Vice-Chairman Peavler called the meeting to order at 12:03 pm. The meeting was held at Jasper County Emergency Services Center at 13870 Dispatch Lane Carthage, MO as per public notice. Present in addition to Vice-Chairman Alvin Peavler (DP), Director Dan Stanley (DS), Director Steve Weaver (DW), Director Brandy Corum (DC), Director Jeremiah Norton (DN), and Director Bill Hawkins (DH).
Representing Staff –Executive Director (ED) Brandon McClintock, Office Support Clerk (OSC) Catherine Kho, Systems Tech (ST) Josh Pruitt, and Quality Assurance Coordinator (QAC) Ellen Biesemeyer.
Representing Public –Alan Talkington with TUSA, Josh Martin with Sarcoxie Rural Fire Department, Dominic Armstrong with KSN/KODE News, and Wally Bloss member of the Public.
Review and Action of Meeting Minutes
Open Meeting Minutes for October 1st, 2025, were reviewed.
Director Norton motioned to approve Open Minutes for October 1st, 2025. Director Corum seconded the motion. Vote: 5-0. The motion was adopted.
Public Comment and Correspondence – None
Committee Reports – None
Financial Report and Payment of Bills – Financial Report prepared by OSC Kho and read by ED McClintock
The sales tax deposit for September was received on October 7th, 2025 in the amount of $492,976.13. Cell phone tax deposit for Quarter Three was received on October 23rd, 2025 in the amount of $10,345.26. Total bills submitted for approval today: $ 224,043.43. The checkbook balance after payment of bills will be: $14,406.74. Accounts receivable balance: $1,192.86 (Records request and NetMotion Licenses DPD, CVPD). The Money Market account balance is: $150,000.00. The Sweep Account balance is: $9,306,516.90. The Payroll Account balance is: $2,234.64
Director Stanley motioned to approve the financial report and payment of bills. Director Weaver seconded the motion. Vote: 6-0. The motion was adopted.
Executive Director and Department Status Report – Executive Director report was read by ED McClintock, and OM Madison.
ST Pruitt left meeting at 12:05 pm.
ED McClintock advised that JASCO has some special guests joining us for today’s meeting. He would like to take a moment to recognize Leonard, Tonya, and Samuel, who recently received Life Save Awards for their outstanding work in helping save a life.
OM Madison advised that Samuel won’t be here due to being night shifter. All of them where high quality CPR life saves – JASCO follows investigative procedures when looking into if these calls qualify for a CPR Life Save. Each call is sent through QA to make sure that the proper procedures and proper compassion are shown during the calls for service. And all of these were excellent calls.
Tonya Johnson entered 12:09 pm.
OM Madison advised that Tonya and Leonard are newer dispatchers, which made JASCO even more proud to show that our newer people are just as strong as our long-term employees.
ED McClintock advised that it’s not often that we see these kinds of results, and to have three Life Saves so close together is truly remarkable. Their actions reflect the skill, teamwork, and compassion that define JASCO’s mission. He thanked Leonard, Tonya, and Samuel, for their dedication, professionalism, and commitment to the purpose of JASCO and to the people we serve every day.
Leonard Hopper entered meeting at 12:11 pm.
Tonya and Leonard left at 12:12 pm.
ED McClintock advised that Southwest Agency Insurance is currently finalizing JASCO’s 2026 renewal. During process, we received a detailed property description and found that it was very outdated. ED McClintock has submitted a new, itemized property description. We are waiting for the revised premium adjustments based on the updated information.
ED McClintock provided the current renewal figures (prior to the property update): • General Liability: $7,538.00
Total: $213,171.00
ST Pruitt entered meeting at 12:14 pm.
ED McClintock thanked staff for their assistance with preparing the End of Year Employee Appreciation dinner. The annual employee dinner was held on Saturday, November 1st, and it was a great success. We had a wonderful turnout of around 60 people, including employees and their families. The evening included fire pits, cornhole, football, croquet, Jenga, prizes, and plenty of good food.
This year also marked the first official employee award ceremony, celebrating the outstanding dedication and performance of our team members.
