Pecos Valley Regional Communications Center Board
Regular MeetingRoswell, NM · October 5, 2022
Minutes
Pecos Valley Regional Communications Center
Board of Directors Minutes
Held in Chaves County Administrators Building, Sheriff Department Training Room
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Notice of this meeting was given to the public in compliance with section 10-15-1 through 10-15-4
NMSA 1978 and Resolution 22-14.
ROLL CALL
Meeting convened at 1:32 p.m. with Chief Matt Miller presiding. Deputy City Manager Mike Mathews as
proxy for City Manager Joe Neeb, Mac Rogers as proxy for County Manager Bill Williams, Mike McLain as
proxy for Chief Monty Baker, Deputy Chief Mike Taylor as proxy for Chief Phil Smith, and Karen Sanders.
Sheriff Mike Herrington was not present and no proxy identified.
Also attending according to the sign in sheet were: Jeff Bechtel, Duane Carroll, David Jones, Alison
Herring, Jennifer Garcia, Terri Harber, and Teri Best.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Mike Mathews made a motion to approve the agenda for the October 5, 2022 meeting, seconded by
Mike Taylor. A voice vote was as follows: Matt Miller-yes; Mike Mathews-yes; Mac Rogers-yes; Mike
McLain-yes; Mike Taylor-yes; Karen Sanders-yes. Motion passes 6-0.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Mike Taylor made a motion to approve the minutes from the August 3, 2022 meeting. Mike Mathews
seconded it. A voice vote was as follows: Matt Miller-yes; Mike Mathews-yes; Mac Rogers-yes; Mike
McLain-yes; Mike Taylor-yes; Karen Sanders-yes. Motion passes 6-0.
ACTION ITEMS
Hagerman Paging Item Delayed until after the Radio Update.
NON-ACTION ITEMS
Radio Update –
David Jones from Code 3 Services gave an extensive report on the status of the radio infrastructure
project. Dates were proposed for the final switchover to multicasting and reprogramming. Security
issues were discussed relative to the radio server room at the County Administration Building. Chief
Chad Hamill joined the meeting via telephone to help clarify some questions regarding the Hagerman
paging. David Jones gave an update on the status of power and lighting at the various tower sites and
information regarding a shared trunking site with the State of New Mexico at the Mesa location.
ACTION ITEMS
Mike Mathews made a motion that Code 3 Service be allowed to apply for a county license for the
Hagerman Tower (to be referred to going forward as the South 285 Tower) for county paging and shut
down the City of Roswell UHF link that has been facilitating Valley Paging. Mike McLain seconded it. A
voice vote was as follows: Matt Miller-yes; Mike Mathews-yes; Mac Rogers-yes; Mike McLain-yes; Mike
Taylor-yes; Karen Sanders-yes. Motion passes 6-0.
PVRCC Operations Report –
Teri Best delivered the PVRCC Operations Report concerning training, staffing, and dispatch processes. A
request was made that all field radio users be asked to be mindful of radio transmission etiquette,
enunciation, and volume.
Call volume statistics were given for September.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 3:02p.m. Next meeting will be moved up if at all possible but if not is currently
scheduled for November 2, 2022, 1:30pm, in the Sheriff’s Department Training Room.
Agenda
AGENDA
PECOS VALLEY REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
Board of Directors
Wednesday, October 5 – 1:30 p.m.
Chaves County Administration Building – Sheriff’s office training room
1 St. Mary’s Place, Roswell, NM 88203
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
1. Consider approval of the agenda for the October 5, 2022 meeting.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
2. Consider approval of the minutes from the August 3, 2022 meeting.
ACTION ITEMS
3. Hagerman paging
NON-ACTION ITEMS
4. Radio Project update (David Jones-Code 3).
5. Staffing/Dispatch Report (Alison Herring).
INFORMATION
6. Next Meeting – November 2, 2022.
CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENTS / REPORTS
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
ADJOURN
Notice of this meeting has been given to the public in compliance with Sections 10-15-1 through 10-15-4 NMSA 1978 and
Resolution 22-14. NOTICE OF POTENTIAL QUORUM – A quorum of the City Council or the Chaves County Commission may or
may not attend, but there will not be debate by the City Council or the Chaves County Commission and no action will be taken.
If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of
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one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public documents including the agenda and minutes can be provided in
various accessible formats. Please contact the City Clerk at 575-624-6700 if a summary or other type of accessible format is
needed.
Printed and posted: Friday, September 30, 2022
Pecos Valley Regional Communications Center
Board of Directors Minutes
Held in Chaves County Administrators Building, Sheriff Department Training Room
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Notice of this meeting was given to the public in compliance with section 10-15-1 through 10- 15-4
NMSA 1978 and Resolution 22-14
ROLL CALL
Meeting convened at 1:30 p.m. with Chief Matt Miller presiding. Deputy City Manager Mike Matthews
as proxy for City Manager Joe Neeb, Mac Rogers as proxy for County Manager Bill Williams, Sheriff Mike
Herrington, Chief Phil Smith, Karen Sanders, Mike McLain as proxy for Chief Monty Baker.
Also attending according to the sign in sheet were: Tim Jennings, James Salas, Kevin (KP) Prescott,
Jennifer Garcia, Alfredo Delgado, Duane Carroll, Jeff Bechtel, Jill Pollock, and Teri Best
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Mike Herrington made a motion to approve the agenda for the August 3, 2022, meeting. Mike Mathews
seconded it. A voice vote was as follows: Matt Miller–yes; Mike Matthews–yes; Mac Rogers–yes; Mike
Herrington–yes; Phil Smith–yes. Karen Sanders–yes; Mike McLain–yes. Motion passes 7-0.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Mike Mathews made a motion to approve the minutes from the June 1, 2022 meeting, seconded by
Mike McLain. A voice vote was as follows: Matt Miller–yes; Mike Matthews–yes; Mac Rogers–yes; Mike
Herrington–yes; Phil Smith–yes. Karen Sanders–yes; Mike McLain–yes. Motion passes 7-0.
ACTION ITEMS
No action items were presented or discussed.
NON-ACTION ITEMS
Radio Update –
Duane Carroll gave an update on the ongoing radio infrastructure project. Duane fielded questions
relative to deployment and interoperability.
Radio issues with the dispatch consoles and AMR radios were discussed.
PVRCC Operations Report: Teri Best delivered the PVRCC Director’s Report concerning training, staffing,
and call numbers.
Call Volume statistics were given for July.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 2:03 p.m. Next meeting is scheduled for September 7, 1:30pm, in the Sheriff’s
Department Training Room.
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