Regional Communications Interoperability

Co-Chairs:
Dwight Purtle, Technical Systems Manager, Johnson County Emergency Communications
Major Jesse McLendon, North Kansas City Police Department

MARC Staff Contact:
Nikki Moss, 816/701-8323

Scope of Work

• Develop a regional communications interoperability plan with the support of a technical subcommittee and an operational subcommittee.
• Develop a memorandum of understanding with the agencies that will be a part of the interoperability plan.
• Conduct an analysis of interoperability needs in the MARC region. Complete a matrix of which agencies need to be able to communicate in specific situations.
• Develop a plan to enhance the regional interoperability system to include implementation of the RAMBIS proposal.
• Develop the RFP criteria for the communications equipment including a VoIP network solution to integrate public safety communications systems in the region.

Meetings and Activities

This committee meets on an as-needed basis. Meetings are generally held in the MARC offices, 600 Broadway, Suite 200, Kansas City, Mo.

 

Interoperability Documents

Interoperability Fact Sheet, February 2008

Initial Interoperability Report and Recommendations

In 2003, the Regional Interoperability Committee was asked by the Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee to submit a report assessing the needs for public safety communications and recommending immediate actions to improve interoperability.

The report, developed with consulting services from GeoComm, is available online.