CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Riddle called the meeting to order at 3:36 PM

ROLL CALL

Board members present:

Chairman Riddle, Hanson, Leoni, Olson, Rosemier, Russell, and Suppeland.

            Board members absent:

                        Young, Bowman, and Feithen

Guests Present:

Jim Feyerherm, Starved Rock Communications

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 as written was made by Olson and seconded by Leoni.       There was no discussion.  

          The motion passed. 

MINUTES

A motion to approve the minutes of the August 2007 meeting was made by Russell and seconded by Rosemier.

      The motion passed. 

OLD BUSINESS:

Ø      Treasurer’s Report:

                  Treasurer Johnson presented her report.

                              A motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report was made by Russell, and seconded by                                         Rosemier.  There was no discussion.

                                           The motion passed unanimously.

Ø      Bills Not Previously Approved: 

1.      Sycamore: to Dixon/Ottawa Communications for reprogramming @ $200.00

2.      Sycamore: to NiComm for repairs @ $246.00

3.      Sandwich: for their Recorder Service Agreement @ $1800 - $1900.

            A motion was made by Suppeland and seconded by Russell to approve these bills.                 The motion passed unanimously.

Ø      Bills:

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

                              The motion passed.

Ø      Fire Radio reports

                        Feyerherm reported that the severe storms of August 6 and August 24 took a toll on our                              equipment due to lightning strikes.  Some equipment was damaged at the DeKalb High                            Rise.  A bill will be submitted when completed. 

                        On September 4, the UPS went out at the Genoa tower.  It needs a new battery. 

                        Paw Paw Fire Department will now be paged out by DeKalb County Dispatch, for those                            911 calls that come into DeKalb County Dispatch.

                        The telephone lines linking the DeKalb Police Department and DeKalb Fire Department are                         now working okay.

                        The new Somonauk water tower will not be available for our equipment until the next fiscal                 Year.

Ø      Future Planning – No discussion

Ø      Personnel Committee Report

                    The Personnel Committee            met prior to the Board meeting and approved the Job Description                   and advertisement for the available position.  Rosemier talked about a possible flex                                          payment plan for insurance costs.  Kross told the Board that he will not discuss financial                                    information with candidates, other than what has been posted as the job range salary.  He                                will explain that all other considerations must be discussed with the Board prior to hire.

                                    A motion was made by Olson to approve the Committee’s decision on the job                                           description and ad.  Suppeland seconded the motion. 

                                                The motion passed unanimously.

Ø      NEW BUSINESS

Ø      Participating Agency Requests - None

Ø      PSAP Administrators' Report – No report.

Ø      Persons to be Heard from the Floor – No one

Ø      Coordinator’s Report – No report

ADJOURNMENT

Russell moved to adjourn the meeting, and was seconded by Suppeland.  The motion passed.   The meeting adjourned at 4:08 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,

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Charles Kross, Coordinator

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