HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCDATE=MARCH 19, 1998 (2) E r¢e cy Med.aal�pau;
• The City Manager will be invited to an ETSB meeting- Director %Imes is working on a report to So
to the City\Ianneg-er regarding EMD, bcreasam steag levels, position; pay"cnies, and other issues
for the Conmmnications Center. SmNey Sphmt mquircd how many EMD's were in the Chicago area.
Director Moses adsised that there are over 100 in metropolitan Chicago. JnArm Foley added that
seven of 11 area fire departments are using 6MD.
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with the prinwry, elections just this past Tuesday, it isjurt too soon to report anything new.
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Another Communications Dperator trainee resigned recently. Three new full time operators were
hired last week. Two have previous dispatch experience. As a mics dispatchers have logged 540
hours of overtime in the past 29 day schedule.
One of the two Dart-time positions will be a designated non-emergency call-taker position on a trial
basis to help reduce the number of calls heing handled by the communications operators in the
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Stanley Sphan inquired fclasses could not he offered at the junior college level to train dispatchers.
• Emmor\loses indicand this washiring looked into with Elgin Community College. Thebaccsnmy
be ableto be learned iia[way. Each agency will still have to train on department specific equipment
and procedures.
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Mr. Diamond moved to adjourn the meetingptoperly seconded by Donna Scott. the meeting was
adjourned at 4:12 pm.
Respectful) submitted.
Jim Burns
Chairman
Jm4m C. rolcy
Secretan �
These minces "M approved oil sfili by Iz uly,,,.n Chairman of the HI SB
• Board. '� —'