Alabama Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA)

July 25, 2007

Minutes – AL NENA 3rd Quarter 2007 Executive Board Meeting

Location – LauderdaleCounty 9-1-1 Office, Florence, AL

  1. Meeting called to order at 2:00
  2. Present: Harold Parker, Bill Brodeur, Roger Wilson, Roger Humphrey, Ray Preston,

Larry Duncan.

Absent: George Williams, Donnie Smith

  1. Welcome – AL-NENA President Harold Parker
  1. Review and approval of 2nd Quarter 2007 Executive Board Minutes – No discussion

Motion to approve – Roger Humphrey

Second – Bill Brodeur

Motion carried

  1. Financial Report – Roger Humphrey reviewed the financial report

Motion to approve – Donnie Smith

Second – Roger Wilson

Motion carried – Financial report approved

  1. Legislative overview and discussion – Roger Wilson reported HB318 was now law. He explained the legislation would change the formula for distributing the wireless surcharge where the ECDs would receive 80 percent instead of 56 percent. The distribution change would not take effect until a $2-million pool was built up to help PSAPs which are not Phase II compliant. The bill also calls for a total review of all aspects of 9-1-1 from the tariffs we pay to the 9-1-1 operations. The study will be conducted by a 15-member committee, including two 9-1-1 Directors appointed by AAND. Question arose as to why AL-NENA had no input in the appointment and after much discussion a motion was made by Roger Humphrey and seconded by Roger Wilson to recommend to the full membership that a letter be sent from AL-NENA President Harold Parker to the AAND President, the Governor and Alabama Association of County Commissions expressing the membership’s disappointment in being left out of the process. The letter would also point out AL-NENA’s history in getting the AAND off the ground. Motion was approved.

6. LATA Reports

  1. Birmingham – Bill Brodeur – Nothing to report
  2. Huntsville – Larry Duncan – Nothing to report
  3. Mobile – George Williams –Not present.
  4. Montgomery – Donnie Smith – Not present

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7Conference Update: Roger Wilson reported 52 of the 53 available booths in the vendor hall had been rented. He also reported he had received no negative feedback on the rate increase for the vendor hall booths. He pointed out some regular sponsors had been lost due to business mergers and other factors. Conference Chair Chris Heger was not present to report on the other aspects of the upcoming conference.

8Old Business

1. State Project; The president reported efforts nothing new

2. TERT; efforts are underway toutilize a TERT Responders certification program which would include national guidelines and be required for anyone responding on a TERT activation.

3. Web Page; Discussed problem with renewing web page contract and agreed to apply for debit card to be used in circumstances where on-line business is required. Also agreed to add a TERT Page to the current AL-NENA web site.

4.Officer Elections – Received only one nomination for each post up for election this year. Unless nominations come from the floor at the regular quarterly meeting, those nominated will take office in October without an election. Those nominated are: President – Johnny Hart, Mobile LATA VP – Chris Heger, Birmingham LATA VP – Bill Brodeur, Commercial VP – Ray Preston and VP-At-large – Roger Wilson.

8 New Business

1. Approved design and purchase of “Alabama, Home of 9-1-1” plaques for Alabama legislative delegation to be given out during the Annual 9-1-1 Goes to Washington trip. These plaques will note the 40th anniversary of the nation’s first 9-1-1 call made in Haleyville, AL and thank the legislators for their support of 9-1-1.

2. Approved allowing Ronald Byrd of Huntsville to address the regular meeting concerning his campaign to win a seat on the Retirement Systems of Alabama Board of Directors.

Motion to adjourn –Roger Wilson

Second – Bill Brodeur

Motion carried

Next meeting to be held in OrangeBeach Oct 14-17, 2007 during the Gulf Coast Conference