HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 1156RESOLUTION NO. 1156
A RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO GRANTING POWERS TO THE WILL
COUNTY EMERGENCY 9-1-1 BOARD TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR
STAFFING AND TRAINING NEEDS FOR INDIVIDUAL P.S.A.P. UNITS
WHEREAS, WESCOM is the dispatching center for emergency vehicles for the
Villages of Plainfield, Channahon, Shorewood, and the Cities of Crest Hill and Lockport,
Illinois; and
WHEREAS, WESCOM is also the dispatching center for emergency vehicles for the
Village of Plainfield Fire Protection District, Village of Channahon Fire Protection District,
Lockport Fire Protection District, Northwest Homer Fire Protection District and the Troy Fire
Protection District; and
WHEREAS, as a P.S.A.P. for 9-1-1 communications, WESCOM is responsible for
providing the staff and training for said areas, and as such, is inherently familiar with the
operational requirements necessary to meet the needs of the citizens of these villages; and
WHEREAS, WESCOM, made up of representatives from the Villages of Plainfield,
Channahon, Shorewood, and the Cities of Crest Hill and Lockport, Illinois; and the Village
of Plainfield Fire Protection District, Village of Channahon Fire Protection District, Lockport
Fire Protection District, Northwest Homer Fire Protection District and the Troy Fire
Protection District is the governing board for that center, and as such, should be the agency
responsible for determining the staffing and training needs for the dispatching staff of
WESCOM.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it is resolved by the President and Beard of Tr~;stees of the
Village of Plainfield, Will County, Illinois, as follows:
That the Village of Plainfield hereby goes on record in opposition to the proposal to grant
powers to the Will County Emergency 9-1-1 Board for determining staffing and training
needs of the individual P.S.A.P. units throughout Will County, Illinois.
And further, that each individual P.S.A.P. Board should be made responsible to determine
the staffing and training needs for their individual P.S.A.P. units based upon their intrinsic
knowledge of the needs of their communications centers.
This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
approval as required by law.
PASSED THIS 17 DAY OF ,,,February , 1997.
AYES: Dement, Heimerdinger, Rock, Smolich, S~.alzer.
NAYS: o
ABSENT: o
~4PPROVED THIS ~^ DAY Of* February ,-199.
VILLAGE PRESIDENT
ATTEST:
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VILLAG CLERK