ED McClintock gave a special thank you to OSC Kho for her hard work in coordinating the dinner and organizing the prizes. She put in a lot of effort to make sure everything went smoothly, and she did an excellent job, especially considering this was her first year taking on the event. Thank you to ST Pruitt for maintaining the yard to make it look excellent and OM Madison for cooking food. TC Archer for decorating and helping to set up the event.
ED McClintock advised that for October 2025 the ECaTS Reports are as follows:
12,453 Total Call (2,270 911’s / 10,183 non-emergency line calls)
This is a 2.08% increase of October 2024’s 12,193 total calls.
EMD – Within ACE compliance
56% High Compliance
26% Compliant
11% Partial Compliance
2% Low Compliance
5% Non-Compliant
EFD –
42% High Compliance
33% Compliant
10% Partial Compliance
6% Low Compliance
10% Non-Compliant
EPD – Within ACE compliance
63% High Compliance
23% Compliant
5% Partial Compliance
6% Low Compliance
2% Non-Compliant
ED McClintock advised that JASCO hosted two demonstrations regarding Next Generation 911 (NG911) Services, the first on October 10th with InDigital and the second on October 16th with Motorola Solutions. We will continue to explore available options and gather pricing details for this project. There are several moving parts involved, and additional resources will be needed before presenting a final recommendation to the Board.
Alan advised that several vendors are expected to be competitive in providing Next Gen 911 services for JASCO. He noted that TUSA will present multiple options for system redundancy and reliability. However, he cautioned that selecting the same vendor as neighboring jurisdictions could pose risks—if their system experiences an outage, JASCO could also be impacted due to shared network dependencies and limited backup pathways. But cost share with neighbors might prove to be useful with the proper redundancies.
No report from Systems or GIS
ED McClintock advised that on October 3rd, the Administrative Staff spent the day moving equipment to the storage building at Highway 43. The Oronogo storage unit has been fully cleaned out, and the account has been closed. Several containers of documents were also moved from the Conex box to the Highway 43 location for better organization and access. The building is equipped with 24-hour camera surveillance, providing multiple angles and viewpoints for security.
Director Stanley inquired status for the travel trailer for the IRT trailer that was being worked on with Mercy.
ED McClintock advised that JASCO was still working on trailer deal for exchange and will present further on it when dealing with Surplus later on.
Director Stanley acknowledged.
OM Madison requested to add call taking report for the Call Volume for future Board packets. Alan also advised adding the radio report to the Board packets as well to show the difference in any changes being made in the future.
The Board agreed.
Unfinished Business:
Countywide Public Safety Radio System
ED McClintock advised that the System Department is still waiting on replacement parts to fix the damage from the lightning strike to the tower.
No report on Equipment.
ED McClintock advised that with the Government shutdown there has been a delay, and the building of the tower is on hold for now. Custom Tower has started manufacturing the towers and JASCO is waiting on the FAA and FCC to approve the permits.
Alan advised that the tower is ready to go, it is all built and waiting. Custom Tower is just waiting on permits and approvals, which is one of the benefits for choosing this vender. He advised that if any customizations are needed later Custom Tower will do all the work in house.
Director Peavler inquired after the permits were approved how long to continue construction.
Alan advised that the original deadline was the end of November, but with the shutdown then it might be end of year now but that would be 50/50 shot as it might be longer depending on the shutdown and how long it lasts. He advised that JASCO signed everything with Motorola for the change order for equipment on tower and it has all been approved and in line to be added. He advised that the meetings for the site planning have shown that all three parties are all on board and contributing towards the tower both financially and with equipment. The price from Motorola included retest in the contract for when it is up and running.
Director Corum inquired about the timeline for apparatuses equipment install. ED McClintock advised that the few pieces that need to be gathered have been, now it is just trying to gather the vehicles to get them in to be installed. But due to them being actively used. That has been difficult.
ST Pruitt advised that systems is waiting on coordination for the install and they plan on using 43 Storage Building for any installs, so they are in an enclosed and controlled environment.
Director Corum inquired about the payment to Motorola for the milestone.
