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WELD COUNTY E-911 SERVICE AUTHOR TY OA L M 8 39
OCTOBER 20, 1998 CLERK
TO THE BOARD
The Weld E-911 Emergency Telephone Service Authority Board met in regular session Tuesday,
October 20, 199$, at noon, at the Greeley Police Department.
ROLL CALL:
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Dave Bressler. Present were Board Members Dave
Bressler, Joe Perales for Pat Cote, Connie Harbert, Margie Martinez, Gary Sandau, Roger Muller
for Jack Statler, and Terry Urista; and staff members Kent Donahue, Jim McEachron, and Linda
Weingardt.
MINUTES:
Terry Urista moved, seconded by Connie Harbert, that the minutes of the September 15, 1998,
meeting be approved as presented. Minutes were unanimously approved.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Staff Report: Kent advised that two of the three dispatch positions have been filled. There
is also a part-time calltaker that has previous experience as a dispatcher that may be moved
into the third vacancy. The two-new-dispatchers, the call taker, Deb Schneider, and Lori
Moser attended the EMD Course in Fort Collins. 167 EMD calls were received in
September.
Captain Mike Savage will rotate into the Services Division at the first of the year and at
that time, establishment of recommended Boards for EMD will begin.
Staff is still working with AT&T on an agreement. AT&T has already entered into
agreements with two counties and those counties will be contacted to determine the
language used in their contracts.
Kent requested that the Board consider paying for all or part of the charges for purchase
and installation of the interface between the EMD system and the Tiburon system. At the
last meeting, he was asked to determine what the $4,000 for training covered and he
advised that it is different training than has already occurred. It was determined that this
portion of the entire interface/Y2K project is directly linked to the 911 system. Connie
Harbert moved, seconded by Gary Sandau, to approve payment of $21,122 for the
EMD/Tiburon interface. Motion was unanimously approved.
NEW BUSINESS:
21 �11. Kent received correspondence from Division Chief Tom Bizzell of the Union Colony Fire nto,CV4 \\�� 982223
Rescue Authority requesting reimbursement of $250 for sending Captain Doug Round to
the EMD Class. Discussion included the possibility/probability of having in-house people
trained as trainers. They would then-be-able to do the training for -other agencies, and the
cost would be much less expensive. Additionally, by granting the request from UCFRA,
a precedent would be set allowing for other entities to request the same reimbursement,
thus, the request was denied.
2. Another request was made by the UCFRA to allow a representative-from their agency to
serve on the 911 Board. The bylaws were reviewed and without changing the bylaws, the
only possibility would be to have them appointed as the City of Greeley's representative,
which from the inception of the 911 Board has been the Police Department. It was
discovered that there_are several items in the bylaws that require change (i.e., Western
Hills FD, Greeley FD). Cindy Giaque will be requested to review the bylaws for
accuracy.
3. Kent received a notice and form from PUC on October 16. This is in regards to the 911
service that has been interrupted in several areas in and around Denver. An investigatory
docket is underway and the form was sent to all PSAPs for input back to the PUC
concerning any problems they have had concerning 911.
4. Back-up Site: Initially, all old equipment from the Dispatch Center was to be moved to
the back-up site. It has been determined that the equipment will not function without a
new phone system being installed there which will be compatible with the computer
equipment. Because of the extensive cost, staff is looking at a basic dispatching
system/phone system. Kent also advised that Otero County is looking for used 911 phone
equipment. Connie Harbert moved that we set a fair price for the old equipment and try
to sell it. After discussion,she withdrew-her motion. Kent will have the fair market price
assessed for the old equipment, with the possibility of selling it and using that income for
the new system.
5. Dave Bressler asked that staff inquire about the cost of the quality assurance module for
the EMD system and prepare a presentation to the Board at the December/January
meeting. Also given the high-profile,-tragic incidents-of the past l-2 weeks, it was
brought up of thinking of a way to reward the Dispatchers not only for their excellent
work, but for the past year's work.
6. Treasurer's Report: Terry-Urista moved,-seconded by Gary Sandau, to approve payment
of the monthly bills totaling $10,966.02, which includes $10,937.37 to US West for
monthly service charges and $28.65 to Wiggins for October name and number charges.
Motion was unanimously approved.
• As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be Tuesday,
November 17, 1998, at the Weld County Centennial Center, Room 350.
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