Suburban Mutual Assistance Response Team
Meeting January 11, 2001 in Rich Township started at 19:58.
COMMUNITIES & OFFICERS PRESENT:
COORDINATOR/MEMBER
Officers
(X) President Roger Mumford (Steger)
(X) Vice President Bob Small (Oak Forest)
(X) Secretary/Treasurer Joe Pilch (Oak Forest)
(X) 1st Director Art Johnson (Sauk Village)
(X) 2nd Director James Dean (Hometown)
(X) 3rd Director John Ranieri (Rich Township)
Communities
( ) *Blue Island Stephen White, Bill Claessens
(X) Calumet City Tom Ciciora
(X) *Cook County Kevin Philipps, John Pluta
(X) *Crestwood Bob Windberg, Butch Stoffregen
(X) *Dolton Sandy Patlak
(X) *Hometown Jeff McKnight, Jim Dean
(X) *Lynwood Russell Pearson
(X) *Markham Charles Wilson, James Bibbs
(X) *Mokena Greg McElyea, Bob Lynch
(X) *Oak Forest Bob Small, Joe Pilch
( ) Orland Hills Jack Leddin
(X) *Richton Park John Dobner, Dean Bloom
(X) *Rich Township John Ranieri, Jeff Schoeling,
Bob Russell, Joyce Russell
( ) *Riverdale
(X) *Sauk Village Art Johnson
(X) *South Holland John Thomas, Ralph Turner,
Richard Dennis
(X) Steger Roger Mumford
(X) *Thornton Tim Karwatka, Paul Adams,
Michael Pozen
(X) *Tinley Park Ken Buck
(X) Will County Harold Damron
(X) Red Cross Jim Fubanks
(X) State Region 4 Ron Carlson
(X) = Present at meeting.
GUEST:
Mark & Brian from Chicago Ridge ESDA.
MINUTES:
Motion to approve November meeting minutes by Jeff Schoeling 2nd by John Thomas.
CORRESPONDENCE:
None
TREASURER REPORT:
SMART account at First United Bank.
The checking has $2,512.28 savings has $1,581.73, and the money market 1/4ly statement has $2,719.16 totals $6,813.17. Motion by James Bibbs 2nd by Art Johnson to accept treasurers’ report.
Paid: Blue Island, Cook County, Crestwood, Dolton, Hometown, Lynwood, Markham, Mokena, Oak Forest, Rich Township, Richton Park, Riverdale, Sauk Village, South Holland, Thornton, and Tinley Park.
TRAINING:
None
COMMUNICATIONS:
Bob Small sent a SMART page at 11:19. If you didn’t get the page then you may not be on the SMART call, or Bob needs your PIN number.
Jim Dean had a talk with an AT&T technician and the technician said that every time you use the cable override you need to log that you did.
Jim Dean has information on Survey on emergency operating center.
EQUIPMENT:
Be sure to give all equipment updates to John Dobner including telephone number and pager changes. If department heads change John also needs to know that.
John Dobner will have new listing soon, give John Dobner your last minute updates ASAP.
STATE REGION 4:
Has training calendars available.
COOK COUNTY: Cook County web www.cookcountysheriff.org
E-Outage is coming along but not yet available.
Emergency Operations plans, would like to put together a meeting to help communities get their plan together. A meeting will be schedule at Tinley Park.
WILL COUNTY:
Crete ESDA is interested in possibly joining SMART. Harold has been talking with them.
Legislative Liaison:
In veto session now, no news.
RED CROSS:
Yvette has responsibility for the areas East of Harlem Avenue. James Fubanks has responsibility for the areas West of Harlem Avenue.
OLD BUSINESS:
Voting for 4th director
Ballots made up for John Thomas and Bob Windberg.
John Thomas won the election. Move to destroy ballots by Jim Dean & all members.
Motion to accept the revised Mutual Aid Agreement motion by Art Johnson 2nd John Thomas. All accepted.
By-Laws re-write Bob Small and John Dobner discussed some of the changes. Voting on acceptance of the by-laws will be at the February 2001 meeting. Motion by Art Johnson to accept the by-laws as amended 2nd Jim Dean.
Sandy expressed his thanks for John D organizing the dinner.
NEW BUSINESS:
Sandy has a canteen in Dolton that would like to be manned by some one else. Canteen did start with 3rd district fire and now no one is available to man it.
Ham radio classes start the end of February. Call Bob Small to sign-up.
Small got some Publications off the internet at http://www.usta.tema.gov/ustapubs.
Small handed out information on obtaining Metal Halide lights.
Small handed out some 2001 Goals for SMART members sheet.
Chicago Ridge asked if there are ESDA’s that specialize in certain functions. Roger M. went on his Soapbox. Chicago Ridge also wants to know if there is a written procedure to have SMART organization activated. John Dobner said to call himself or Small to sort it out and they’ll page.
Tim is Chairman of ESDA days and will form a committee.
ADJOURNED at 20:52 January 11, 2001. Motion by Sandy Patlak 2nd by Dean Bloom.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joe Pilch
SMART Secretary
(708)687-8383
All Meetings start at 7:30 PM.
Schedule for 2000 Meetings:
Schedule for 2001 meetings:
January 11 Rich Township
February 8 Tinley Park
March 8 Cook County (Markham)
April 12 Oak Forest
May 10 Blue Island
June 14 South Holland
July 12 Steger
August 9 Crestwood
September 13 Dolton
October 11 Calumet City
November 8 Sauk Village
December 13 NO MEETING
If you are unable to hold meeting please contact one of the SMART officers. They can then find an alternate location (Cook County will host if necessary).