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RESOLUTION TO APPROVE ACCESS TO THE DU PAGE EMERGENCY DISPATCH INTEROPERABLE RADIO SYSTEM TALKGROUPS PURSUANT TO POLICY 911-005.2: ACCESS TO THE DU PAGE EMERGENCY DISPATCH INTEROPERABLE RADIO SYSTEM (DEDIR SYSTEM),
AS REQUESTED BY DUPAGE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS (DU-COMM)
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WHEREAS, the DuPage County Emergency Telephone System Board (“DU PAGE ETSB”) is an emergency telephone system board, established pursuant to Section 15.4 of the Local Government Emergency Telephone System Act, 50 ILCS 750/15.4 (“Act”); and
WHEREAS, the DU PAGE ETSB is authorized and empowered, pursuant to Section 15.4 (b) of the Act to plan, implement, upgrade, and maintain an Emergency 9-1-1 System for citizens of the County of DuPage and portions of Cook, Kane and Will counties; and
WHEREAS, the DU PAGE ETSB DuPage Emergency Dispatch Interoperable Radio System (“DEDIR System”) was implemented to provide Emergency 9-1-1 radio communication services through STARCOM21 Site 1 for secure and accessible communications for its member users; and
WHEREAS, DuPage Public Safety Communications (DU-COMM) has requested access to certain talkgroups of the DEDIR System pursuant to Policy 911-005.2: Access to the DuPage Emergency Dispatch Interoperable Radio System (DEDIR System), and in the spirit of public safety and first responder interoperability; and
WHEREAS, DU-COMM’s application has been recommended for approval by the DU PAGE ETSB Policy Advisory Committee (“PAC”) in accordance with policy; and
WHEREAS, the DU PAGE ETS Board has received and reviewed the application of DU-COMM detailed in Attachment A of this resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that DuPage ETSB hereby grants DuPage Public Safety Communications (DU-COMM) access to the DEDIR System by pursuant to ETS-R-0013-18, Policy 911-005.2: Access to the DuPage Emergency Dispatch Interoperable Radio System (DEDIR System), by this resolution.
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Enacted and approved this 8th day of July, 2026 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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GREG SCHWARZE, CHAIR
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK