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Minutes for the Public Safety Committee meeting on October 18, 2004.
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PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MINUTES
October 18, 2004
The Jonesboro Public Safety Committee met October 18, 2004 at 5:15 p.m. in the Police Training Room. A full quorum was in attendance. Present were: Chris Moore, Judy Furr, Tim McCall, Jim Hargis, John Street and Harold Perrin.
AUTOMATED VEHICLE LOCATOR PRESENTATION - Mr. David McElhaney of Relativity Inc. provided a presentation of the new AVL System. It was explained that the AVL would be installed in ambulances and police cruisers and the generated data could be stored for up to three years, but by law they are only required to keep it for 30 days. Mr. McElhaney stated the source of the maps comes from Global Technologies and is updated annually. A display of the map was shown reflecting different colors representing various amounts of information. The system could show how fast a car was traveling, if the lights were on, if the vehicle was in service, how long a car had been parked and if two or more cars were parked together. It was explained that the AVL system would be able to create reports that could be used as a management tool to show how or when a call was responded to, but was not intended for “Big Brother” purposes. Discussion was held regarding the AVL program being provided to other departments in the city through budgeting process for the year 2005. Those departments were: Fire, Planning, Code Enforcement, and Animal Control. It was explained there were safety issues involved with each of these departments and the AVL would be an additional security measure for employees. The question was asked who would be responsible for monitoring the various departments. It was explained that the dispatcher and each department head would have monitoring capabilities with emphasis being placed on public safety rather than “policing the police.” It was explained the ambulance service would be on a rotation schedule un...
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