Antrim County E-911 Board

Date:      January 11, 2006

                Meeting held in the Antrim County Sheriff Administration Conference Room, 107 Grove St. Bellaire, Mi.

Members Present:             

                Johnson, Stolicker, Trumble, Thompson, Drollinger, Goeman, Bargy

Members Absent:                               

                Robinson, Chapman

Others Present:                  

                Sgt. Bratschi., Sgt. Jim Bush from the Kalkaska Post of MSP

Call to Order:

                Meeting called to order at 3:03 PM by Chairman Johnson

Introductions:

                F/Lt. Chris Stolicker from the Kalkaska Post introduced as this was his first meeting. With him was Sgt. Jim
                Bush, also from the Kalkaska Post.

Public Comment:

                None

Approval of Minutes:

                Motion by Drollinger, seconded by Thompson to approve the November 9, 2005 minutes with the change in
                new Business for the generator as a 60 KW, not a 20 KW as previously mentioned.   All members present 
                voting Aye.  Motion passed.

Financial Report:

                Financial reports for October and November were provided to all members for review and approval.
                Current fund balance is listed at $650,528.91.   Motion by Trumble and seconded by Drollinger to approve the
                financial report as provided.  All members present voting aye.  Motion passed.

Operations:

                Report provided by Sgt. Bratschi for CAD events for Law, EMS and Fire service YTD Totals 2005.

                Revenue continues to decline due to the reduction in phone lines in the county with $19,000 less received than
                last year.

                Elleen Hedden is in phase 2 of her training.  She completed a 40 hour class at Delta College. Scott Boni has
                transferred to Corrections.

                On this date the vacant dispatcher position was offered to Jennifer Veenstra from Ellsworth. She has accepted
                the offer.

                The FCC has approved the licenses that OTEC has been working on.  This includes the Village of Bellaire. 
                (Regarding the Frequency Swap)

                Jeremy Ball and Marty Fischer attended a training class in Grand Traverse County on “Survive & Thrive the
                Emotional Terrain of the 911 Center”.

                The sub-committee of Mike Gank, Bill Drollinger, Steve Bratschi and Carl Goeman will be meeting on January
                17^th for their first meeting on the Five Year Plan. 

                The 911 CML Software, has been placed on separate workstations with touch screen monitors, separate of
                CAD for security reasons and reduce the risk of virus or file corruption.

                The Policy and Procedure effort continues.

                The committee to deal with street numbering will reconvene on January 17.  The ordinance has to be approved
                with an enforcement component.

                The effort to GPS the snowmobile trails is continuing.

Communications:

                The seven county Northwest Regional Medical Control Authority (NRMCA) sent correspondence dated         
                January 4, 2006 concerning Prioritized Medical Dispatch.  A meeting will be attended on January 31 by Bratschi
                and Johnson to discuss software purchase, training sessions, costs and implementation.

                Motion by Trumble, seconded by Drollinger to attend and pursue implementation with a pre-approved cap of 
                $6,000.  All members present voting Aye.  Motion passed.

                A letter from the ETSC dated January 6, 2006 requires a letter by February 10, 2006 to the State Treasurer
                concerning certification.  A letter will be formatted and sent through the County Clerks Office.

                Paul Trumble was re-appointed as Citizen At Large by the County Board for a term to expire January 1, 2009.  A
                similar approval is needed for Burt Thompson for his seat representing the County Road Commission and
                ACES representative Bill Chapman.

New Business:

                The priority dispatch issue was addressed under communications.

                The employee pant issue was discussed with no action taken.

                The minimum training requirement was discussed with a censuses that a minimum should be set and                
                included in the Policy and Procedures.

                Motion by Trumble, seconded by Stolicker for a Board directive requiring Basic LEIN Training, Emergency
                Medical Dispatch Training and 40-hours of Basic telecommunicator training.  This in addition to the
                primary CTO training. Completion within Six (6) months of hire.  All members present voting Aye.  Motion
                passed.

Old Business:

                Approval was received from the County Board Meeting on 12-8-05, to proceed with a transfer of the

                redundant 60 KW generator from the 911 Center to the County Road Commission garage in Mancelona.

                Costs and plans to be pursued by Goeman, Thompson, Bratschi and Drollinger.  

Member Comment:

                None

Adjournment:

                Motion by Johnson, seconded by Stolicker to adjourn at 4:03PM.

Minutes by:  

                Goeman – next meeting is scheduled for March 8, 2006 at 3PM.