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Alpena County Central Dispatch Committee recommends approval of four operational policies
Summary
At its May 15 meeting the Alpena County Central Dispatch Committee recommended approval of four operational policies — Emergency Alert System Activation, Second Avenue Bridge Opening, Motor Vehicle Wrecker, and Meddrun-Chempack — and received a quarterly update from Director Kim Elkie about a State 911 Office visit.
The Alpena County Central Dispatch Committee on May 15, 2025, voted to recommend approval of four operational policies governing emergency alerts, bridge openings, vehicle wrecker operations and a Meddrun-Chempack program. Chair Lucille Bray called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. in the Howard Male Conference Room.
The committee approved the Emergency Alert System Activation Policy as amended after discussion. Nick Harrison moved the motion and Todd Britton supported it; the minutes record the committee's recommendation to approve the policy as amended. The motion is recorded as Action Item #1.
Members also approved a Second Avenue Bridge Opening Policy, amended from its original draft. Erik Smith moved the Second Avenue Bridge Opening Policy with support from Eric Hamp; the committee recommended approval as amended (Action Item #2).
The committee approved the Motor Vehicle Wrecker Policy as presented. Dan Mitchell moved that approval, backed by Erik Smith, and the minutes list it as Action Item #3. The committee next approved the Meddrun-Chempack Policy as presented; the motion was made by Erik Smith with support from Todd Britton (Action Item #4). The minutes record the program name as "Meddrun-Chempack"; that spelling is taken from the committee minutes and was not verified independently in the record.
Director Kim Elkie provided the quarterly director's update and reported that the new director of the State 911 Office and three staff members recently visited Alpena Central Dispatch. The minutes do not provide further details about the visit.
Procedural items included approval of the meeting agenda (moved by Erik Smith, supported by Rory Sherwood) and approval of the Feb. 20, 2025 minutes (moved by Dan Mitchell, supported by Erik Smith). Rory Sherwood moved to adjourn; Erik Smith supported the motion and the meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
The minutes record motions and that each motion "carried," but they do not list individual vote tallies or roll-call votes for the actions above. Where the minutes list a name for a mover or supporter, those names are attributed above.
