CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Riddle called the meeting to order at 3:31 PM

ROLL CALL

Board members present:

Chairman Riddle, Bowman, Feithen, Hanson, Leoni, Olson, Rosemier, and Russell.

            Board members absent:

                        Suppeland and Young

Guests Present:

Lt. Al Newby, DeKalb County Sheriff's Police; DeKalb Police Department;  Sgt. John Kreutziger, NIU PD; Jim Feyerherm, Starved Rock Communications; Glenna           Johnson, Geo-Comm

Also Present:

Christine Johnson, DeKalb County Treasurer; Charles Kross, Coordinator

AGENDA

The Chairman asked for any amendments to the agenda.  There were none. A motion to approve the agenda was made by Olson   and seconded by Hanson.  There was no discussion.  The motion passed. 

MINUTES

A motion to approve the minutes of the June 7, 2006 meeting was made by Rosemier and seconded by Feithen.  The motion passed. 

OLD BUSINESS:

¨      Treasurer’s Report:

Treasurer Johnson presented her monthly report.

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

There was no discussion. The motion passed unanimously.

·        Bills Not Previously Approved:   None

·        Bills:

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

¨      Fire Radio reports

Jim Feyerherm of Starved Rock Communications reported that the UPS batteries at both the Kirkland and DeKalb sites should be replaced.  They are old and weak.  Cost for replacement would be around $500 each.  He also reported that due to heat buildup, the Somonauk radio shed needs to have a vent fan installed, similar to the one installed at the Waterman site. Feyerherm said the Waterman fan was not working, but he repaired it.  He also told the Board that the microwave radios have a 15 – 18 year life span.  Our current ones are at 10 years.  He suggested that this be taken into consideration during budgeting.  Each radio costs approximately $14,000. 

Feithen made a motion to approve the replacement of the 2 UPS batteries and to install a fan at the Somonauk site.  Russell seconded the motion.  There was no further discussion. The motion passed unanimously.

·        Future Planning

Chairman Riddle suggested that the Board discuss the strengths of the County 911 system.  Strengths listed are as follows:

1.      Modern, up to date equipment.

2.      Quality dispatchers & training

3.      More services provided by the ETSB than was originally expected

4.      Absence of complaints from the participating agencies and citizenry

5.      Community trust in the ETSB, and the ability of members to work together for the common good.

6.      The Board has not lost sight of its public safety responsibilities, as evidenced by repairs and new purchases made.

7.      The ETSB has been proactive with recognition and addressing new issues, e.g., wireless phones, mapping, VoIP, dead zones, funding impacts and surcharges

8.      Training and other financial assistance to the PSAPs

Next month the Board will discuss system weaknesses.

NEW BUSINESS

¨      Participating Agency Requests – None

¨      PSAP Administrators' Report – No report.

¨      Persons to be Heard from the Floor – No one

¨      Coordinator’s Report – No report

ADJOURNMENT

Olson moved to adjourn the meeting, and was seconded by Rosemier.  The motion passed.   The meeting adjourned at 4:21 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,

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Charles Kross, Coordinator

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