TABLED
RESULT:
MOVER:
Chris Clark
Eric Burmeister
SECONDER:
DEDIR SYSTEM
9.
Chair Selvik reported that the Police Focus Group met the previous Friday to narrow down what
was needed for access to and viewing of the Command Central Aware layers. He noted that the
meeting went well and explained that Sergeant Jim Dexter, who leads the MERIT SWAT team,
had been working with the system and helping review the layers because of the MERIT
component involved. He explained that the recommendation from the Police Focus Group was to
keep the process simpler and remove the ability for agencies to completely opt out, because
doing so would defeat the purpose of viewing Command Central Aware. He described concerns
that if an agency responding to a mutual aid call had opted out, the command staff for the
affected town might not be able to view that agency in the system, which would undermine the
benefit of the tool. He further explained that ETSB staff planned to return to the Chiefs meeting
later that month and that Sergeant Dexter would provide a demonstration based on the Wheaton
North use case to show how the system benefited all agencies. He noted that, after those
discussions, the group would likely need to revisit the Policy, clean up the language, and remove
any opt-out provisions, while still allowing agencies to designate an administrator and address
how to exclude personnel assigned to sensitive positions such as task forces, DEA, and HSI.
Executive Director Zerwin then explained that work on the layers was continuing, it was
especially helpful that Sergeant Dexter had been able to test it in a live scenario and provide
operational feedback. She added that the Wheaton North example could be used because it was
not tied to an active investigation.
Executive Director Zerwin then provided an encryption update and reported that staff met with
Motorola that day, where new information impacted the timeline chart Motorola had been
developing and required additional revisions. She also noted that Jennifer Jager was now Jennifer
Hurd stating that if agencies got an email with a different last name that it was the same person,
while recognizing her efforts to help move the work forward and using her system knowledge to
guide Motorola. She stated that Motorola was preparing a new timeline and that the goal of
completing the work by the end of March or early April had been reiterated. She described the
meeting as productive in some ways but also disappointing in terms of current progress, while
noting that some issues were being cleaned up.
10.
OLD BUSINESS
Executive Director Zerwin reported that three committee terms would expire in May and noted
that notification had already been sent out. She explained that ACDC had already submitted its
response, and noted that DU-COMM had an internal process and meetings it needed to complete
before they could submit a recommendation, which was why the notice had been sent earlier. She
clarified that the terms would not expire until May 12 and explained that, under ETSB practice,
members remained seated and retained voting rights until they were replaced, so there would be
no operational impact to the committee. Vice Chair Clark then asked whose terms were up, and
Chair Selvik identified Member Fleury, Member Jansen, and Member Benjamin.
11.
NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business.
