AUGUST 19, 1997

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY AL HANSON, PRESIDENT AT 1:00 P.M.(CT)

ROUND TABLE INTRODUCTIONS. (SEE ENCLOSED FOR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE.)

UND-LAKE REGION PRESENTATION ON DISPATCHING COURSE:

DON BRINTNELL, INTERIM DEAN OF INSTRUCTION, EDNA SAILER, DIRECTOR OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AND CARLTON (SKIP) JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF POLICE OFFICER TRAINING (POT) WERE THE PRESENTERS.

EDNA SAILER TALKED ABOUT RESULTS OF 911 TRAINING SURVEY SENT OUT TO 911 COORDINATORS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. LOOKING FOR A PROGRAM THAT WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OR EMPLOYERS. UND-LAKE REGION HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT.

CARLTON (SKIP) JOHNSON TALKED ABOUT SUCCESS OF THE POLICE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM AND GAVE A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM. NOTE THAT IN THE POLICE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM A PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE & BACKGROUND CHECK ARE DONE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE STUDENTS, THIS CAN ALSO BE DONE FOR THE DISPATCH COURSE.

UND-LAKE REGION IS LOOKING FOR SOME GUIDANCE & DIRECTION FROM THE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COLLEGE COURSE ON DISPATCHING. THIS COURSE WOULD GIVE A PROSPECTIVE DISPATCHER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT WOULD BE EXPECTED OF THEM IN THIS LINE OF WORK.

SKIP ASKED US TO THINK ABOUT THE FOLLOWING TWO QUESTIONS:

1. IS THIS AN ISSUE THAT THE ND 911 ASSOCIATION WANTS TO BE INVOLVED IN??

2. WILL THE ASSOCIATION ASSIGN 5-6 MEMBERS TO AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THAT WILL HELP UND-LAKE REGION TO:

-HELP IN DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA FOR FACULTY.

-AID IN DEVELOPING THE CURRICULUM FOR THIS CLASS.

*ANYONE INTERESTED IN BEING ON THIS UND-LAKE REGION ADVISORY COMMITTEE PLEASE GIVE AL HANSON A CALL AT 857-4715 BEFORE SEPTEMBER 15, 1997.

LISA WOODWARD, THE US WEST REGIONAL 911 DATABASE COORDINATOR FOR ND, SD & MINNESOTA, HER OFFICE IS OUT OF MINNEAPOLIS, MN. MARK OSLER, THE DATA ANALYST & ALLISON GOESER, REPORTING, TECHNOLOGY & CUSTOMER SERVICE, ARE BOTH REPRESENTATIVES FROM SCC COMMUNICATIONS OUT OF BOULDER, CO.

LISA TALKED ABOUT THE THREE PHASES THAT US WEST & SCC WENT THROUGH TO GET THE MSAG OF 14 STATES MOVED FROM MINNEAPOLIS, MN. TO BOULDER, CO. US WEST & SCC COMMUNICATIONS ARE PRESENTLY LOOKING AT THE INTEGRITY OF DATA WITH THE FOCUS ON MAINTAINING THE DATABASE & CUSTOMER SERVICE.

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL MARK, LISA OR ALISON AT THE FOLLOWING PHONE NUMBERS FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE US WEST DATABASE:

FOR DAY TO DAY OPS, CALL MARK AT SCC / 911 DATABASE/ PH#(303)581-2228.

FOR COUNTIES NOT 911 ENHANCED YET CALL LISA/PH#(612)307-0928.

OR ALISON %SCC COMMUNICATIONS AT PH# (303) 581-2204.

August 20,1997

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 9:00 A.M. BY AL HANSON/ PRESIDENT.

MOTION WAS MADE BY KORNARD BURKLE TO ACCEPT THE FINANCIAL REPORT AS IS. THIS MOTION WAS SECONDED BY KARA CARR. ALL WERE IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION WAS MADE BY SHERWOOD MONROE TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING. THIS MOTION WAS SECONDED BY GAYLA MEIER. ALL WERE IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIED.

VOLUNTEERS WERE APPOINTED FOR THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. THE VOLUNTEERS ARE: SHERWOOD MONROE, DEL SVALEN & GAYLA MEIER. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR AN OFFICE PLEASE LET ONE OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

AFTER SOME DISCUSSION AMONG THE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS PRESENT, IT WAS DECIDED TO HAVE THE PRESIDENT, AL HANSON APPOINT A COMMITTEE THAT WOULD REPRESENT A GOOD CROSS SECTION OF THE ASSOCIATION. THIS COMMITTEE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE 911 ISSUES ARE AND DO SOME FACT FINDING AND THEN GIVE A PRESENTATION AT THE NEXT ASSOCIATION MEETING IN NOVEMBER.

JEWEL JONES MADE THE MOTION TO HAVE THE PRESIDENT APPOINT A COMMITTEE THAT WILL INCLUDE A CROSS SECTION OF THE STATE. SHERWOOD MONROE SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL WERE IN FAVOR. MOTION WAS PASSED.

IT WAS ALSO DECIDED TO HAVE OUR PRESIDENT SEND A LETTER TO THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, THE LEAGUE OF CITIES & THE NORTH DAKOTA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (NDPOA). WE ARE ASKING FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE ON PRESENT AND FUTURE ISSUES. AL WILL ALSO INVITE THEM TO OUR NEXT MEETING.

TALKED ABOUT TRAINING FOR NEXT MEETING. ASKED TO SEND OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE TO ALL MEMBERS FOR THEIR INPUT ON TRAINING NEEDS.

SOME AREAS WHERE MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE A REPRESENTATIVE AT OUR MEETINGS INCLUDE: THE INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION, US POSTAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF DRIVERS LICENSE, A CELLULAR COMPANY, & THE XY POINT COMPANY.

RICK HESSINGER TALKED ABOUT SOME OF US MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN A REQUEST FOR A MAP WITH YOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE ZONES ON IT FROM THE XY POINT COMPANY OUT OF SEATTLE, WA. THIS COMPANY IS ASKING FOR INFORMATION THAT WAS DEVELOPED FOR THE 911 SYSTEM. THEY WILL USE THIS INFORMATION TO BUILD A DATABASE FOR CELLULAR PHONE LOCATIONS. THEY WILL IN TURN EVENTUALLY SELL THIS INFORMATION BACK TO US.

IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE APCO CONVENTION WILL BE HELD IN RUGBY ON SEPTEMBER 24, 25 & 26. EVERY ONE IS INVITED, EVEN NONMEMBERS, THE ENTIRE THREE DAY EVENT ONLY COSTS $35.00. PLEASE NOTE: YOU ARE ASKED TO RETURN YOUR REGISTRATION FORM WITH YOUR CHOICE OF MEAL CIRCLED.

MEETING ADJOURNED 12:00 P.M.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED

CARMEN REED

SECRETARY/TREASURER