Ohio APCO

Jan

MARCS Announces Rebanding Meeting

By Webmaster | Filed in Announcements, MARCS

Ohio MARCS Rebanding Kickoff Meeting

Monday, January 30, 2012 0900 – 1330

State of Ohio Emergency Operations Center/Joint Dispatch Center
2855 East Dublin-Granville Road
Columbus, Ohio43235-2206

CLICK HERE for a copy of the meeting agenda

Presenters:State of Ohio – Darryl L. Anderson, MARCS Program Director
RCC Consultants – Darek Wieczorek, Dominic Arcuri
Motorola – Mike Natarian, Jay Malpass, Ronald Elwell
E.F. Johnson, Inc. – to be determined

If you are planning on attending, please RSVP to MARCS Program Manager Darryl Anderson.

Jan

Ohio SIEC Meeting

By Webmaster | Filed in Announcements, SIEC

The next meeting of the State Interoperability Executive Committee (Ohio SIEC) will be held on Wednesday January 25th at 10am at the State Emergency Operations Center/Joint Dispatch Facility located at 2855 W. Dublin-Granville Road in Columbus. CLICK HERE to review the minutes from the October 2011 meeting. An agenda will be posted in the next few days.

For more information, contact Darryl Anderson.

Jan

We Need Heroes!

By Webmaster | Filed in Gold Star

Do you know a telecommunicator that is a leader in your communications center? How about a team of dispatchers who successfully handled a critical incident? We are looking for a few heroes!

Nominations for the 2011 Gold Star Awards Program are needed! CLICK HERE to submit a telecommunicator or supervisor for a Gold Star Award. Nominations are due by Friday January 27th.

Jan

HR3630 – Title IV Update

By Webmaster | Filed in Legislation

The following is the list of Ohio representatives, by District, and how they voted on HR3630. APCO is requesting that if your Representative voted for (aye) the original passage of HR3630 that included Title IV (the Walden JOBS Act), that you send the attached letter and corresponding appendix to that specific Representative.

Read the remainder of this entry »

Dec

Wood County SO Retirement

By Webmaster | Filed in Announcements

Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn announces the retirement of Communications Shift Supervisor Nancy Hurst! A reception is planned for Friday January 13th. CLICK HERE for all of the details.

Congratulations Nancy!

Dec

Your Help is Needed Now!

By Webmaster | Filed in Announcements, Legislation

Additional Info: http://tinyurl.com/7h954v7

An urgent message from APCO International President Gregg Riddle:

Currently, the congressional leadership intends to roll the D block allocation into what is widely regarded as “must pass” legislation to extend the payroll tax cuts. This requires both the Senate and House to quickly agree on the same language while the House majority presses to adjourn for the holidays by the end of this week (if not sooner). The D block allocation is in the House bill, HR 3630, but so are spectrum give back and other provisions for which the Public Safety Alliance (PSA) has grave concerns. Read the remainder of this entry »

Dec

HB360/SB262 – PrePaid Wireless

By Webmaster | Filed in Legislation

On Wednesday 12/06 the Ohio House of Representative Public Utilities Committee will hear testimony on HB360. This bill changes the process for collection of wireless 9-1-1 fees for pre-paid wireless phones and phone cards. The bill would alter the collection to $0.16 per device/sale and route the collection through the Ohio Department of Taxation, the same method used to collect sales tax. The DOT would then pull the 9-1-1 funds out of the remittance and forward to the PUCO for distribution.

APCO’s position has been in support of the bill as it appears by streamlining the process for the retailer, collections are better accounted for and more likely to occur.

CLICK HERE to read HB360

CLICK HERE to read SB262

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