Galesburg/Knox County Emergency Telephone Systems Board Meeting Minutes
The Board approved the financial report and received updates on 9-1-1 operations, including community education, dispatch console training, and legislative outreach for surcharge increases. Departmental reports covered progress on the STARCOM radio project, fire department staffing and emergency siren maintenance, WIFA election activities, EMS call volumes, police recruitment and staffing levels, and Sheriff's department fleet procurement and courthouse facility plans. Discussions also included school reunification protocols, the status of the communication center renovation, updates on Fire SOPs and MABAS Box Cards, the implementation of new cleaning service contracts, the renewal of expired FCC licenses, and a mutual aid agreement request from Stark County for radio frequency interoperability.