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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: June 14, 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 Research
Emergency Responder Identification
Emerald Tower Site Disposition
NEW BUSINESS:
Year 2000 budget considerations .
Job Description Review
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: June 7, 1999
COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE
COUNTY CLERK
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD
MINUTES
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
June 14, 1999
Present : Chuck Mehls, Nancy Bieraugel, Gene Hanson - County Board;
Bruce Brantner - Emergency Communications; Jack Colvard -
Emergency Government; Ron Volkert - Sheriff' s Department; Jim
VanderWyst - New Richmond Fire Dept.
Excused: Greg Carlson - WITC
Absent : Dick Trende - Hudson Police Department
The meeting was called to order by Chuck Mehls at 9 : 00 a.m. . The
agenda was adopted on a Bieraugel/Hanson MOTION.
The next meeting will be on July 12, 1999 at 9 : 00 a .m. .
Minutes of the May 10, 1999 meeting were approved as corrected, on
a Bieraugel/VanderWyst MOTION.
Unfinished Business :
COMMUNICATIONS VAN RESEARCH:
Mehls presented information to the Committee comparing
proposed and present vehicle considerations for a
Communications Van. Discussion followed on: the roles
and tasks that could be alleviated with a mobile command
post, comparisons of the equipment between the existing
van and a proposed one, and cost comparisons between
purchasing a used or new vehicle reflecting the
associated costs of remodeling a used vehicle .
Bieraugel/Hanson MOTION to accept the concept of buying
a new vehicle instead of a used vehicle with the
suggested specifications and have the County doing some
of the installation of equipment . Carried.
EMERGENCY RESPONDER IDENTIFICATION:
Brantner Received more surveys about the use of I . D. ' s
from various agencies . To date, 4 services have yet to
responded to his letter. He will contact those
departments that did not respond to the survey.
EMERALD TOWER SITE DISPOSITION:
Brantner distributed information identifying the
projected asset values of the equipment at the site. He
will solicit information from potentially interested
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parties about how much they are willing to pay for the
site and equipment and report back to the Committee next
month.
New Business :
Year 2000 Budget Considerations :
Brantner identified the following items that may be
considerations for the upcoming budget : New
Communications Van, mapping software for dispatch, live
weather radar, and a possible grant application
for county emergency service agencies .
Job Description Review:
1 . Brantner identified several changes that should be
added or corrected in his job description. After
discussion, a Hanson/Bieraugel MOTION was made to
table this till the next meeting for further
review. Carried.
Director' s Report :
1 . Calls are up 110 over last year' s . Brantner said
that dispatch averages 85 calls per day, and 911
calls average 25-30 calls per day. During the
Memorial Day Weekend, dispatch received 805 calls .
The majority of the calls were medically related.
There were also many disorderly calls .
2 . He also assisted with the Government Center' s Y2K
telephone upgrade .
Bills and Vouchers :
The bills for May were tabled until the next meeting.
EMS, FIRE, & Law Enforcement issues :
EMS - Some EMS agencies would like the township identified in
all callouts . Brantner said that this is being worked
on.
Fire - No issues were brought before the Committee.
Law - No issues were brought before the Committee.
Announcements & Correspondence
None
Possible Agenda Items for Next Meeting:
1 . Emerald Tower Site
2 . Bills and Vouchers for May
3 . Review of Job Description
Adjournment :
The meeting adjourned at 11 : 15 a .m. on a Colvard/Bieraugel
MOTION.
Respectfully submitted,
Ja Colvard, Recording Secretary