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Monday, September 24, 2007

Governor Culver Appoints New Interoperable Communications Board Members

(Des Moines)- Today, Governor Chet Culver appointed nine of 15 members of the Statewide Interoperable Communications Board. The newly commissioned board, created by House File 353, will:

  • Establish, monitor and maintain appropriate policies to ensure that interoperable communications systems function properly.
  • Allocate and oversee state appropriations or other funding received for interoperable communications.
  • Expand, maintain, and fund consistent, periodic training programs for current communications systems and for the statewide integrated public safety communications interoperability system as it is implemented.
  • Develop a statewide integrated public safety communications interoperability system that allows for shared communications systems and costs.

The new appointees are:

  • Ron Miller, At-Large Member, Fairbank
  • Sandy Morris, Communication Center Manager, Des Moines
  • Randy Thompson, Communication Center Manager, Glenwood
  • Jeremy Logan, Municipal Police Department, Oelwein
  • Roxane Warnell, Municipal Police Department, Gladbrook
  • Greg Martin, Fire Department, Sioux City
  • Kerry Crouch, Fire Department, Yarmouth
  • Mike Williams, County Sheriff, Clarinda
  • Dina McKenna, County Sheriff, Story

Terms: 3 year staggered

Members: 15 members; 9 appointed by the Governor

Make-up: The Statewide Interoperable Communications Board will consist of:

  • 15 voting members
  • The following members are appointed by the Governor:
    1. Two members who are representatives from municipal police departments
    2. Two members who are representatives of sheriff’s offices
    3. Two members who are representatives from fire departments
    4. Two members who are law communication center managers employed by state or local government agencies
    5. One at-large member
  • The 6 members not appointed by the Governor are:
    1. One member representing the Department of Transportation
    2. One member representing the Department of Public Safety
    3. One member representing the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division
    4. One member representing the Department of Corrections
    5. One member representing the Department of Natural Resources
    6. One member representing the Department of Public Health