.00
Total $31,572.48
A motion to pay the July bills was made by Bomar and seconded by McAllister. A roll call vote was taken; Bianchi – Y, Bomar – Y, Johnson – Y, Willis – Y, Thomas – Y, Plote – Y, Polarek – Y, Byrd – Y, McAllister – Y, Leverton – Y. Motion passed.
d. ETSB Audit - Springer presented copies of the audit to the board, went over some highlights, does not see any issues, process went smoothly.
6. Travel Policy –
a. updated policy was presented to the board. Comments on traveling by most economical means and questions about insurance coverage arose, to be discussed again at next meeting.
7. Radio Report
a. The tower site at DeKalb PD is almost complete, testing will be done before they go live.
8. Grant Status -
a. Butler advised the 4th quarter grant report was filed along with the pro-forma invoice. State decided they could not accept that invoice and extended out grant for another year.
b. We were awarded our consolidation grant, will receive 95% of what was applied for.
9. NG911 Update –
a. Butler advised there is no new date, waiting on Datamaster’s schedule.
b. We will start testing for text to 911 in the coming months, training for the dispatchers will also be scheduled.
c. Several NINGA counties are looking further into RapidSOS premium and becoming early adaptors to get a lower price.
10. Legislation –
a. Butler gave an update on the sweep of 9-1-1 funds to 988. New information discovered from FCC while at NENA conference. Another letter was sent to both the FCC to encourage them to make a statement on this topic in regards to fee diversion. Letter also sent to Governor’s office asking they delay the transfer.
b. CESSA – Statewide committee continues to meet, regional committees have yet to be appointed.
11. Participating Agency Request- None
12. Coordinator’s Report –
a. Butler advised the NENA conference was great. Sat in on many NG911 sessions, FCC update, and 988 sessions. Thanks, the board for their support for allowing so many from DeKalb to attend.
b. Advised she has recently been asked and then appointed to the IL-TERT board to fill the vacancy of Secretary/Treasurer.
c. Additional radio sites have been removed, only 1 remains.
d. Butler advised our representative from Nelson Systems who provides our 9-1-1 voice loggers informed of a price increase that will be coming in the next year, our loggers are almost 6 years old, lifespan is 5-7 years. Butler will get quotes to present to the board at next meeting for discussion.
e. Butler advised she will be out of the office the next week at the APCO conference.
13. Old Business
a. Plote asked about the ETSB Facebook page, how it was going. Butler advised she is always looking for 9-1-1 education and content for the page.
14. New Business
a. Leverton advised we will discuss budget committee next month as we are approaching that time of year.
b. Springer also requested the board consider moving the meeting date away from the 1st Wednesday of the month for 2023 as it’s hard to gather bills so close to the 1st.
15. ADJOURNMENT- Bianchi moved to adjourn the meeting and the motion was seconded by Bomar. The meeting adjourned at 4:03pm.
https://dekalbcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/minutes-e911-08032022.pdf
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