Antrim County E-911 Board

Date:      November 8, 2006                             

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

Members Present:             

                Johnson , Trumble, Drollinger, Goeman, Bargy, Lt. Street,  Robinson , Thompson.             

Members Absent:                              

               Chapman

Others Present:                  

Call to Order:

                 Meeting called to order at 3:00 PM by Johnson

Approval of Agenda:

                Motion by Drollinger, seconded by Robinson  to approve the agenda for November 8, 2006.

                 All member present voting Aye.  Motion passed and agenda approved as written.  

Approval of Minutes:

                Motion by Trumble, seconded by Bargy to approve the minutes of September 13, 2006.  All                          

                members present voting Aye.  Motion passed and minutes approved as written. 

Public Comment:  

                 None

Financial Report:

 Financial reports for August 2006 and September 2006 were provided to all members for review and  approval. 

The August balance for: 911 training is $7,013.84, 911 operating is $589,235.97, 911 wireless is 

 $209,305.39.  The September balance for: 911 training is $7,051.75,  911 operating is $590,045.98,  911 wireless is $203,541.37.

                Motion by Trumble, seconded by Drollinger to approve the financial report as provided.  All              

                members present voting Aye.  Motion passed.

                 In addition Sheriff Johnson mentioned that legislation has been drafted gain revenue from other forms of  

                 Communications such as VoIP.

Operations Update:

                  CAD events for August 2006 for Fire 140, EMS 174 , LAW 2,008.

                  CAD events for Sept.     2006 for Fire   94, EMS 143,  LAW 1,79.

                   Sheriff Johnson and Sgt. Bratschi are meeting with two dispatch applicants on Monday, September 12.

                   Contract negotiations  have begun with the dispatch unit. 

                   The old backup generator has been moved to the County Road garage in Mancelona as approved by

                   the County Board of Commissioners. 

                   Snowmobile trails in the county are GPS located and trail markers will soon be installed on all trails.

Communications:

The three board representatives with terms expiring in January of 2007 have requested appointments

 for the next year.     They are Bill Chapman -ACES Representative,   Dan Robinson-Citizen At Large

and Burt Thompson-Road Commission.

Mike Cleary , our RACES representative at the EOC has requested the old dispatch consoles that Sgt.

Bratschi had received free from Grand Traverse County.  They are now obsolete and redundant with our

current system.     After discussion the board decided to give the consoles to Mr. Cleary.  

New Business:

               After discussion as to election of officers it decided to keep the current slate of officers.

               Motion by Drollinger, seconded by Trumble to elect Sheriff Johnson as Chairman, Goeman as Vice

                Chair and Secretary.  All members present voting Aye.  Motion passed.

                 The 2007 meeting dates were handed out and will be revised to reflect November 7 rather than the 14^th.

                 The 2007 budget has been passed by the County Board of Commissioners.

                 The 800 MHz system for dispatch and law enforcements has been approved by the County Board of

                  Commissioners.

Old Business:

                 None

Member Comment:

                None

Adjournment:

                 Motion by Trumble, seconded by Drollinger  to adjourn at 3:50 PM. 

Minutes by:

                Goeman – next meeting is scheduled for January 10, 2007