421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
ETSB - Policy Advisory Committee  
Final Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Monday, July 7, 2025  
8:15 AM  
Room 3500A  
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1.  
2.  
CALL TO ORDER  
8:15 AM meeting was called to order by Acting Chair Clark at 8:17 AM.  
ROLL CALL  
Attendees:  
Linda Zerwin, DuPage Emergency Telephone System Board, non-voting Member  
Gregg Taormina, DuPage Emergency Telephone System Board (Remote)  
Eve Kraus, DuPage Emergency Telephone System Board (Remote)  
Andres Gonzalez, DuPage Emergency Telephone System Board  
Scott Bukovic, Westmont PD (Remote)  
Jim Connolly, Village of Addison (Remote)  
Colin Fleury, West Chicago PD (Remote)  
Tom Gallahue, ILEAS (Remote)  
Erik Maplethorpe, DU-COMM (Remote)  
Bob Murr, College of DuPage (Remote)  
On roll call, Members Clark, Benjamin, Burmeister, and Jansen were present, which constituted  
a quorum. Chair Selvik was absent. Member Fleury was present remotely, however, as a  
non-voting Member.  
Benjamin, Burmeister, Clark, and Jansen  
Selvik, and Fleury  
PRESENT  
ABSENT  
3.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
There was no public comment.  
CHAIR'S REMARKS - ACTING CHAIR CLARK  
Acting Chair Clark thanked the Emergency Telephone System Board staff and Fire Focus Group  
members for advancing the Fire Radios project. He said good progress had been made over the  
last month, and there was light at the end of the tunnel. He thanked everyone who contributed.  
5.  
6.  
MEMBERS' REMARKS  
There were no Members' remarks.  
CONSENT ITEMS  
6.A.  
25-1630  
DEDIR System June Maintainer Report  
On voice vote, all Members voted “Aye”, motion carried.  
Motorola System Manager Report June 2025  
Attachments:  
ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE  
Eric Burmeister  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Craig Jansen  
SECONDER:  
6.B.  
25-1631  
ETSB PAC Minutes - Regular Meeting - Monday, June 2, 2025  
On voice vote, all Members voted “Aye”, motion carried.  
2025-02-06 PAC Minutes Summary  
Attachments:  
ETSB RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE  
Craig Jansen  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Eric Burmeister  
SECONDER:  
7.  
COMMITTEE APPROVAL REQUIRED  
7.A.  
25-1636  
Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Emergency Telephone  
System Board of DuPage County and the Western Will County Communication Center  
(WESCOM) pursuant to Policy 911-005.2: Access to the DuPage Emergency Dispatch  
Interoperable Radio System (DEDIR System).  
Member Burmeister made a motion to approve, seconded by Member Jansen. Acting  
Chair Clark asked if there were any comments. Member Benjamin asked if offering  
access to DU Naperville FD1 and DU Naperville FD Fireground 1 required discussion  
with Naperville. Ms. Zerwin said that discussions about the permissions with Naperville  
had taken place and agreements were already in place. She said that this was the new  
form, and the Policy Advisory Committee had opened more talkgroups and provided  
opportunities for them to be added. Acting Chair Clark asked for any additional  
comments to which there were none.  
On voice vote, all Members voted “Aye”, motion carried.  
WESCOM MOU executed 6.24.25_Redacted  
Attachments:  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Eric Burmeister  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Craig Jansen  
SECONDER:  
7.B.  
25-1637  
Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Emergency Telephone  
System Board of DuPage County and the Northlake Police Department pursuant to Policy  
911-005.2: Access to the DuPage Emergency Dispatch Interoperable Radio System  
(DEDIR System).  
Acting Chair Clark asked if there were any comments and said it looked like the item  
included all the interoperable channels in addition to Bensenville and Elmhurst Local.  
There were no further comments. On voice vote, all Members voted “Aye”, motion  
carried.  
Northlake PD DEDIR System Access Application (Modification)  
Northlake PD MOU executed 6.24.25_Redacted  
Attachments:  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Eric Burmeister  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Tyler Benjamin  
SECONDER:  
7.C.  
25-1638  
Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Emergency Telephone  
System Board of DuPage County and the Westchester Police Department pursuant to  
Policy 911-005.2: Access to the DuPage Emergency Dispatch Interoperable Radio  
System (DEDIR System).  
Acting Chair Clark asked if there were any comments, to which there were none. On  
voice vote, all Members voted “Aye”, motion carried.  
Westchester PD Application  
Attachments:  
Westchester PD MOU executed 6.24.25_Redacted  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Tyler Benjamin  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Craig Jansen  
SECONDER:  
7.D.  
25-1639  
Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Emergency Telephone  
System Board of DuPage County and the Northwest Central Dispatch Center pursuant to  
Policy 911-005.2: Access to the DuPage Emergency Dispatch Interoperable Radio  
System (DEDIR System).  
Member Burmeister made a motion to approve, seconded by Member Jansen. Member  
Burmeister recommended the item be amended to include a couple of Fire channels.  
