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Antrim County E-911 Board |
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Date: November 9, 2005
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Meeting held in the Antrim County Sheriff Administration Conference Room, 107 Grove St. Bellaire, Mi. |
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Members Present: |
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Dan Bean for Johnson, Sgt. Stevens for F/Lt. Stolicker, Trumble, Thompson, Drollinger and Goeman |
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Members Absent: |
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Johnson, Robinson, Bargy, Chapman |
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Others Present: |
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Sgt. Bratschi |
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Call to Order: |
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Meeting called to order at 3:09 PM by Bean |
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Introduction: |
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Bill Drollinger was introduced as the new citizen at large |
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Sgt. Stevens was present representing F/Lt. Stolicker, the new acting post commander at Kalkaska |
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Public Comment: None. |
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Approval of Minutes: |
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Motion by Trumble, seconded by Goeman to approve the September 14, 2005 minutes as written. All members present voting Aye. Motion passed. |
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Election of Officers: |
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F/Lt. Stolicker has offered to accept the position of Vice Chairman. |
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Motion by Drollinger, seconded by Trumble to elect F/Lt. Stolicker as Vice Chair, All members Present voting Aye. Motion passed. |
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Financial Report: |
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Financial reports for August and September were provided to all members for review and approval. Current fund balance is listed at $650,585.37. Motion by Trumble and seconded by Drollinger to approve the financial report as provided. All members present voting aye. Motion passed. |
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Operations: |
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On October 4, 2005, Lauri Bertalan resigned her position. On October 19`h interviews were held to fill that position. On November 1st, Eileen Hedden, from Elk Rapids started in that position. |
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A new ad had been placed to add to the pool of candidates. The deadline is 11-9-05 at 4:30 PM. Scott Boni has applied for a position in Corrections. |
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On October 6`h the FCC conducted an investigation into the Orchard Hill tower. They found it to not be in compliance. A verbal notice was given and corrections are nearly completed. |
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An internal news letter has been instituted at the center as a tool for communication. |
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Numerous training sessions were attended by Steve Bratschi as well as training for Smith, Boni, Kosal and Hedden. |
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OTEC is still working on the approval for the frequency swap between the Antrim County and Bellaire. The templates for our 800 MHz radios from the Homeland Security Grant are nearly complete. |
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The statistics or CAD events for year to date and the Wire line Phone Revenue Receipts were passed out. |
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The County Board has asked that a five and ten year plan be developed for the 911 Center. This was in conjunction with their approval of $150,000 in the equipment line item for the 2006 budget for radio equipment. Steve Bratschi, Bill Drollinger, Mike Gank and Carl Goeman will work with the Bellaire Computer Center to develop this plan. |
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Communications: |
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A letter was received from Mancelona Township regarding mutual aid with Alba Fire and Star Twp Fire. A motion was made by Goeman, seconded by Trumble to endorse and support enabling the context of the letter. All members present voting Aye. Endorsement passed. |
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Acknowledgement was again given to Bill Drollinger for his appointment to the E-911 Board until 1-1-08. |
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The 2006 budget was approved by the Antrim County Board at their October 13, 2005 meeting. The Finance Committee is looking into a vote to increase phone revenue. |
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New Business: |
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The new 2006 meeting schedule was passed out to members. |
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Motion by Thompson, seconded by Trumble to accept the dates as presented. All members present voting Aye. Motion passed. |
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A revised member list was also passed out to members. |
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A discussion about the original 20 KW generator for the 911 center was also held. The unit may be disconnected since the new, larger unit is now on-line. The County Road Commission recently approved housing the Alternate 911 Center and the Alternate EOC in their Mancelona facility. Moving the generator to their facility would provide emergency power for their own facility, the |
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Alternate 911 and EOC functions as well as assist in development of the five and ten year plans for the 911 Center. A motion was made by Trumble, seconded by Drollinger to endorse moving the surplus generator to the Mancelona Road Commission Garage. All members present voting Aye. Motion passed. |
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Old Business: None |
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Member Comment: None |
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Adjournment: |
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Motion by Goeman and seconded by Drollinger to adjourn at 4:02PM. |
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Minutes by: |
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Goeman — next meeting is scheduled for January 11, 2006 at 3PM. |