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ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Thomas Dorsey, Chairperson
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Emergency Communications Committee
COMMITTEE TITLE: Emergency Communications
DATE: August 16, 1999 Monday
TIME: 9:00 A.M.
LOCATION: St. Croix County Government Center Emergency Gov't Office
1101 Carmichael Rd Conference Room
Hudson, WI
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Communications Van
Job Description Review
NEW BUSINESS:
National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee Membership
Preliminary 2000 budget
Director' s report
Bills & vouchers
EMS, Fire, & Law Enforcement issues
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Bruce A. Brantner, Director
DATE: August 10, 1999
COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE
COUNTY CLERK
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD
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MINUTES
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
August 16, 1999
Present: Chuck Mehls, Gene Hanson - County Board; Bruce Brantner -
Emergency Communications; Jack Colvard - Emergency
Government; Bob Klanderman (for Ron Volkert) - Sheriff' s
Department; Jim VanderWyst - New Richmond Fire Dept; Dick
Trende - Hudson Police Department, and Greg Carlson WITC.
Excused: Nancy Bieraugel - County Board
The meeting was called to order by Chuck Mehls at 9: 00 a.m. . The
agenda was adopted on a Hanson/VanderWyst MOTION.
The next meeting will be on September 28, 1999 at 1 : 00 p.m. .
Minutes of the July 12, 1999 meeting were approved on a
Hanson/Trende MOTION.
Unfinished Business :
COMMUNICATIONS VAN RESEARCH:
Mehls reviewed the Communication Van proposal and the
information requested by the Finance Committee, when it was
presented on 08/10/99. Additional cost estimates for
comparison, are being requested from other manufacturers of
this type of vehicle.
Job Description Review:
The Committee reviewed a suggested change from the Emergency
Government Committee, in the Communication Director' s position
description, as follows : "may be called upon to act as a
Deputy Emergency Government Director, in an emergency
situation, in the absence of the Emergency Government
Director". Hanson/Trende MOTION to approve the suggested
change in the position description as recommended by the
Emergency Government Committee. Brantner will rewrite it to
include the suggested change and to meet current ADA
requirements and to contact Deb Kathan to review it
New Business :
National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee Membership-
Brantner informed the Committee that he was requested to serve
on this regional committee. It doesn' t meet on a regular
basis, but will incur some additional costs ,when it does
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meet .
Preliminary 2000 Budget :
Brantner reviewed, with the Committee, the various line items
that reflected any changes over last years budget . The budget
was approved as presented on a Trende/VanderWyst MOTION.
Director' s Report:
Brantner attended the APCO Conference held in Minneapolis and
reviewed information from conference for Committee menbers .
A Workers Compensation issue is still pending for one of his
employees. He hopes it will be taken care of in the very near
future .
Brantner attended the Visions Computer classes presented here
in the Government Center, last week.
Bills and Vouchers :
The bills for July were approved on a Hanson/Trende MOTION.
EMS, FIRE, & Law Enforcement issues :
EMS - Greg Carlson asked questions about Visions and computer
aided dispatch.
Fire - No issues were brought before the Committee.
Law - Hudson Police Department is looking at some remodeling
in their department. Bob Klanderman requested that radio
channel 3 be used for checking wants and warrants . That
channel would free up the main law enforcement channels .
Announcements & Correspondence
None
Possible agenda Items for next meeting:
None
Adjournment :
The meeting adjourned at 10: 08 a.m. on a Colvard/Klanderman
MOTION.
Respectfully submitted,
Jack Colvard, Recording Secretary