HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCDATE=SEPTEMBER 18, 1997 (3) • Earn eieht (del computer equipped cats will be on the street by the end of tats month There bare been
an reported problems with dead spots in the mm on the ALERTS nawur k.
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Chairman Burs advised that the Emerganzv Medical Dispatch seasonal (E%ID) has been presented
to the Guy Manager and the Cita Budget Director and there appears to be City Support Poi the ongrane
Howewc a mechanism for funding rhls customs needs to be determined. The cast step is to meet with
the City finance Directpr.
Director Moses presented the costs for ENID for 1998 as S59,430and for 1999 as $260,821, with v
echna fertile cost of S233.886I'his would cover personnel costs, progrmn adudnisemion, training
hadware and software.
A central discussion was held rerzadine possible options for landing the ENID Pisnuall, Various
options included the cis' covering the total cost on materia, the C-911 surcharge(curntly $065,
commonly 51.15 in most areas) and/or ambulance szrrlce fees. The osbulance foe (Sis On Per stn)
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s else below standard Tueiupal feesin addition, it believed that Elgin's tato rate for
ernbulence roes is in the proximity o[only io%.
There rias discussion regarding presenting g determination from an already up and running E1tD
program to to over with the board and perhaps the City Council, aBn including the City Emunce
• patter and the ActinL City Manager The public s peraptian is that hu it as err ice that 3 Sirocco
offered bathe Fight Communications Center, but it has rower been due to inadequate staffing_ trauuge
and wdgetnce restraint,
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Ditxrnr Moses related that on September 17 she acended a ricrac In Oakbrook
sponsurodb;' Ameritech and ISES.4. The main topic of innicst was the deregularion of Linc
telephone compagr which allows other carriers to provldc local service besides Ameritech.
Currently them are 6> known alternate l ocul Exchange carrier in esisanco_ 911 issues
were discpssed such its dm SLmho"a collection by these computers, I a , is it being done
accurately of at all Director Moses advised she will be sending certified letters to these
,alternate local eschavge carriers to ad% ise them of the cita' ordinance re"at din¢ the
collection of the 911 sufeheave, as well as check with the C'as Finance Dlrzcmr and with
be to determine if there are any city reomatiments an these alternate local cschmao
eel or; to do business within the city.
Other technical issues pnsentcd by Director \loses was the marmhur.Bo the aces act of the
9I I database by the," alternate local exchange canters and local number potlability. To
Protect he integrity of 911, calls nest go to the correct 911 action. Director Moses pointed
out that the issues diseased did not include the Issues of wircle.as sandlot cellular phones.