Kendall County KenCom Finance Committee met July 21.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
| Member | Agency | Present | Absent |
| Greg Witek | LRFFD | X (9:01) | |
| Brian DeBolt | Kendall County Board Member | X | |
| Mike Peters | KCSO | X | |
| Mike Rennels | City of Plano | X | |
| Larry Nelson | Member At Large | X | |
| Josh Flanders | Oswego PD | X | |
| James Jensen | Yorkville PD | X (9:01) |
Larry Nelson called the meeting to order and requested a roll call of the membership. A roll call was taken with five members present, which resulted in having a quorum for voting purposes.
Nelson called for a motion to approve the agenda. DeBolt made a motion to approve the agenda as submitted, seconded by Rennels. Discussion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Greg Witek and James Jensen joined the meeting at 9:01 a.m.
Public Comment – None
Nelson called for Correspondence – None
Staff Report: Bergeron gave a Personnel Report as follows – KenCom is currently down one position. Friday, June 10th was the deadline for submitting applications and KenCom received 172 resumes and/or applications. Integrity tests were offered to 160 applicants; 17 failed, 74 were no shows. The written exam was offered to the remaining 70 applicants; 29 completed the exam. Results are currently being evaluated. Training as follows: Telecommunicator in-house TTY training was completed in the month of June. All TC’s and Supervisors received in-house training on the new fire policies that were passed last month. The Policies went into effect July 11th. Project Updates as Follows: The fire portable radios have been received and ABeep is programming each of the radios. A revised Memorandum of Understanding has been sent to each fire agency for signatures. The License Plate Readers IGA was approved by the Executive Board on April 28th. All police agencies have been sent the final IGA for signatures. Flock is outsourcing their camera installation and they are expecting to begin camera installations the week of August 8th, 2022. Bergeron gave an update on the installation of the cameras and the delays. The NG9-1-1 project will route 9-1-1 calls to PSAPs via an ESInet using IP technology rather than analog phone lines. KenCom went live on the NG9-1-1 system on June 23rd. The transition from legacy 9-1-1 to NG9-1-1 went very well with little issues. ABeep has been working on resolving the issue with P5 that was discovered during shift testing. Wireless 9-1-1 statistics for the month of June 2022 represented 91% calls received. Text to 9-1-1 totals for the month of June 2022 were 7.
Closed Session Minutes but do not release – None
Consent Agenda – Nelson called for approval of the consent agenda. DeBolt made a motion, seconded by Witek to approve the consent agenda, which includes approval of the June 2022 Treasurer’s Reports for the Surcharge and
Operating Funds and the June 16th, 2022 Finance Committee Minutes. All seven members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Nelson called for the Standing Committee Reports:
Personnel Committee Report – No Report
Strategic Planning Committee Report – No Report
Operations Board Chair Report – No report
Finance Committee Report:
Approval of Bills:
Operation Bills – Witek made a motion to approve the July 2022 Operation Bills, in the amount of, $162,748.21, seconded by DeBolt. Discussion. A roll call vote was taken with all seven members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Surcharge Bills – Rennels made a motion to approve the July 2022 Surcharge Bills, in the amount of, $41,488.10, seconded by Witek. Discussion. A roll call was taken with all seven members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Anticipated Expenses – None
Nelson called for Old Business:
Discussion of UHF Frequency for Oswego Township Road District – No Report
ExaGrid Update – Bergeron stated the invitation to bid is with KenCom’s attorney for approval.
Any other Old Business – None
Nelson called for New Business:
Finance Committee Closed Session Audio Destruction – None
Other New Business – None
Other Business – 988-CESSA – Bergeron stated 988 did go live on July 16th and the public can call and get a center that replaces the suicide hotline number. Jensen asked if there was a way of tracking how many mental health calls KenCom is currently taking. Discussion Ensued. Bergeron stated they did have a meeting with CESSA last week. The State Advisory Board has been created. An email was sent out for requests to police, fire and dispatch agencies that can be on the Regional EMS Committees. They received a large response and will announce who is selected to sit on the Committees by the next meeting.
Closed Session – None
Nelson stated the next Finance Committee meeting is Thursday August 18th, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at the Kendall County Public Safety Building, Lower Level Emergency Operations Center. Jensen made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Witek. All members present voting aye. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:27 a.m.
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