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c MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF METROPOLITAN POLICE COMMISSIONERS JANUARY 20, 2000 The January 20th meeting of the Town ofMooresvi//e Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners was called to order by Dr. Dennis Knierim. Also present was board members Dean Kays, Charles Berwick, and legal council Timothy Currens. Dean Kays made motion and was seconded by Charles Berwick to approve the minutes of the December 16th, 1999 meeting. New Business: Dr. Dennis Knierim, speaking on behalf of the Commissioners, welcomed Captain Allen in his new position. Dean Kays made motion for Dr. Dennis Knierim to be named Chairman of the Police Commission for the year 2000. Charles Berwick seconded the motion, which was unanimously passed Old Business: Brent Callahan from the Mooresville Park Department gave information on their Five Year Master Plan. With the help of a consultant, they looked at ma11J' areas, including profile, history, stajJ, policies, geographic boundries , services available and statistics. He recommended the use of surveys from the public, and setting goals for each year. c Captain Allen gave a summary of the following areas the Department would like to target for improvement: 1. Personnel 2. Salaries 3. Facilities 4. Equipment 5. Training 6. Public Relations Communications Supervisor Ted Cook told the Commission of needs in the dispatch area. Primary concern was the need of a second dispatcher to handle the increased calls for Police, Fire and Ambulance. He sees a possibility of the mandating of Emergency Medical Dispatch, which would require additional training. He feels the dicta phone system is outdated, and the phone system needs expanding. Geo based mapping was also discussed Harold Gutzwiller, Economic Developer for Mooresvi//e, gave handouts of statistics and maps of the area. He advised that since 1990 the area has grown 92 per cent. The January 1st estimate for town population is 10,648. He expects less residential growth in the next five years, predicting some annexation east of town, industrial growth south of town, and retail growth along S.R 67. He advised that traffic counts have shown that 25,000 vehicles pass through the 67 corridor, commutingfrom or through Mooresvi//e daily. c Chief Viles gave an update on new officer Bryan McGaughey, who is in the Academy and will graduate at the end of March.