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At this point, I think only thirty-three (33) addresses are correct but most don't have the right school name. I've been pushing them since January and it's not where it should be. Ms. Villa stated, There is a specific form on our site that we can send in for incorrect information. I will work with you and get that done. Committee Chair Broden asked, Can you translate what you were just saying? Ms. Villa replied, Every phone landline in the country has to be validated through this national 911 database, it's called the MSAG,the Master Street Address Guide. So when you get a landline in a new house,they would send it through to the community MSAG and register that address. They work with GIS and the Engineer's Office to make sure we aren't building in an address that isn't correct. Little things like mistaking a Drive for a Court could be a problem. The first ring the caller hears is what is going to that switch. The second ring makes sure it is routing to the correct 911 Center. The third ring the caller hears is the first ring the dispatcher hears. If there is an emergency at a school and they can't talk, and the address is wrong, we would send units to the wrong address. Committeemember Campau stated, We were advised by a County committee to change our dialing prefix from nine (9) to eight (8). We did that last week because of the number of misdials we were getting. Ms. Villa stated, Back in the day when everyone had the same phone company, there was no problem but now everyone has a different company. It's hard to get cooperation from them to change the addresses to the satellites. Mr. Croymans stated, This is one (1) of multiple examples of where the phone company and the business need to cooperate for the safety of us all. Bob Kruszynski, Offices at 227 W. Jefferson Blvd, stated, To clarify, I attended some Executive Board meetings last year and at the end of the budget process I recall hearing that they didn't want to address the personnel because the budget had already been set.Now I'm hearing fourteen(14)people are needed. Correct me if I'm wrong,but those additional people have to be approved by the Executive Board. Isn't there a shared cost with the personnel? The Executive Board has to make that decision and there is a formula to share that cost. I recall going through budget time last year when the discussion came up. That was quite a discussion. Is there another Executive Board meeting set? Mr. Croymans replied, I made a request today to have one (1) on the first available day in August. We needed to have the data to prove the efficiencies gained with the technology and we needed at least thirty (30) days of data to warrant those additional staff. Committeemember White thanked Mr. Croymans and Ms. Etter and all others involved in this process. 8