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Madison County Emergency Telephone System Board met Nov. 27

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE

Joe Petrokovich PSAP Manager, Wood River Police Department

Brendon McKee Deputy Fire Chief, Edwardsville Fire Department

Scott Prange Citizen Member

Ralph Well Retired Glen Carbon Fire Chief

Tom McRae Elected Official

BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT

Ellar Duff Citizen Member

STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT

Please see sign-in sheet.

OTHERS

Please see sign-in sheet.

Chairman Petrokovich opened the Emergency Telephone System Board meeting at 9:00 a.m. on November 27, 2024. Roll call was taken, and present were Mr. Prange, Mr. Well, Mr. McKee, Mr. McRae and Chairman Petrokovich.

MINUTES

Chairman Petrokovich asked for action on the October 23, 2024, minutes.

There was a motion by Mr. McRae to approve the minutes. Mr. Well seconded the motion. Roll call was taken, and all voted Aye.

PUBLIC COMMENT

None

CLAIMS/PURCHASE ORDER RECOMMENDATIONS

Chairman Petrovich asked for action of the Claims/ Purchase Order Recommendations Report for the October and November months.

There was a motion by Mr. Prange for the Claims/Purchase Order Recommendations report for the October and November months. The motion was seconded by Mr. McRae. Roll call was taken, and all voted Aye.

OLD BUSINESS

None

COORDINATOR’S REPORT

Coordinator Weber gave information on the dates and times to approved for the ETSB meeting in 2025.

There was a motion by Mr. Well on the approval of the dates and times for the ETSB meetings in 2025. The motion was seconded by Mr. Prange. Roll call was taken, and all voted Aye.

Coordinator Weber gave information on the approval of the SOP #33, Direct Dispatching of Alton Memorial Ambulance Services.

There was a motion by Mr. McRae for the approval of SOP #33, Direct Dispatching of Alton Memorial Ambulance Services. The motion was seconded by Mr. McKee. Roll call was taken, and all voted Aye.

CONSOLIDATION REPORT

The Collinsville PSAP has agreed to take the rollover calls from Granite City. AT&T has been made aware of this, for consolidation purposes, but we will also make sure that the 911 call handling equipment is changed as well.

We had a call with AT&T on November 19th to discuss the consolidation. Motorola has just now assigned a representative for the project. Which was a concern for me as we have a target cut overtime at the end of January. I insisted to AT&T that this project continue to push forward as part of the Settlement Agreement with the State of Illinois had consolidation completion by the end of January. Patricia Williams from AT&T will be in contact with Barb, the Motorola representative, to get her up to speed on our needs. It was confirmed with Glen Carbon’s PSAP Manager, Coleen Schaller, that their radio’s for the fourth position should be operational by the end of the month, or first of December. Their CAD computer will be installed in the coming days.

Once Patricia can update Barb on the needs of 1, an additional line or lines to the Call Handling Equipment, and 2, updating the one button transfers, those items will be pulled from our “to do” list. Below is a rundown of the call with AT&T.

NEW BUSINESS

Mr. McRae asked about the new ambulance services in South Roxana. Chairman Petrokovich stated it is a positive change, and they are very happy with the services.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Exception 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1) Personnel Matter

Chairman Petrokovich asked for action to go into Exception 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1) (Personnel Matter)

There was a motion by Mr. Well to go into Executive Session. The motion was seconded by Mr. Prange. Roll call was taken and all voted Aye.

The Board adjourned to Executive Session at 9:28 a.m. All left the room except Chairman Petrokovich, Mr. Well, Mr. McKee, Mr. Prange, Mr. McRae, Caira Carter and Coordinator Weber.

At 10:00 a.m. Chairman Petrokovich asked for action to come out of Executive Session and return to regular session.

There was a motion to come out of Executive Session and return to regular session by Mr. Well. The motion was seconded by Mr. McKee. Roll call was taken and all voted Aye.

ADJOURNMENT

Chairman Petrokovich asked for a motion to adjourn.

There was a motion to be adjourned by Mr. Prange. The motion was seconded by Mr. McKee. All voted Aye, with the meeting adjourning at 9:08 a.m.

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