Antrim County E-911 Board

Date:      May 11, 2005

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

Members Present:             

Dan Bean for Johnson, Trumble, Elliott, Jankowski, Bargy and Goeman

Members Absent:                               

Johnson, Robinson, Thompson, Chapman

Others Present:                  

Sgt. Bratschi

Call to Order:

Meeting called to order at 3:03 PM by Bean

Election of Officers:

None

Public Comment:

None

Approval of Minutes:

                Motion by Trumble, seconded by Jankowski to approve the March 9, 2005 minutes as written.

All members present voting Aye.  Motion passed.       

Operation Update:

The antenna on the Central Lake tower had to be replaced.  Tele-Rad replaced it for a cost of $1339.50.

Joan Shanahan was released on 4-14-05 after failing to meet minimum requirements set forth for her.

Sheryl Kosal was hired effective 4-24-05 and is currently in the CTO program.

The UPS battery alarm sounded on 4-1-05.  It was the 5 year battery indicator to notify us of a   replacement requirement.  Liebert Global Services is the vendor and the estimated costs during business hours is $2,462 and $2,837 after hours.   Motion by Trumble and seconded by Elliott to recommend to Finance that the battery be replaced for the above day time costs.  All members present voting aye.  Motion passed.

The generator also had a battery failure alarm.  The battery was replaced.

A discussion was held on a new radio system and the possible integration of that with a new Sheriff Department facility.  Bargy indicated that a committee has been formed in Buildings and Grounds to look at the possibility of a new facility.  Sgt. Bratschi had asked Tele-Rad to estimate the cost of a new high band system.  The total for the 911 center would be around $115,000.  Discussion also centered around 800 MHz as an alternative and Sgt. Bratschi indicated that the Tele-Rad system could integrate 800 along with the high band.  The current system needs to be replaced and upgraded.

Financial Report:

Financial reports for January, February and March were provided to all members for review and approval.  Current fund balance is listed at $628,650.56.   Motion by Goeman and seconded by Elliott to approve the financial report as provided.  All members present voting aye.  Motion passed.

Communications:

None

New Business:

A discussion was held on an alternative dispatch.  The Mancelona Fire Station is currently listed as

the alternative Emergency Operations Center (EOC).  Goeman and Bratschi will check further on the

viability of that option.

The policy and procedure revamping has brought to light the need to have Sgt. Bratschi’s title comport with wording being drafted in those guidelines.  A discussion was held and Sheriff Johnson will be asked to address changing Sgt. Bratschi’s title to Assistant Director.

The need for new UPS batteries was addressed in the Operations Update.

Old Business:

Bean advised that the Policy and Procedure effort is proceeding nicely and hopes to have the effort completed by summer.

Member Comment:

None

Adjournment:

Motion by Elliott and seconded by Trumble to adjourn at 4:10PM.

Minutes by:  

Goeman – next meeting is scheduled for July 13, 2005 at 3PM.