Illinois Valley Times

City of Peru Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch Board met Nov. 28.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Ron Popurella

2. ROLL CALL 

Voting & Quorum Members: Bernabei, Boelk (Hochstatter), Curran, Duncan, Eutis, Fisher, Grove, Hogan, Janick, Kellen, Kolowski, Margis, Rutishauser, Smudzinski, Vice Chairman King, Chairman Popurella

Non-Voting Members: Earlville Fire Protection District, City of Spring Valley, Utica Community Fire Protection District

3. MINUTES 

• Approve IVRD Meeting minutes of October 31, 2023.

4. PUBLIC FORUM (CITIZEN COMMENTS) 

5. COMMUNICATIONS 

6. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS 

A) Fire/EMS Operations (Janick/King/Popurella/Rutishauser/ Brown/Bogatitus/Todd/Coppes)

o Update

B) Law Enforcement Operations (Smudzinski/Bernabei/Margis/Kellen/Curran, A.) 

o Update

7. AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS 

A) Labor Management Committee (Bernabei/Curran/Duncan/Kellen) 

o Update

B) Daytime Dispatch Committee (Curran A./Kellen/King/Margis/Miller-Guss/ Smudzinski)

o Update on the daytime dispatch coverage  

8. OTHER REPORTS 

A) IVRD Executive Director’s Report (Miller-Guss)

o Update

B) Chairman’s Report (Popurella)

o Update

9. FINANCIAL REPORTS/BILLS 

• Motion to receive and place October Financial Report on file and to approve and pay bills in the usual manner. 

10. OLD BUSINESS 

11. NEW BUSINESS 

• Motion to approve a quote from Ragan Communications for a Zetron Console for the approximate amount of $25,532.00. (Miller-Guss)

• Motion to receive and place on file 2024 IVRD Board Meeting Schedule as follows:

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Tuesday, December 17, 2024

12. RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES 

• Motion to approve a resolution approving an employment agreement by and between the Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch and Brandon Miller-Guss (with “EXHIBIT A,” attached) (Labor Committee)

• Motion to approve a resolution establishing pay rates for part time telecommunicators, administrative assistant and custodial employees of the Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch (Labor Committee)

• Motion to approve a resolution approving updates to employee manual (Bernabei, Miller-Guss)

 13. PUBLIC FORUM (CITIZEN COMMENTS) 

14. EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION 

The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act.

Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.

The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.

The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body.

15. NEXT IVRD MEETING: 

10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 19, 2023

16. ADJOURNMENT 

https://www.peru.il.us/government/agendas-and-minutes/agendas/illinois-valley-regional-dispatch-board-agendas/illinois-valley-regional-dispatch-board-agendas-2023/6324-illinois-valley-regional-dispatch-board-agenda-11-28-23/file