Smoking in the 911 room was the subject of discussion during the meeting of the Daviess County Central 911 Board held May 25.
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The Daviess County Commissioners received a complaint from a courthouse employee on May 10. Commissioners referred the complaint to the 911 Board at their meeting.
In 1997, the courthouse was ordered a smoke-free building by the commission, with the south entryway designated as the smoking area. However, the 911 office was exempted from this no-smoking order.
When the 911 office was established in 1993, an agreement was struck that the office would purchase its own commercial exhaust fan to expel the air to the outside. This was done because the dispatchers are not allowed to leave their phones and sometimes there is only one dispatcher on duty.
The board told Mr. Sims that the 911 employees will ensure the exhaust fan is turned on in the future, and the office door closed.
The commissioners agreed to the installation of a seal around the 911 office door.
911 Supervisor Dana Carder said of the seven employees in the 911 office, two smoke.
The 911 Board noted that there are ashtrays at every entrance of the courthouse and it was possible the smoke smell could be coming from citizens stubbing out their smokes as they came into the courthouse, especially on those days when the doors are propped open. Those ashtrays may need to be relocated.
In other business, Supervisor Carder advised that liability insurance has increased to $6,565. She also informed the board that all employees would be receiving their Emergency Medical Dispatch Certifications in the next two weeks.
The treasures report was approved with bills of $5,119.13; revenue of $26,704.95; and a checkbook balance of $88,889.42 presented. The board agreed to the deposit of a six-month or best alternative CD in the amount of $50,000.
The above are the unapproved minutes of the Daviess County 911 Board held on May 25.
Present were Gene Walker, John Sullenger, Todd Watson, Daniel Wilson, Kate Chrisman, Joyce Eads and Ronetta Burton. Also present were Daviess County Commissioners Randy Sims, David Cox and Wayne Uthe; and Supervisor Dana Carder.