CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Riddle called the meeting to order at 3:37 PM.

 ROLL CALL

Board members present:

Chairman Riddle, Bowman, Feithen, Hanson, Leoni, Rosemier, and Young.

            Board members absent:

                        Russell, Suppeland,

Guests Present:

                                    Sgt. John Kreutziger, NIU PD; Glenna Johnson, Geo-Comm

Also Present:

Christine Johnson, DeKalb County Treasurer; Charles Kross, Coordinator

AGENDA

The Chairman asked for any amendments to the agenda. A motion to approve the agenda was made by Olson and seconded by Leoni.  There was no discussion.  The motion passed. 

 MINUTES

A motion to approve the minutes of the January 2006 meeting was made by Leoni and seconded by Bowman.  The motion passed. 

OLD BUSINESS:

      Treasurer’s Report:

A motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report was made by Olson, and seconded by Hanson.

There was no discussion. The motion passed unanimously.

        Bills Not Previously Approved:   None

        Bills:

                                                 Total                                                             

A motion to pay the bills was made by Rosemier and seconded by Olson.  A roll call vote was taken:  Bowman  Y   Feithen  Y   Hanson Y   Leoni  Y  Olson Y  Rosemier Y   Young  Y  Riddle  Y.  The motion passed.

Two bills were overlooked and had to be voted upon separately.  They were the AT&T bill for $63.19, and the Starved Rock Communications bill for $3305.00. 

A motion to pay the bills was made by Olson and seconded by Rosemier.  A roll call vote was taken:  Bowman  Y   Feithen   Y   Hanson Y   Leoni  Y  Olson Y Rosemier  Y   Young  Y  Riddle  Y.  The motion passed.

      Fire Radio reports Jim Feyerherm of Starved Rock Communications was not present to report on the radios.  Those present did not know of any problems.

NEW BUSINESS

Participating Agency Requests Kross requested $150 for a Webinar on VoIP.  The price allows an unlimited audience.  It   also provides an unprotected Power Point presentation for further agency training use.  A motion was made by Rosemier and seconded by Riddle to approve the            expense.  The motion passed

      PSAP Administrators' Report – No report.

      Persons to be Heard from the Floor

     Chiefs Russell and Riddle reported on MABAS activities statewide, including the            acquisition of Star Com radios for each PD and Fire Department from the Illinois                               Terrorism Task Force.

      There was a brief discussion of Language Line, and its availability to the Fire Departments.           Kross will look into how best to distribute the information while maintaining security.

       The Board will discuss Board direction/philosophy at the next meeting.

      Coordinator’s Report – No Report

ADJOURNMENT

Bowman moved to adjourn the meeting, and was seconded by Olson.  The motion passed.   The meeting adjourned at 4:05 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,

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Charles Kross, Coordinator

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