President O Connor called the meeting to order at 10:09 am and welcomed members to the meeting.

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1 Chapter Meeting Minutes Thursday, September 12 th, 2013 At The Holiday Inn, Joliet, Illinois OFFICERS PRESENT: OFFICERS PRESENT Attending Not attending President Mike O Connor Secretary Ed Milam 1 st Vice President Jeanine Chiappano Director Mike Midiri 2 nd Vice President Brent Reynolds Past President Al Marquardt Executive Council Rep. Jason Kern Frequency Advisor Bill Carter Treasurer John Mostaccio Frequency Advisor Chris Kindelspire Director Sherrill Ornberg Director Steve Rauter Director Ralph Caldwell Commercial Rep. Dennis Stillwagon International Past President Gregg Riddle President O Connor called the meeting to order at 10:09 am and welcomed members to the meeting. REVIEW OF MINUTES FROM CHAPTER MEETING OF Motion to approve the minutes of the August 19, 2013 Chapter meeting by Steve Rauter, 2 nd by Brent Reynolds. Motion carried by voice vote. President O Connor- International conference information updates. Reminder next year the conference will be held in New Orleans. The fall training class will be held tomorrow in Woodridge, registration is full directory reports are due to Marci Elliott (Illinois Commerce Commission) 1 st Vice President Jeanine Chiappano- No report 2 nd Vice President Brent Reynolds- None Executive Council Jason Kern- NPSTC (National Public Safety Telecommunications Council) - On July 10, APCO International Second Vice President John Wright participated in the NPSTC 4.9 GHz National Plan development meeting in Houston, TX. NPTSC is hopeful to have the full draft version of the plan ready for governing board presentation and review at its upcoming meeting at the APCO Conference. APCO International is actively engaged with representation on this panel in Illinois APCO Chapter Meeting Minutes September 12 th,

2 keeping with our continued partnership and support of NPSTC's efforts for the betterment of public safety. APCO Global Alliance Presents: Future Public Safety Communications The APCO Global Alliance (AGA) partners from Australia, Canada, UK and USA have been supplementing their quarterly in person meetings with periodic teleconferences. To span all the time zones, the teleconferences require an extra commitment by most to either rise early or hang in late, but the additional touches throughout the year help with continuity of effort. Months of behind the scenes especially by AGA Chairman President Terry Hall led to the formal launch on the July 15 call of a conference and expo in Asia, entitled Future Public Safety Communications. The event is set for October 21 23, 2013 at the Novotel Clarke Quay in Singapore. House Hearings On July 11, GRO monitored a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing entitled, Improving FCC Process. The purpose of the hearing was to consider legislation and other ideas that would seek to modernize and improve the processes at the FCC. Hearing documents and an archived webcast are available here. Senate Hearings On July 25, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held two hearings of interest to APCO. The full committee held a hearing entitled, The Partnership Between NIST (National Institute of Standards Technology) and the Private Sector: Improving Cybersecurity, the focus of which was exploring initiatives related to best practices, standards, research and development, workforce training and education, and public awareness related to cyber security. AFC Local Advisor Training AFC has been working to construct an updated training manual for our local advisor network. The manual will be used during the training session, August 17, taking place at APCO MHz Regional Planning Committees Plans as of July 27, 2013 Until the regions have developed their plans and had those plans approved by the FCC, no licenses (other than state wide licenses on the 2.4 MHz state allocation at 700 MHz) can be granted at 700 MHz. Fifty four of the 55 regions have either held or set the date for their first meeting. Forty five regional plans have been approved (there are 55 regional planning committees) and two plans are pending. Training and Certification Cyber Security and the PSAP Webinar A one hour webinar, Cyber security and the PSAP, had 573 attendees and was presented by Michael Roskind, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Monty Graham. Comm Center and Services Occupational Analysis In preparation for the revision of APCO ANS Minimum Training Standards for Public SafetyTelecommunicators, the following occupational analysis have been completed and/or scheduled: LE Dispatcher Connecticut May 13, 2013 EMS Dispatcher Washington June 4, 2013 Fire Dispatcher Virginia June 21, 2013 Call Taker North Carolina July 16, 2013 Standards Development Activities APCO Candidate ANS x: Wireless 9-1-1Deployment and Management Effective Practices Guide is complete and has been submitted to ANSI for final approval. Illinois APCO Chapter Meeting Minutes September 12 th,

