HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmergency Communication Committee 02-24-97ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Robert Boche, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Emergency Communications Committee
COMMITTEE TITLE: Emergency Communications
DATE: February 24, 1997 (Monday)
TIME: 3:00 PM
LOCATION: St. Croix County Government Center Emergency Gov't Office
1101 Carmicheal Rd Conference Room
Hudson, WI
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
Election of Committee Officers
Employee leave of absence request
1997 Budget Update
Director's Report
Bills and Vouchers
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Bruce A. Brantner, Director
DATE: February 14, 1997
COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE
COUNTY CLERK
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD
V
MINUTES
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
February 24, 1997
Present. Nancy Bieraugel, Chuck Mehls - County Board; Rick Paff -
Somerset Police Department; Max Ihrke - Sheriff's
Department; Bruce Brantner - Emergency Communications;
Jack Colvard - Emergency Government.
Absent: deorge Sinclear - County Board; Jim Renz - Baldwin
Ambulance.
The meeting was called to order by Brantner at 3:30 p.m. The
agenda was adopted on a Mehls/Paff MOTION. Minutes of the May 20,
1996 meeting were approved on a Bieraugel/Paff MOTION.
Unfinished Business:
None
New Business•
1. Election of Committee Officers:
Nominations were opened for Committee Chairman.
Paff/Colvard MOTION to nominate Chuck Mehls. Nominations
were closed after three calls. Mehls nominated for
Chairman on unanimous vote. Emergency Communications
Committee meeting turned over to Mehls at this time.
Nominations were opened for Vice Chairman. Paff/Colvard
MOTION to nominate Nancy Bieraugel. Nominations were
closed after three calls. Bieraugel nominated for Vice
Chairman on unanimous vote.
Bieraugel Pon ff MOTION to nominate Jack Colvard for
Secretary. Nominations were closed after three calls.
Colvard nominated for Secretary on unanimous vote.
2. Employee Leave of Absence Request:
Brantner distributed a letter containing two reasons for
requesting a leave of absence by one of his dispatchers.
The Committee discussed in depth the circumstances
for the request addressed in the letter. After a review
of the Family Leave Act and a concern about a prior leave
of absence, by the employee, less than 6 months earlier,
the Committee voted to deny the request based on setting
a precedent for item one of the request and for the
person to resubmit to the Committee at a later date, the
circumstance addressed in item 2 of the request. The
Committee is very concerned with the individuals well
being and would review item 2 at the appropriate time.
3.
4.
5.
1997 Budget Update:
Since the Committee had not met before the budget was
finalized, Brantner informed the Committee that the 1997
budget was approved by the administration with very few
changes.
Director's Report:
Through the SARA Computer Grant, administered by
Emergency Government, Emergency Communications has
requested participation in the grant in order to update
some equipment that would allow for chemical planning and
mapping. The grant is a 80/20 grant that would reimburse
up to $6,000.00 of an estimated $7,600.00 upgrade.
Brantner would like to develop a list of full and part-
time dispatchers to select from for positions as they
become vacant.
Brantner detailed staffing plans for the summer months.
Starting mid May through August, the center will be
staffed with three telecommunicators during peak times
(late afternoon & evenings) on Friday, Saturday, and
Sundays.
Brantner informed the Committee on current and up coming
projects. The Government Center telephone system
administration takes approximately four hours per week of
staff time. Brantner will be assisting with zoning
ordinance regarding communication tower siting requests.
Brantner informed the Committee of a concern raised by a
towing service company on equality of non -preference
towing requests. Brantner explained and disseminated the
center's towing call out policy. Another concern
brought to the Committee's attention was a request from
a Town Chairman to not be called during late evening and
early morning hours for town road maintenance issues.
The Town Chairman was advised that due to public safety
dnd liability reasons, the Emergency Communications
Center would continue to call township officials 24 hours
a day if a situation required.
Bills and Vouchers:
Bills for the month of January 1997 were distributed.
Items 1-8 were addressed as fairly standard items having
approximately the same cost each month. The balance of
the items were addressed and discussed in order to
acquaint the Committee members with new developments and
budgeted items. Bills were approved on Paff/Bieraugel
MOTION.
Adjournment•
The meeting adjourned at 4:35 on a Paff/Bieraugel MOTION.
Respectfully submitted,
Colvard,
Secretary