HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmergency Management and Communications 02-26-01ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Thomas Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Charles P. Mehls, Chairman
COMMITTEE TITLE: Emergency Management/Communications Committee
DATE OF MEETING: Monday February 26, 2001
TIME: 9:00 A. M.
LOCATION: GOVERNMENT CENTER
1101 CARMICHAEL ROAD
HUDSON, WISCONSIN 54016
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING - OPEN
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Radio Systems Equipment & Maintenance
2. Communication Center Policies & Procedures
3. Discussion of Communication Technician Position
NEW BUSINESS
4. Appoint subcommittee to review applications for Director's position
5. Director's report
Community Room
Lower Level
EMERGENCY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES
EMS Issues:
Fire Issues:
Law Enforcement Issues:
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Jack Colvard, Emergency Management PHONE #386 - 4718/4719
For Chuck Mehls, Committee Chairman
DATE: February 16, 2001
Copies to: County Board Office Committee Members
County Clerk News Media /Notice Board
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MINUTES
Emergency Management /Communications Committee
FEBRUARY 26,2001
PRESENT: Chuck Mehls, Tom Dorsey, Art Jacobson, Denise Bjerstedt - County Board;
Jack Colvard, Mary Souter - Emergency Management; Steve Bahneman - Emergency
Communications, Ron Volkert, Sheriffs Department; Jim VanderWyst - New Richmond Fire;
Jeff Rixmann - River Falls EMS; Deb Kathan - Personnel; Brian Aichele - North Hudson
Police Chief.
Chairman Mehls called the meeting to order at 9:06 a.m. The Agenda was adopted on a
Jacobson /Dorsey Motion.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 at 9:00 AM- Government Center
After review, minutes from the February 8, 2001 Emergency Management /Communications
Meeting were approved on a Jacobson /Dorsey MOTION.
OLD BUSINESS:
1) RADIO SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE:
Bahneman reported, that the microwave system failed again last week and on February
26, 2001 in the morning. The transmitters need to be put back into alignment.
There is no heat at the tower, so the alignment won't occur until it warms up. On
a Jacobson /VanderWyst Motion, Bahneman will obtain quotes for repairing and
realigning of the system. Bahneman will get the quotes to Colvard by March 19,
2001. Bahneman handed out Information about training courses for dispatchers.
Also, a list of dates the dispatchers were last certified on the TIME System.
NEW BUSINESS:
1) COMMUNICATION CENTER POLICIES AND PROCEDURES:
Colvard has a copy of Ashland and La Crosse County policies. He will try to get
more examples from other counties before the next meeting. This will have to be a
priority for the new Director of Emergency Communications. The new director will
have to get input from the various emergency service agencies.
2) DISCUSSION OF COMMUNICATION TECHNICAL POSITION:
Colvard recommended to the Committee, a second in command position, because of the
amount of employees and the number of unsupervised hours at the center. This will
need to be formalized in the 2002 budget. On a Bjerstedt /VanderWyst Motion the
monies will be allocated in the January 2002 budget for the position.
3) APPOINT A SUBCOMMITTEE TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS POSITON:
After much discussion it was decided that Bjerstedt will be in charge of the
screening process, which will be held on March 2, 2001 at 9:00 am. Kathan and
Colvard will also assist with the screening. The interviews will be March 9, 2001
at 8:30. The interviewing panel will be Tom Dorsey, Art Jacobson, Chuck Whiting,
Charles Mehls, and Deb Kathan.
4) DIRECTOR'S REPORT:
Colvard reported he had received payment of $5,380.00 from Minnesota Southern
Wireless for antenna space rental on the Glenwood Tower. Billing for tower space
rental will be every six months. The lease with this company can be renegotiated
every 5 years.
EMERGENCY SERVICES- REPRESENTATIVES /CONCERNS:
EMERGENCY SERVICES - REPRESENTATIVES f CONCERNS : ve° r, .. `J _ nonr 6$.r
Fire Service - VanderWyst expressed a need for procedures for pager checks. The
regular time of 6:00 p.m. conflicts with Pierce County, which uses the same time.
Law Enforcement - None
EMS - Rixmann expressed he wanted a different paging channel from the Fire pagers.
Also, he asked Bahneman to check information concerning an accident in St Croix
County.
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS:
None at this time
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The meeting was adjourned at 12.15 p.m. on a Jacobson /Dorsey MOTION.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary M Souter, Recording Secretary
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