Chairman Holyfield called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. at the Mayor's Office.
Chairman Holyfield welcomed all to the Meeting. He welcomed Councilor Anthony Saccone
and Mayor Fred Allyn, III.
II.
ROLL CALL
III.
IV.
MEMBER COMMENTS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION to approve the minutes of the Public Safety Commission regular meeting held
6/17/24.
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED
John Rich
RESULT:
MOVER:
Joshua Beaulieu
SECONDER:
V.
OLD BUSINESS
Police department radio update
*Chief Rich reports ongoing discussion with the State regarding encryption, which they
recommend. LPD is revisiting their channel lineup.
BOE/Schools public safety update
*None - BOE not present.
Fire / EMS Radio Project Update
*Steve Holyfield reports we finally received correspondence 8/21/24 and are sending a
programming code plug for review. Discussion regarding the DHS Civil Rights evaluation tool
for FEMA grant recipients.
Any Old Business proper to come before the Committee
*None
VI.
NEW BUSINESS
Emergency medical dispatch
*Chief Erhart is looking for a review of the current EMD practices. Steve Holyfield mentioned
there is still a disconnect with LECC using Powerphone and Groton and Norwich using Medical
Priority. Josh Beaulieu is happy to assist on the American side. Steve also expressed some
concerns with the last review and implementation of the current EMD program, specifically
some resistance in the use and implementation with some of the LECC staff. Also a disconnect
between the level of service the fire companies are providing, which adds complexity to the
EMD process (i.e. one company responds to lift assists and one doesn't). Josh remarked that he
and his crews much prefer additional assistance and more than just the 2 on duty EMS providers