3 Membership 18,055 Save the Dates Mark your calendars for the following APCO International events in 2014 Broadband Summit & Expo, May 5 6, 2014, Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC. Leadership in Policy Awards Dinner, May 6, 2014, Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC. Administrative Executive Director Derek Poach presented in July the following annual employee awards to recognize above and beyond performance: Spirit of APCO Alison Pankowski, Administrative Support Coordinator. This award goes to an individual who has displayed exemplary qualities in the execution of their role, whether managing people or projects, culminating in significant accomplishments or contributions beneficial to APCO International. Distinguished Performer Award Crystal McDuffie, Manager, Comm Center & Services This award goes to an individual whose annual performance evaluation indicates a distinguished level of overall performance that exceeds all others. Executive Council Meeting - As an American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-accredited Standards Developer (ASD), APCO International is dedicated to ensuring public safety communications has a role in the development of standards that affect our industry. APCO s standards development activities have a broad scope, ranging from the actual development of standards to the representation of public safety communications in other standards development areas. 2-day meetings new format due to overwhelming suggestions from the members. Speaker Gordon Graham 2hr segment on leadership and risk management applicable to the association and our chapters. Regional Breakouts Leadership Development Committee formed when Gregg Riddle was President to look at mentoring and qualifying future leaders of the Association breakout sessions (elaborate). Financial Report don t have exact numbers, however the Association is doing very well. I have been asked to continue on the Leadership Development Committee and have been named as a group leader by President Elect Gigi Smith (Oversee & Liasion with ProCHRT,PDEC, Call Center Standards, NJTI/TERT, CALEA, Standards Development) Magazine changes new editor, going with more of a technical emphasis Quorum Resolution Amendment to Policy Manual Article IV Section 4.13 published in the July Magazine At the 2013 Membership Quorum, the voting membership of APCO International will consider modifications to streamline the wording and relocate the eligibility criteria for Senior and Life Member designations within the Policy Manual (PM) to make this information easier to find. These changes are largely non-substantive and with the intent to minimize any confusion and hopefully lessen the number of incomplete Senior and Life Member nominations the Credentials Committee receives. Additional updates Will be provided as warranted in the Illinois Chapter Community via PS-Connect. Illinois APCO Chapter Meeting Minutes September 12 th,

4 Treasurer Report by John Mostaccio reporting period as of August 31, 2013 ASSETS Current Assets Checking/Savings Chase Checking 4, Chase Savings 81, Scholarship Fund 6, Total Checking/Savings 92, Other Current Assets Northside Community Bank CD #1 7, Northside Community Bank CD #2 7, Total Other Current Assets 14, Total Current Assets 108, Fixed Assets 300 Equipment 4, Accumulated Depreciation 2, Total Fixed Assets 1, TOTAL ASSETS $110, LIABILITIES & EQUITY Equity Opening Bal Equity 121, Retained Earnings -25, Net Income 14, Total Equity 110, TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY$ $110, Secretary Ed Milam- President O Connor reported on behalf of Ed, we are currently at 777 members. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS: Director Sherrill Ornberg: No report Director Rauter- Please review the letter sent by ILEAS in August for the software upgrades to all ITTF-issued STARCOM21 radios. ILEAS has set up a website to assist in the process. Almost all of the counties Tactical Interoperability Communications Plans (TICPs) are aging. Due to narrow-banding, consolidations, and other changes, most are out of date. If the comm centers hear about meetings to refresh the TICP in their county, they are encouraged to participate in the process. Illinois APCO Chapter Meeting Minutes September 12 th,

5 Director Midiri- No report Director Caldwell- No report Past President- No report International Past President Gregg Riddle- International Conference a success, over 5300 people attended APCO Membership reached 20,049 Governance Task Force is reviewing By Laws and Policy. The last major modification was in North Frequency Advisor- No report South Frequency Advisor- No report Commercial Advisor- No report Standing Committee Reports Certification Initiative- update given as to the status of the committee. We are in the final process of completing the curriculum. 12 out of 16 modules have been completed. The curriculum will be forwarded to the Executive Boards and then go out to the general membership for comment. The committee will then meet with the legislation committee. EMD Committee had a conference call in July. Old Business Legislative Update- A recap of the legislative items that were discussed at the last meeting (August 19, 2013) was given. IPSTA Update: Class sessions are expanding to 32 sessions The agenda is switched around a little this year with the luncheon on Monday and the banquet on Tuesday night. There will be a new attendee welcome on Sunday night. This will be to provide them with information about the conference. An invite will be sent out to those who marked new attendee on their registration. We have 51 vendors and 51 booths secured. President O Connor is working on an app that can be downloaded to keep you informed of any last minute changes and conference information. He will send out information when it is available. Illinois APCO Chapter Meeting Minutes September 12 th,

6 New Business Elections: Positions up for election are Secretary, Treasurer and two Directors. Information available through website, including download for required resume form. Resumes are due by October 11, There will also be an open call on the floor at the next Chapter Meeting held at the conference. Quantro 800 MHz base stations: Ned Jacklin from Aurora Police will post information on base stations they will be donating Motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:44 am, by Jeanine Chiappano, 2 nd by Sherrill Ornberg. Motion carried by voice vote. Respectfully submitted, Jeanine Chiappano Jeanine Chiappano 1 st Vice President Illinois Chapter of APCO International Illinois APCO Chapter Meeting Minutes September 12 th,