Blanchard is new volunteer for AFC

From Michele Abbott, KSAPCO Executive Council Representatitve:  AFC is pleased to welcome Robert Bill of Ohio and Stanley Blanchard of Kansas as the newest volunteer members of AFC’s local advisor network. Both successfully completed their initial training in Daytona Beach the week of January 13. Robert will be the primary advisor for Ohio assisting Paul Mayer who will be retiring by next August. Stanley has assumed the responsibility of primary advisor for Kansas replacing AFC’s long time local advisor Leon Gray who recently retired.

KSAPCO seeking presenters for Annual Conference

The Kansas Chapter of APCO is seeking proposals for presenters at the Annual Conference to be held in October.  Deadline for submitting proposals is March 31st.  For more information, go to www.ksapco.org and click the "Call for Presentations" button on the Main Page.

Kansas Legislature reviews 911 Act

From Scott Ekberg, Kansas 911 Coordinating Council Liaison:  The Kansas 911 Act is currently being reviewed by the Kansas Legislature in accordance with the act. The Coordinating Council has recommended a few changes to the Act and these changes are presented in SB 284. The full text of the bill is available at http://kslegislature.org/li/b2013_14/measures/sb284/   A summary of the proposed amendments and background on the reasoning behind the proposed changes is available in the Executive Summary of the January 10, 2014 meeting minutes at http://www.kansas911.org/DocumentCenter/View/263.  The first hearing on SB 284 is scheduled for February 6^th at 1:30 p.m. in the Senate Committee on Utilities in Room 548-S of the State Capitol.

KCJIS Security Policy approved

The Kansas Criminal Justice Information System Committee has approved the 2014 KCJIS Security Policies.  A copy can be found on the Kansas APCO website at http://www.ksapco.org/KCJIS.html.

Website updates

Please bear with us as we update our website.  We are currently updating our website, and until the transition is complete, you may find errors or broken links.  Please be patient and it will be up and running soon.

Telematics provider changes names

From Scott Ekberg, Kansas 911 Coordinating Council Liaison - A telematics service provider for Acura, BMW, Honda, Infiniti, and other vehicle manufacturers have changed them name, which will eventually affect PSAP ALI displays.

Please read the attached letter from SiriusXM to Chairman Walt Way and distribute to your dispatch personnel.

Retirement Reception for Stan Blanchard

A retirement reception will be held on December 11th for Stanley W. Blanchard, Senior Communications Systems Engineer with the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office.  Stan has served 34 years with the office, and has been instrumental in keeping everyone informed of critical FCC updates and actions.

The reception will be held from 2 - 4p.m. at the lobby of the Sheriff's Office, 320 S. Kansas Ave, Suite 200 in Topeka.