Acting Chair Clark agreed and said FD2, FD North, FD East, FD Ops 22, East 2, East 3,  
and North 2 should be added, and that North 1 and 3 were already included. Member  
Burmeister confirmed. Acting Chair Clark said the goal was to include East 1, 2, 3 and  
North 1, 2, 3. He said the amendment essentially granted access to FD2, FD North, FD  
East, and their associated OPS channel groups.  
Acting Chair Clark asked if there were any other comments and asked for a motion to  
amend. Member Benjamin made a motion to approve as amended, seconded by Member  
Jansen.  
On voice vote, all Members voted “Aye”, motion carried.  
NWCD DEDIRS Application modification_Redacted  
NWCD MOU executed 6.24.25_Redacted  
Attachments:  
APPROVED AS AMENDED  
Tyler Benjamin  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Craig Jansen  
SECONDER:  
7.E.  
25-1640  
Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Emergency Telephone  
System Board of DuPage County and the Illinois State Police pursuant to Policy  
911-005.2: Access to the DuPage Emergency Dispatch Interoperable Radio System  
(DEDIR System).  
Acting Chair Clark opened discussion and said that a concern had been expressed by Fire  
Focus Group member Connolly, that talkgroup 3D02 was not included in the MOU, and  
that talkgroup had been recommended by the State Police. He said he did not have  
firsthand knowledge of what that meant.  
Ms. Zerwin said it was not on the list and confirmed it had come from the State Police.  
Acting Chair Clark said he was unsure if they had the authority to tell the State Police  
what to include. Ms. Zerwin said their talkgroups could not be added and recommended  
approving the item “as is” and following up with the State Police to bring it back the  
following month. Acting Chair Clark agreed. Member Burmeister said they could request  
it from the State Police. There was no further discussion.  
On voice vote, all Members voted “Aye”, motion carried.  
DuPage ETSB to ISP MOU_Redacted  
ISP to DuPage ETSB MOU_Redacted  
Attachments:  
RESULT:  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Eric Burmeister  
Tyler Benjamin  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
7.F.  
25-1661  
Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Emergency Telephone  
System Board of DuPage County and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority pursuant  
to Policy 911-005.2: Access to the DuPage Emergency Dispatch Interoperable Radio  
System (DEDIR System).  
Chair Clark said this item had a similar situation where a talkgroup included in the  
template was not listed in the MOU, and said follow up with the Tollway would be  
needed on that element. Member Burmeister agreed. Ms. Zerwin asked which talkgroup  
was needed from the Tollway. Acting Chair Clark said it was Tollway Reach. He  
confirmed there was a motion on the floor and called the vote to adopt the motion as  
originally presented.  
On voice vote, all Members voted “Aye”, motion carried.  
Outside Agency CKR MOU Tollway_Redacted  
Attachments:  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Eric Burmeister  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Craig Jansen  
SECONDER:  
7.G.  
25-1642  
Lombard Police Department WAVE Application  
Acting Chair Clark said Lombard Police were looking to utilize WAVEand asked if there  
were any comments to which there were none. On voice vote, all Members voted “Aye”,  
motion carried.  
911-005.11 WAVE Use on DEDIRS Attachment A LOP  
signed_Redacted  
Attachments:  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Eric Burmeister  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Tyler Benjamin  
SECONDER:  
8.  
PARENT COMMITTEE APPROVAL REQUIRED  
8.A.  
ETS-R-0034-25  
Resolution to approve access to the DuPage Emergency Dispatch Interoperable Radio  
System (DEDIR System) talk groups pursuant to Policy 911-005.2: Access to the  
DuPage Emergency Dispatch Interoperable Radio System, as requested by the Regional  
Emergency Dispatch Center.  
Member Burmeister made a motion to recommend approval to the ETS Board, seconded  
by Member Jansen. Acting Chair Clark asked if there was any discussion. Member  
Benjamin said he recognized the item concerned an old policy, but since it was open for  
discussion, he wanted to address Section 5, which dealt with matters of policy. He said it  
would be cleaner and more respectful to the Police and Fire Chiefs who set DU-COMM’s  
policy if Section 5 were removed and replaced with a phrase such as “actions will be  
taken according to PSAP policy.”  
Ms. Zerwin clarified the current item under discussion was for Red Center. Member  
Benjamin apologized for his confusion.  
Ms. Zerwin explained that modifications could be handled in committee, but a new  
application, such as Red Center’s, had to go to the ETS Board. Acting Chair Clark said  
Red Center was requesting all the interoperable channels, and in exchange, would allow  
the use of several of its talkgroups. Acting Chair Clark asked if there were any other  
comments on the Red Center application. Hearing none, he called the vote.  
On voice vote, all Members voted “Aye” to recommend approval to the ETS Board,  
motion carried.  
Red Center MOU executed 6.24.25_Redacted  
Attachments:  
ETSB RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
Eric Burmeister  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Craig Jansen  
SECONDER:  
8.B.  
