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No one had any. Chairman Powell asked if there was a motion to approve the minutes. Tom Eason made a motion and William Younginer seconded. All agreed. Motion passed. OLD BUSINESS: 800 MHz Rebanding Update Chairman Powell asked Warren to update everyone on the rebanding. Warren stated that everything is on schedule; they have started receiving the radios for the non-public safety agencies. Bob Hamlin requested that he remind everyone to keep accurate records of mileage and time for reimbursements. Hopefully the first touch will be completed by September 2009. As soon as he gets a firm schedule, he will get that out to all agencies. The public safety radios will not start for a couple of weeks. Mary Smith asked what is going to be done with the old radios that are not turned in for replacement. Warren stated they they could use some if they were donated but otherwise there were no plans for the old radios. Fire Dispatch Chairman Powell asked if Deborah had any update on the Fire Dispatch. She stated that they had a hitch with the TAC channels but they are working it out. School Coverage Chairman Powell asked if Jerry Brewer had anything new on school coverage. Jerry said they are testing schools with Jason but the high schools that don’t have coverage is an issue that requires a capital project which is not in the works right now. They will have to map out schools for areas to avoid when the need arises. Chairman Powell asked if everyone could be kept posted. Sentinel Security Chairman Powell asked if anyone had any questions about the presentation by Sentinel last month. Mary Smith stated that she understood Al Brunjes was requesting the Board to make it policy that we require a second call. Chairman Powell stated that was the way it seemed to be discussed. Warren Lee stated that it seemed that Sentinel was already already doing it and wanted the Board to make it policy for everyone when they should really be addressing this with the local alarm industry, not giving it to the Board for a policy change. Debora stated that seemed to open us to liability requiring a second call, it doesn’t matter to us how many people they call, if someone calls into the center, they start action. Requiring homeowners to add another step before we take action is not benefitting any of us. Chairman Powell asked if they wanted to bring Sentinel back or to drop the discussion. Most everyone was interested to see if this was an issue that was worth looking into or if it was just to benefit Sentinel. Debora stated that she would call a couple of the security companies most dealt with to see what their standard practices were and relay that at the next Board meeting. Emergency Revert Debora stated that Jason is looking into this and will get back with everyone later. IT Chairman Powell had word from IT that they had nothing new to address for this month. Leslie and Jan were unable to attend. NEW BUSINESS No new business at this time. OTHER ITEMS AND REPORTS Public Safety Communications Debora stated that monthly stats for the agencies were emailed. If anyone had any questions or they had not received them, please let her know. Debora informed everyone they are now short several people and interviews are being held next week. There are also several interviews set for the Assistant Supervisor position vacated. Overall everything is running smoothly. Chairman Powell reminded everyone the elections are next month for Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. Chairman Powell asked if anyone had anything else. Chairman Powell adjourned the meeting at 10:33 a.m.