1. Building Coordinators Luncheon
April 12, 2018
Fetzer Center

2. AGENDA Raffle Drawing Welcome – Pete Strazdas Lunch
Introduction of New Building Coordinators
Active Shooter Training Availability
Kalamazoo County Central Dispatch and WMU Transition Plan
Q & A
Raffle Drawing

3. Introduction of New Building Coordinators

4. Kalamazoo County Central Dispatch and WMU Transition Plan March 2018

5. Kalamazoo county consolidated dispatch history
May 2017
Surcharge funding mechanism did not pass
Several attempts over past 30 years
2015
Executive Director Jeff Troyer hired
July 2018
WMU will be ready for transition
2014 Kalamazoo County Consolidate Dispatch Authority created
February 2017
August 2017
KCCDA agreed on a five-year funding model for consolidated dispatch
November 2018
Estimated transition to county wide dispatch center

6. Presently 5 Public Safety Answer Points

7. Consolidating to single Public Safety Answering Point

8. Will WMU officers still be on campus?
Yes! This is consolidated dispatch, not a consolidated police force
32 sworn police officers dedicated to campus
All major services still provided

9. What will change with WMU Police Services?
511 Monroe lobby will be open only during normal business hours

10. What happens to 7-5555? Stays a WMU number Automated attendant setup
Press 1 if this is an emergency
Press 2 if you would like to speak with WMU Police Administration during business hours
Press 3 if this is a facilities related request

11. Are response times affected?
Currently, if you call 911 from a cell phone on campus, you could be directed to one of the other PSAPs, then transferred to the WMU dispatch area
Having one central dispatch center will improve response times
Prevents call forwarding from dispatch to dispatch

12. What does this mean for the campus community?
Minimal changes for staff and students
911 for emergencies
for non- emergency police needs
for facilities needs

13. What about all the other things that WMU DPS does for us?
Blue light emergency call boxes
Safe Ride student escort service
AED alarms
Elevator emergency cab buttons
Panic buttons

14. How are we going to notify the campus community?
Mid-April
News story in Western News and WMU News
Late August
Back-to-school news story/progress report on timing and benefits
June
Information relayed to students and parents at orientation
Late Fall
Notice to campus community that switch over is about to happen

15. Questions?

16. Raffle Thank you!