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Commissioners approve PSAP resiliency coaching; staff say siren rollout delayed by FCC licensing
Summary
The board approved a resiliency coaching and consulting agreement for PSAP staff training and peer support; during public Q&A staff said a planned siren deployment is delayed primarily by an outstanding FCC antenna license application but equipment is in storage.
The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 3 approved a resiliency coaching and consulting agreement requested by PSAP to strengthen internal peer support and provide post-incident briefings and training.
Julie Tobey, executive director for PSAP, described the contract as training for the internal peer support team, observation visits to build rapport, and an on-call resource for urgent staff needs. "This individual will come in and do observation a few times a year, so she gets to build a rapport with everyone," Tobey said, adding the training will cover stress management and suicide prevention and that she expects staff to participate.
During public questions, a participant asked for an update on emergency warning sirens. An unidentified staff speaker said most equipment has been received and is in storage but that deployment has been delayed because the project requires an FCC license for the antenna on a tower by the bypass on U.S. 31. He said the county has submitted the license application and hoped installation could proceed "by the end of October." The speaker described coordination with the contractor and a tower owner and said obtaining the FCC authorization had been the primary holdup.
The board approved the PSAP resiliency coaching agreement by voice vote. No contract dollar amount was stated in the meeting record.