ED McClintock advised that everything else other than the apparatus being provided is completed so, the milestone on Motorola side has been reached.
Alan agreed, stating that JASCO could go ahead with milestones, as JASCO is just waiting on apparatuses and not on Motorola labor.
ED McClintock acknowledged and advised that JASCO will sign milestones for the installation and system acceptance. The Board agreed to sign both milestones.
PulsePoint Implementation
ED McClintock advised after a couple of meetings with PulsePoint it is becoming more tailored to what JASCO is needing/wanting when releasing information to the public. They advised that JASCO can set up a public information officer for each department to allow the dissemination of information to the public by that department’s policy. A BOLO can be sent out to the public as an alert, if needed. JASCO can modify a profile for a professional responder to allow for fire and law radio frequency to be listened to in the app. This would not impact the public’s access to scan for Fire/Ems Channels as they are not encrypted but allow a registered responder to listen to law frequency if needed without circumventing the encryption purpose. JASCO will work with stronghold for the servers to allow for implementation for the launch.
Server Room Electrical Changes
ED McClintock advised that JIE started last week for prep for the maintenance planned. This is still in the works over the next few weeks.
Building Modifications / Repairs
ED McClintock advised that parts have been ordered and the contractor is just waiting on the equipment to come in to start the project.
Fire Operations – Radio System Usage
ED McClintock gave report for the Ops channels and how each option affects JASCO for resources to make the changes. He gave a report on OPS channel assignment or TAC Channel assignments. He discussed the fire chief meeting and how a consensus couldn’t be reached as each department wanted something different. He is bringing this to the Board for final approval to allow JASCO to fall back on a procedure for the future.
Director Corum requested input from SRFD Chief Martin to see his input as a day-to-day user.
Chief Martin requesting the OPS change due to being easier to use for the field units when using/working a scene with equipment and gloves.
ED McClintock also requested OPS channels be dedicated channels for each department, he gave two different channel options for the TAC/Ops Channel
Board discussed the different options and pros/cons when deciding and how it would affect the busy rates
Ellen left meeting at 12:48pm
Alan advised that either way that is decided, he recommended running of radio busy reports to track the need for the different impacts for the system
Director Norton motioned to Draft a Policy for a Standard Template for the OPS Option as recommended by ED McClintock. Director Stanley seconded the motion. Vote: 5-0. The motion was adopted.
Dominic left 1256
Director Peavler requested to have reports to run regularly to measure radio resource usage with the change.
Director Norton agreed advising to run a report now for baseline to compare to during the change. New Business:
SMB Bank Pledge(s)
OSC Kho read the pledges to the Board.
Director Corum motioned to sign the Pledges as read by OSC Kho. Director Norton seconded the motion. Vote: 5-0. The motion was adopted.
FY2026 Budget – First Review / Discussion Only
ED McClintock presented report for budget review advising that the changes for employee section will be different due to the lack of numbers from our insurance broker, which will happen tomorrow November 6th, 2025, as that was the earliest available appointment with the agent.
ED McClintock advised that the Net Motion Licenses would be changed to cover up to 5 licenses as they are in the budget and will help the smaller departments as requested by departments during previous board meetings related to Net Motion licenses.
Director Stanley inquired about the Gazebo idea outside the employee entrance for the employees to utilize during breaks. ED McClintock advised that JASCO is looking for different options for the outside
modifications. Employee’s who smoke use this area, and we found that smoking in this specific area draws the smoke into the building via the DOAS Unit.
2026 Wage Scale
ED McClintock advised that every year the Board makes the decision on starting rate of pay. He stated that the current increase rate to living expenses in Missouri ranges between 2.2% and 3.2% rate. He recommended a 2.7% increase.
Director Norton motioned to accept the 2.7% Wage increase as recommended by ED McClintock. Director Corum seconded the motion. Vote: 5-0. The motion was adopted.
2026 Proposed Benefit Change(s)
ED McClintock read a report completed by DD Russell on current benefits vs change of Sick and Vacation to PTO.
Josh left meeting at 1:20 pm.
Weaver left meeting 1:24 pm.
