01/18/2000 Minutes
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL/HALL COUNTY BOARD
JOINT STUDY SESSION
January 18, 2000
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Study Session of the City Council of the City of
Grand Island, Nebraska was conducted in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 100 East First
Street. Notice of the meeting was given in the Grand Island Independent on January 12, 2000.
Mayor Gnadt called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The following members were present:
Mayor Gnadt, Councilmembers Larson, Pielstick, Hosier, Seifert, Preisendorf, Ward,
Samuelson, Murray and Sorensen. Councilmember Whitesides was absent. The following
City Officials were present: City Administrator Marian Ferguson.
DEMONSTRATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM. Police Chief Kyle
Hetrick, Emergency Management Director Howard Maxon, and Sheriff Jerry Watson
demonstrated a computerized system that was designed to improve the efficiency and
capabilities of the public safety. Chief Hetrick reported that the Spillman System would link
the Police Department, Hall County Sheriff's Office, 911 Center, county attorney, public
defender, and probation and that this linkage would save redundancy and repetition. Chief
Hetrick reported that the goal was to move toward a computer aided dispatching system.
Councilmember Pielstick left the meeting at 7:50 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 9: 15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Howard Maxon
Emergency Management Director
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Cindy Johnson
City Clerk