East Windsor Public Safety Committee
Regular Meeting – March 26, 2008
Minutes
CALL TO ORDER AND ATTENDANCE
The meeting was called to order at 7:00p.m. by Co-Chairman Tom Clynch. The following members were present: Andy Ouelette, Steve Andrusco, Jonathan Towle, Jim Barton and Gary Mazzone.
ADDED AGENDA ITEM
A motion was made by Tom Clynch, seconded by Steve Andrusco to add the following item to the Agenda:
Under New Business
Replacement for Ed Endee
PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES
Regular Meeting – May 23, 2007
The minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 23, 2007 were reviewed by all members present. A motion was made by Jim Barton, seconded by Andy Ouelette to accept the minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 23, 2007 as presented.
Barton/Ouelette Unanimous
NEW BUSINESS
A) Emergency Plan/System Failure
The consoles for the EMS dispatching center have all been configured for a back up system. An estimate has been received from Marcus Communications in the amount of $455.00 to reprogram the console(s) at the Police Department to allow the dispatching of tones in case a back up is needed, A motion was made by Tom Clynch, seconded by Gary Mazzone to accept the estimate from Marcus Communications.
Clynch/Mazzone Unanimous
B) Replacement for Ed Endee
Co-chairman Clynch informed the members present that Ed Endee has asked to be released from this committee due to the fact that he is only in the State a couple of months a year and does not have the time to devote to this committee. Co-Chairman Clynch asked the members present if they would be interested in taking over for Mr. Endee and there were no takers. A letter will be sent to all the members regarding this matter and to see if any one is interested in taking over for Ed Endee.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
There was a general discussion regarding the licensing situation with Jim Barton
stating that he keeps getting e-mails from TN that we are operating under a temporary license. Steve Andrusco informed the members at large that this was not the case, in the beginning of this project and licensing we were working on a temporary license using another organizations permanent license; but that situation has since been ratified and we are now in possession of a permanent license from the FCC. Jim then asked Steve for a copy of the permanent license so that it could be forwarded to TN and Steve told him he would get a copy to him as soon as possible.
Due to the absence of Ed Endee, there was no update on the Radio Project and the Operations Manual for the communication system is still a “work in progress”.
At this time, Steve Andrusco brought up for discussion the budget for the Public Safety Committee. To date we have $17,487 left in the original budget. The Warehouse Point Fire Department has put in a request for 15 portable radios for a total of $8,175, no action has been taken by the committee on this request. A motion was made by Jim Barton, seconded by Gary Mazzone to put a budget request in for $30,000 for the fiscal year 2008-2009.
Barton/Mazzone Unanimous
There was additional discussion regarding the Board of Finance’s position that monies left over from the Public Safety Committee should be turned over to the Board of Education. The members present at the meeting are totally opposed to this idea as any monies left over will need to be used for service contracts and for purchase of necessary user equipment.
As the major town agencies have now received their radios and user equipment, a motion was made by Tom Clynch, seconded by Jim Barton to bring the Senior Center, the Parks and Rec Department, Public Works, WPCA, Board of Education, and the Town Highway on as user groups, the user equipment to be purchased by each individual agency.
Clynch/Barton Unanimous
In addition, a motion was made by Gary Mazzone, seconded by Jonathan Towle to purchase a battery conditioner and 35 batteries for the Police Department, the monies to come out of the existing budget.
Mazzone/Towle Unanimous
There was an additional motion made by Jim Barton, seconded by Andy Ouellette to purchase a radio for Len Norton, at a cost not to exceed $800.00.
Barton/Ouellette Unanimous
In addition, it was a consensus of all members present to send a letter requesting a “wish list” from all agencies represented by the Public Safety Committee. This wish list to be discussed at the April 23rd meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Being that there was no additional business to come before the committee at this time at motion was made by Gary Mazzone, seconded by Jim Barton to adjourn the regular meeting of the East Windsor Public Safety Committee at 7:51 p.m.
Mazzone/Barton Unanimous
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE April 23rd AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE PARK HILL COMMUNITY HALL.
Respectfully submitted,
Darlene H. Kelly
Recording Secretary
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