Event Details
Date: Thursday March 12, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Location:
Dallas County Human Services Campus
25747 N Ave
Adel, IA 50003
| Member Organizations | Member Names |
|---|---|
| Iowa Association of Public Safety Comm. Officials | (APCO) Cara Sorrells – Secretary |
| Iowa Chapter of the National Emergency Number Assoc. | (NENA) Chris Collins |
| Iowa State Sheriff's & Deputies Association | (ISSDA) Robert Rotter- Chairman |
| Iowa Peace Officers Association | (IPOA) Shane McSheehy |
| Iowa Association of Professional Firefighters | (IAPFF) Mike Bryant |
| Iowa Firefighters Association | (IFA) Eric Dau |
| Iowa Emergency Managers Association | (IEMA) Lynn Tazzioli |
| Iowa Department of Public Safety | (IDPS) Josh Duden |
| Iowa Emergency Medical Services Association | (IEMSA) Rob Dehnert- Vice-Chair |
| Iowa Geographic Information Council | (IGIC) Jeff Miller |
| Iowa Telephone Association<15,000 | Adam Welp |
| Iowa Telephone Association>15,000 | Tom Weibel |
| Cellular Providers | Steve Zimmer |
| PCS Providers | Joe Sargent |
| Auditor of the State, Ex-Officio member | John McCormally |
I. Call to Order – (Determination of Quorum):
II. Guest Introductions, Roll Call & Mailing List Updates
III. Approve the Agenda
IV. Approval of February 12, 2026 minutes
V. State of Iowa Administrator Reports- Blake DeRouchey
A. Program Update
i. Shared Services Update
ii. Legislative Update
VI. Training Funds Request:
VII. Reports of Officers, Boards, and Standing Committees
A. Technical Advisory – open comments of interest from our technical/telecommunications partners
B. Update on Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System Board – Haley Nichols
C. Update from U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security – Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, Emergency Communications Division – Chris Maiers
D. Legislative issues
E. Information Sharing by Council Members
VIII. Unfinished Business
IX. New Business
X. Travel Requests
XI. Business from the floor / virtual participants / 911 Issues at the PSAPs
XII. Announcements
A. Meetings to be held every 2nd Thursday of each month, until further notice, in conjunction with the Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications Systems Board
B. Next meeting date – April 9, 2026, at 9:30 AM
XIII. Adjournment
Posted: HSEM Website: https://homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/
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To watch previous meetings: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwAh7nFN6qMIvmDcTVbV-hw/videos