Vice Chair Franz handed Executive Director Zerwin a copy of the INENA/IAPCO one sheet for
legislators referenced in her earlier statement and an email from Director Robb to DU-COMM
members asking for support of the two bills.
Member Maranowicz added that, at the DMMC meeting, the board voted to support a unified
position of support, with only one dissenting vote. Chair Schwarze stated that if the Board was
going to have the discussion, all Members would need to come back with the position of the
entities they represent and indicate whether they were on board or not on board.
10.
FINANCE AND REVENUE
A motion was made by Member Johl, seconded by Member Maranowicz, to receive and place on
file the Finance and Revenue items. Chair Schwarze opened the items for discussion and turned
the floor over to Executive Director Zerwin.
Executive Director Zerwin stated the first two items were the regular revenue reports, noting they
were previously included in the revenue report and had been part of the Consent Agenda, and
that the budget detail is also reflected in the payment of claims. She stated the significant new
addition for discussion was the cleaned-up Capital Contingency Management Plan form, which
she said shows purchase order number, the value at the time of purchase, and the annual
amortization/savings amount. She stated the form reflects what is held in the capital contingency
and is intended to show what is being funded and what has been appropriated, and said she added
two lines at the bottom for discussion to show what would be needed if radios were included.
She stated the form lists what is currently in capital contingency and explained the policy
contemplates Board decisions on whether a purchase is placed into capital contingencies and
whether annual saving begins or whether the fund balance is sufficient at the time. She stated the
plan also supports discussion about removing items if they are no longer being done, or making
funding decisions if revenues decline.
Vice Chair Franz asked whether all radios had been paid. Executive Director Zerwin responded,
stating radios were largely paid but agencies continue to submit requests, including requests tied
to headcount approvals not previously reported. She noted additional radios would come out of
new capital rather than capital contingencies because they were not budgeted for that year.
Member Johl asked whether additional radios after headcount finalization would require
reimbursement from the agency. Vice Chair Franz asked when the cutoff would be. Executive
Director Zerwin stated that was a question the Board would need to answer. She explained that,
for this project, agencies were asked to report headcount or fleet increases in advance so ETSB
could account for replacements, and she described how the radio cache has been used to support
replacements for broken radios and special events, with the cache being drawn down over time.
Vice Chair Franz asked what was done in the past when agencies increased staffing or added a
new fire apparatus. Executive Director Zerwin explained those additions were taken out of the
cache. Chair Schwarze asked what the cache number was. Executive Director Zerwin stated it
was originally 60 of each for APX7000s (police and fire), and said it was currently around 40 to
50 for APXNext. Vice Chair Franz commented that policy would be needed to avoid a “run on
the bank” at the end.
Chair Schwarze asked about the replacement cost estimates on the chart and noted costs change
over time. Executive Director Zerwin stated the chart reflects what was spent, not future cost,
and said assumptions would depend on factors such as future vendor/contracting and