ETS-R-0035-25  
Resolution to approve access to the DuPage Emergency Dispatch Interoperable Radio  
System (DEDIR System) talk groups pursuant to Policy 911-005.2: Access to the  
DuPage Emergency Dispatch Interoperable Radio System, as requested by the Rosemont  
Public Safety Department.  
Acting Chair Clark asked if there was any discussion. Hearing none, he called the vote.  
On voice vote, all Members voted “Aye” to recommend approval to the ETS Board,  
motion carried.  
Rosemont Du Page Application 6.26.25_Redacted  
Rosemont DuPage MOU Executed_Redacted  
Bensenville Letter_Redacted  
Attachments:  
ETSB RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
Tyler Benjamin  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Eric Burmeister  
SECONDER:  
9.  
DEDIR SYSTEM  
9.A.  
25-1641  
July DEDIR System Update  
Ms. Zerwin acknowledged there were questions about the report and said the goal was to  
have Fire Chiefs attend the next podcast on July 22 in person, though a Zoom link would  
still be available. At that meeting, two test radios would be distributed to the Fire Chiefs,  
and there would be discussion on mobile radio options. She said they were reaching a  
point where off-brand solutions might be necessary, and input from the Fire Chiefs would  
be needed.  
Ms. Zerwin said Motorola had asked for a freeze on changes to begin programming  
radios, and the Fire Focus Group had done well with testing, although with over 100  
talkgroups, complete testing was difficult. She said the Chiefs would have the chance to  
test and review the programming, and additional talkgroups could be considered in a later  
phase.  
Acting Chair Clark said the intent was for the Chiefs to confirm that their user-selectable  
or agency-selectable items had been programmed correctly and to test their day-to-day  
operations with mutual aid partners. He said it should not take long. Ms. Zerwin added  
that two weeks should be sufficient.  
DEDIR System Update - 07 2025.pdf  
Attachments:  
25-1680  
9.B.  
Discussion of Policy 911-005.6: DuPage Emergency Dispatch Interoperable Radio  
System (DEDIR System) Emergency Button.  
Ms. Zerwin said the Policy had previously been tabled at the PAC's request until Fire  
radios were available for operational review. She said it was now being brought back for  
discussion, as updates and training materials needed to be finalized. She explained that  
there were accompanying training slides for emergency button usage that would need  
revision before distribution.  
Acting Chair Clark invited comments. Member Benjamin acknowledged he had spoken  
out of order earlier but now clarified his concerns with Section 5 of the Policy. He said it  
contained operational content that should be governed by Police and Fire Chiefs through  
their respective committees, not by ETSB Policy. He recommended replacing the section  
with a general statement that actions would follow PSAP governance or local agency  
procedures.  
Acting Chair Clark questioned how emergency activations worked across PSAPs.  
Member Burmeister said both PSAPs receive the alerts. Member Benjamin said  
DU-COMM does not receive ACDC’s audible alerts, only a visual indication. Member  
Burmeister emphasized that the accidental activation section was critical to ensure  
agencies interpreted alerts correctly, especially when mutual aid is involved. He said not  
using the word "accidental" could cause confusion and response as if it were a real  
incident. Member Benjamin agreed with the need for the term “accidental” but reiterated  
that Chiefs should retain control over operational terms and procedures. Acting Chair  
Clark agreed that policies between PSAPs should not conflict and that collaborative  
language should be developed. Members Benjamin suggested that he and Member  
Burmeister work together on shared language. Acting Chair Clark said that was his  
recommendation and Member Burmeister agreed.  
Ms. Zerwin noted that the radio system is standardized and said STARCOM’s procedures  
for emergency button activation should be reviewed as well. She said she would review  
state-level guidance to ensure compliance. Member Fleury asked why the policy was part  
of ETSB governance rather than local chief authority. Ms. Zerwin said the original 2018  
policy created by chiefs aimed to create standardization across the system.  
Acting Chair Clark said discussion should continue and suggested that once agreement  
was reached on changes, the Chiefs should review the language. Ms. Zerwin said the  
policy would come back with recommended language changes and emphasized that  
annual emergency button training would remain required. She encouraged Members to  
send revisions to Mr. Gonzalez so they could be incorporated into a redlined draft. Acting  
Chair Clark concluded by saying the policy would likely return as a discussion item on  
the next agenda.  
911-005.6 DuPage Emergency Dispatch Interoperable Radio  
System (DEDIRS) Emergency Button draft  
Attachments:  
911-005.6 DuPage Emergency Dispatch Interoperable Radio  
System (DEDIRS) Emergency Button redline draft  
9.C. Police  
Ms. Zerwin said the Police Focus Group did not meet last month, so aside from work related to  
encryption, there was nothing else to report.  
9.D. Fire  
Ms. Zerwin said there was nothing else to report.  
10.  
OLD BUSINESS  
There was no old business.  
11.  
12.  
NEW BUSINESS  
There was no new business.  
ADJOURNMENT  
12.A. Next Meeting: Monday, August 4 at 8:15am in Room 3-500A  
Member Benjamin made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:42 am, seconded by Member  
Jansen. On voice vote, motion carried.  
Respectfully submitted,  
Andres Gonzalez