ED McClintock advised that the proposed PTO could have the potential to save JASCO per year $70,466.84 in Overtime costs.
Director Norton motioned to accept the PTO Policy as recommended by ED McClintock. Director Corum seconded the motion. Vote: 4-0. The motion was adopted.
Board Policy Clarification(s)
ED McClintock advised that upon further investigation when doing the budget, there has been some confusion on what has been approved by the Board for coverage of employee benefits when the employee elects to add the Buy Up Option for health insurance. He also advised that the meeting with the Benefits Agents is tomorrow, further numbers and how it will affect what the cost is to JASCO can be narrowed down after that meeting.
Director Corum inquired about how many employees the change to coverage for 50% Buy-Up coverage would affect.
OSC Kho advised the impact on current selections would be for 6 employees who are by themselves. For those who have Spouses or Family’s on the Buy-Up coverage would be 3 employees. That does not include changes that would happen depending on how the Board decides to change the coverage, as some might put more family/spouses or remove them, or those who have reached the maturity date on the 3-year requirement to qualify for 50% coverage.
Director Hawkins requested to table the Buy-Up discussion until further numbers could be available for consideration.
Wally left meeting at 1:31pm
Dominic left meeting at 1:31pm
Dominic entered meeting at 1:31pm
ED McClintock requested to add prescription medications from a licensed medical provider under the Wellness Incentive Policy included in the max total per month of $30.00. The prescription must be filled by a licensed/registered/certified RX Pharmacy.
Director Corum motioned to approve the addition of Prescription Medication prescribed by a doctor and purchased from a licensed pharmacy to the Wellness Incentive Policy as recommended by ED McClintock. Director Stanley seconded the motion. Vote: 4-0. The motion was adopted.
ED McClintock advised that the next request was terminating the Admin Salaried Stipend at $265.00. This is due to the lack of need for it at the current time.
Dominic left meeting at 1338
Director Norton motioned remove the Admin Salaried Stipend as recommended by ED McClintock. Director Corum seconded the motion. Vote: 5-0. The motion was adopted.
Surplus Inventory
ED McClintock reported that, as part of the exchange for the Mercy Communications Trailer, Mercy has requested specific materials to complete the trade. He provided an overview of the requested items and requested permission from the Board to surplus the identified inventory and proceed with the exchange.
Director Corum motioned to surplus the identified inventory and proceed with the exchange as recommended by ED McClintock. Director Norton seconded the motion. Vote: 4-0. The motion was adopted.
Hawkins left the meeting at 1:41 pm.
ED McClintock inquired about the remaining budget for the Employee Benefits GL 61113, which would allow for the purchase of a Ham or Turkey for every employee for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. This could be a gift for the employes on behalf of the Board if approved. Or if wanted the Board could approve one holiday over the other. The current GL balance is $8,081.14.
Director Corum motioned approving the purchase of both Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday presents for the Employees as recommended by ED McClintock. Director Stanley seconded the motion. Vote: 4-0. The motion was adopted.
Alan entered the meeting at 1:45 pm.
OSC Kho left the meeting at 1:45 pm.
OSC Kho entered the meeting at 1:45 pm.
Alan advised the Board that Motorola will be conducting maintenance on the encryption on November 19th, 2025, at 4am, this shouldn’t impact our radios but there is a possibility that it might.
ST Pruitt left the meeting at 1:46 pm
The Board advised there might need to have a Special Meeting before the Next Scheduled Meeting to cover the Insurance rates and Coverage Questions.
At 1:47 p.m. Director Corum motioned to adjourn. Director Norton seconded the motion. Vote: 4-0. The motion was adopted.
Next Board Meeting set for Wednesday December 3rd, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. On the________ day of ________________2025
I, Alvin Peavler, Vice-Chairman ___________________________certify these Jasper County Emergency
Services Board Meeting Minutes for __ November 5th, 2025 ___. They have been reviewed and are accurate.
On the ________day of_________________2025
I, Brandy Corum, Secretary __________________________ attest the Jasper County Emergency
Services Board Meeting Minutes for ____ November 5th, 2025 ____. They have been reviewed and are accurate.
