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I <br />MR. MCCOLLESTER REQUESTED THAT THE BOARD APPROVE $19,350 AS <br />THE COUNTY'S SHARE OF MATCHING FUNDSIPLUS THE LOCAL INSTALLATION COST OF <br />$594.25 FOR A TOTAL OF $19,944.25 FOR A COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES <br />COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. HE WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT IN 1972 A LAW WAS' <br />PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE THAT ANY SYSTEM PRESENTLY IN USE COULD NOT, BE <br />MODIFIED WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE STATE. HE CONTINUED THAT THIS <br />SYSTEM WOULD HAVE HOSPITAL TO HOSPITAL COMMUNICATIONIAND THE AMBULANCES <br />COULD CONTACT SIMILAR SYSTEMS OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY, MR. MCCOLLESTER <br />STATED THAT THE MAIN PROBLEM IS IN REGARD TO THE ANTENNA. THE PROPOSED <br />SYSTEM REQUIRED TWO ANTENNAS. THE SHERIFF'S TOWER IS IDEAL, BUT ONLY <br />FOR ONE ANTENNA. THE TOWER AT KIWANIS-HOBART PARK COULD BE USED, AND ALSO <br />THE PROPOSED WGYL TOWER, BUT BOTH WOULD COST $6,800 MAINTENANCE A YEAR, <br />HE EXPLAINED THAT THEY RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THEY CAN USE ONE ANTENNA <br />BY ADDING SOME EQUIPMENT;SO,THEY CAN NOW USE THE SHERIFF'S TOWER, WHICH <br />WILL REDUCE THE COST OF OPERATION ABOUT $3,300 PER YEAR. MR. MCCOLLESTER <br />MENTIONED THAT COMMUNICATION IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN A DISASTER AND <br />THIS SYSTEM CAN TAKE CARE_OF TWO EMERGENCIES AT ONE TIME; HOWEVER, IT <br />CANNOT BE USED FOR TELEMETRY, AS THERE CANNOT BE ANY OUTSIDE NOISE. <br />MR. MCCOLLESTER AFFIRMED THAT WE MUST UPGRADE THE SYSTEM WE PRESENTLY <br />HAVE AND TO INSTALL IT NOW WOULD SAVE MONEY. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE INFERRED THAT THE SYSTEM SEEMED EXPENSIVE AND <br />MR, MCCOLLESTER STATED THAT HE ASKED THE STATE IF THE PORTABLE RADIOS <br />t COULD BE ELIMINATED IN ORDER TO CUT DOWN ON EXPENSES BUT WAS ADVISED <br />NEGATIVELY. <br />THE CHAIRMAN FURTHER NOTED THAT THE REASON WE HAVE NOT BECOME <br />INVOLVED IN THE "911" SYSTEM IS BECAUSE THE MONEY HASN'T BEEN MADE <br />AVAILABLE BY THE STATE TO IMPLEMENT IT. HE POINTED OUT THAT NO FUNDING <br />IS AVAILABLE FOR THE YEARLY OPERATING COST OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL <br />� SERVICES COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. <br />MR. MCCOLLESTER AGREED THAT THE OPERATING COSTS ARE NOT FUNDED, <br />BUT•INFORMED THE BOARD THAT WHEN HE STARTED LOOKING.INTO THIS MATTER, <br />HE LEARED THAT A POSSIBLE $116,000 IS AVAILABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE SYSTEM, <br />AND MR. EUGENE A. BUZZI, OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS, ADVISED <br />THEM OF A 70/30 SPLIT OF FUNDS WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NOW WHEREAS <br />IT WOULD ONLY BE A 50/50 SPLIT LATER. <br />0 <br />9 <br />FEB 1979 <br />a <br />