DeKalb Times

DeKalb County E-911 Board met Oct. 11.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

1. CALL TO ORDER 

Chairman Leverton called the meeting to order at 3:00pm

a. Board Members Present:

Bomar, McAllister, Robinson, Thomas, Willis, and Leverton.

b. Board Members Absent:

Byrd, Plote, and Winters

c. Guests Present:

Lt. Joe Rood and Stephanie Kroll, DeKalb Sheriff’s Office; Don Faulhaber, DeKalb Fire Dept; 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 Thomas and seconded by Bomar to approve the agenda. The motion passed.

3. Approval of the Minutes:

a. A motion to approve the minutes of the September 13th, 2023 meeting, was made by Bomar and seconded by Thomas. The motion passed.

4. Public Comment- None

5. Treasurer’s Report

a. Treasurer’s Report

i. Report presented by Treasurer Springer; she suggested the board consider moving some funds from General to Capital by the end of the fiscal year. A motion to approve the September 2023 monthly report made by Thomas and seconded by McAllister. Motion passed

b. Approval of October Bills

Bills Paid in October 2023

             Vendor              Invoice Amount

Voiance                                       143.64

NG-911/Solacom                     8,408.00

First National Bank                  2,063.55

Stephaine Kroll                            70.74

Heather Butler                           365.09

Total October Bills                11,051.02

Additional Bills Paid in September 2023 - Approved October 2023

Bakertilly                                4,000.00

Total Additional September Bills 4,000.00

A motion to pay the October bills was made by Bomar, seconded by Robinson. A roll call vote was taken; Bomar – Y, McAllister – Y, Robinson – Y, Thomas – Y, Willis – Y, Leverton - Y.

Motion passed.

6. Strategic Planning Committee –

a. Strategic Plan Overview -presented by Leverton.

i. A motion was made by McAllister to approve the overview, seconded by Thomas. 

Motion Passed.

b. Strategic Plan Budget – also presented by Leverton, some questions about ownership of items purchased and depreciation.

i. A motion was made by Thomas to approve, seconded by Robinson.

Motion Passed.

c. By-Laws Update – Presented and discussed, minor edit to secretary position. 

i. A motion was made by Thomas to approve as amended, seconded by Bomar.

Motion passed.

d. IGA (MOU) Update – Presented by Butler. To be signed by participating agencies.

i. A motion was made by Bomar to approve, seconded by McAllister. 

Motion Passed.

7. 2024 Budget Committee –

a. Leverton advised we need volunteers for the 2024 budget committee to meet soon to prepare budget in advance of our December meeting. Thomas and McAllister volunteered along with Leverton.

b. Bomar nominated Leverton, Thomas, and McAllister for the committee, seconded by Robinson. Motion passed.

8. NG911 Update –

a. Butler advised NINGA is now 98% complete with migrations to the ESInet. Small exchanges left to cutover for a few counties.

b. Work on the NNI is moving slow. Circuits supposedly complete, working on steps to test them.

9. Legislation –

a. Butler advised the CESSA subcommittees are making some progress. Training outline for telecommunicators was approved. RAC’s set to resume meeting after the SAC does their re-visioning meetings.

b. SAB met last month, outlined their plan to present the updated rules and to hopefully have them approved by beginning of 2024.

c. ISP also advised they will be sending out a special distribution check again soon.

10. Participating Agency Request

a. DeKalb PD – Radio System Interface –

i. The board was sent a quote from J&K and a letter from Communications Coordinator Woyna at DeKalb PD explaining the need for the radio interface.

ii. A motion was made by Thomas to approve the interface, seconded by McAllister. A roll call vote was taken; Bomar – Y, McAllister – Y, Robinson – Y, Thomas – Y, Willis – Y, Leverton - Y. Motion passed.

b. IPSTA request – TC Kroll –

i. Telecommunicator Kroll explained her involvement with Illinois NENA as their secretary, involvement in other state committees, and the DASH event at IPSTA conference. In the past has paid her own way to conference. Requested the board consider reimbursing her for hotel and conference registration.

ii. A motion was made by Thomas to reimburse her for all conference expenses

due to her involvement, seconded by Bomar. A roll call vote was taken; Bomar – Y, McAllister – Y, Robinson – Y, Thomas – Y, Willis – Y, Leverton - Y. Motion passed.

11. Coordinator’s Report –

a. Butler gave an update on the RapidSOS Premium deployment being nearly complete and the PowerPhone integration making some progress, hopefully scheduling TC training soon.

b. Advised next week TC Kleinmaier and herself will be speaking to the KEC law enforcement classes about 911 communications.

c. IPSTA conference is this month, Butler will be in Springfield the 21st to 25th.

12. Old Business- NONE

13. New Business- NONE

14. ADJOURNMENT- Robinson moved to adjourn the meeting and the motion was seconded by Bomar. The meeting adjourned at 4:27pm.

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