City of Naperville Emergency Telephone System Board met Dec. 18
City of Naperville Emergency Telephone System Board met Dec. 18
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
PUBLIC COMMENT:
A. CALL TO ORDER:
In Chairman Arres' absence, Deputy Director Russ Matson called the meeting to order at 3:01 PM.
B. ROLL CALL:
Present 10 - Denny Barfuss, Carl Franco, Jacqueline Hobday, Russ Matson, David McCabe, Mark Puknaitis, Richard Fowler, Ashfaq Syed , Matt Thomas, and Joe DeLeo
Absent 1 - Jason Arres
Aurora Director of Emergency Communications Jacqueline Hobday is a non-voting board member. Division Chief Brandon Matson attended as a proxy for Aurora Interim Fire Chief Kevin Nickel. Commander Bryan Handell attended as a proxy for Aurora Chief of Police Matt Thomas.
Also Present:
Naperville Emergency Communications Manager Jillianne Chuffo
Naperville Senior Administrative Assistant Jill Bridges
Neuqua Valley High School students Zachary Chiz and Anthony Szwaya
C. PUBLIC FORUM:
None.
D. OLD BUSINESS:
E. NEW BUSINESS:
F. REPORTS:
1. Approve the September 18, 2025 ETSB meeting minutes
A motion was made by Franco to approve the minutes of the September 18, 2025 meeting as presented, seconded by Barfuss. The motion carried with the following vote:
Aye: 9 - Barfuss, Franco, Matson, McCabe, Puknaitis, Fowler, Syed, Thomas, and DeLeo
Absent: 1 - Arres
2. Review the E911 surcharge payments for September 1 to November 30, 2025
No questions or comments.
3. Approve the Naperville expenditures for reimbursement for September 1 to November 30, 2025
A motion was made by Fowler to approve the Naperville expenditures for reimbursement for September 1 - November 31, 2025 totaling $950,175.56, seconded by Franco. The motion carried with the following vote:
Aye: 9 - Barfuss, Franco, Matson, McCabe, Puknaitis, Fowler, Syed, Thomas, and DeLeo
Absent: 1 - Arres
4. Approve the budget transfer from the E911 Fund to the City of Naperville General Fund
A motion was made by Franco to approve the budget transfer of $729,959.47 from the E911 Fund to the City of Naperville General Fund, seconded by Fowler. The motion carried with the following vote:
Aye: 9 - Barfuss, Franco, Matson, McCabe, Puknaitis, Fowler, Syed, Thomas, and DeLeo
Absent: 1 - Arres
5. Approve the Aurora expenditures for reimbursement for September 1 to November 30, 2025
A motion was made by Franco to approve the Aurora expenditures for reimbursement for September 1 - November 30, 2025 totaling $1,004,310.82, seconded by Barfuss. The motion carried with the following vote:
Aye: 9 - Barfuss, Franco, Matson, McCabe, Puknaitis, Fowler, Syed, Thomas, and DeLeo
Absent: 1 - Arres
6. Approve the withdrawal from the E911 Fund to the City of Aurora
A motion was made by Fowler to approve the withdrawal of $589,371.29 from the E911 Fund to the City of Aurora, seconded by Franco. The motion carried with the following vote:
Aye: 9 - Barfuss, Franco, Matson, McCabe, Puknaitis, Fowler, Syed, Thomas, and DeLeo
Absent: 1 - Arres
7. Approve the 2025 ETSB Annual Report for transmission to the Naperville City Council
A motion was made by Franco to approve the 2025 ETSB Annual Report for transmission to the Naperville City Council, seconded by Fowler. The motion carried with the following vote.
Aye: 9 - Barfuss, Franco, Matson, McCabe, Puknaitis, Fowler, Syed, Thomas, and DeLeo
Absent: 1 - Arres
8. Approve the 2026 ETSB meeting schedule
A motion was made by Barfuss to approve the 2026 ETSB meeting schedule, seconded by Franco. The motion carried with the following vote.
Aye: 9 - Barfuss, Franco, Matson, McCabe, Puknaitis, Fowler, Syed, Thomas, and DeLeo
Absent: 1 - Arres
G. COMMUNICATIONS
1. City of Naperville
Naperville has one telecommunicator vacancy. APCO IntelliComm was selected as the preferred EMD vendor. Staff is currently in the procurement phase for ASAP to PSAP. Staff is working towards a go-live date for the P25 Motorola Radio Network in April 2026. Naperville and Aurora finance and emergency communications personnel are collaborating to complete the State’s ETSB Annual Report. Staff is currently reviewing recent updates to the Emergency Telephone System Act. Naperville plans to launch a Drone as a First Responder (DFR) Program in 2026.
2. City of Aurora
Aurora is configuring its new Mark 43 CAD/RMS system. Tower construction delays are impacting the P25 RAdio Network project schedule. Aurora is also purchasing a Flock 911 live-streaming service to provide officers with a valuable head start on emergency calls while information is still being gathered. Additionally, Aurora has received approval to implement Language AI interpretation through RapidSOS in 2026.
3. City of North Aurora
North Aurora is live with the new Mark 43 RMS and working with Aurora to integrate Aurora CAD into the North Aurora Mark 43 RMS.
G. ADJOURNMENT:
With no further business to come before the board, a motion was made by Franco, seconded by Fowler to adjourn the Emergency Telephone System Board meeting of December 18, 2025, at 3:18 PM. The motion carried by the following vote.
Aye: 9 - Barfuss, Franco, Matson, McCabe, Puknaitis, Fowler, Syed, Thomas, and DeLeo
Absent: 1 - Arres
The next meeting is set for January 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM.
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