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Board approves expenditures and reviews infrastructure, staffing and communications updates
Summary
The board approved expenditures and reviewed multiple operational items — equipment purge, full-building UPS completion, phone switch to PFN, 800 MHz migration and a new Pickford medical first responder unit — and noted union negotiations concluded; votes were recorded as approved but individual tallies were not included in the minutes.
At the Dec. 17 Chippewa County Central Dispatch meeting, the board approved routine items and heard a series of operational updates.
Approvals and votes: Ray Baker moved and Wes Bierling supported approval of the agenda; Kelly Church moved and Ed Miller supported approval of the Oct. 28, 2025 minutes. Tom McKee moved and Ed Miller supported approval of the expenditures; the minutes record each motion passed (the minutes state the votes were approved or unanimous but do not list individual vote counts).
Operations and infrastructure: Postma reviewed expenditures and revenue. Staff reported that approximately 20 years' worth of outdated or broken equipment was recycled and a second load was planned for December. The full-building UPS project was reported complete. The phone switch to PFN was described as complete, with thanks to CCIT for assistance. The 800 MHz migration and paging updates were discussed; Pickford Fire is now on board with paging. The minutes also record that a pager project component was declined for additional funding by a county administrator.
Staffing, training and labor: The operations manager reviewed training and staffing levels. The minutes state union negotiations are complete and a contract was agreed upon; the minutes do not include the contract text or ratification vote details.
Other items: The board noted Pickford now has a Medical First Responder unit. Members discussed changes to EMS/structure-fire simultaneous dispatch and a change in Protocol 17 (ProQA fall protocol). Committee member comments included thanks to Sault Ste. Marie Fire Department for assistance during a courthouse flood, AUXCOMM recognition at a state meeting, and a request to order What3Words signs and cards.
Meeting close: Ed Miller moved to adjourn, Wes Bierling supported, and the meeting adjourned at 16:15.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the minutes): agenda approval — motion passed (mover: Ray Baker; second: Wes Bierling; tally not specified); minutes approval — motion passed (mover: Kelly Church; second: Ed Miller; tally not specified); expenditures approval — motion passed (mover: Tom McKee; second: Ed Miller; tally not specified); adjournment — motion passed (mover: Ed Miller; second: Wes Bierling; tally not specified).
