East Bay Regional Communications System Authority East Bay Regional Communications System Authority

FINANCE, OPERATIONS AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEES

Overview

Per the Authority Bylaws, the Board of Directors established two advisory committees, the Finance Committee and the Operations Committee, to advise the Board on system operations, technology upgrades, and system financial planning. Additionally, the Board of Directors established a Technical Advisory Committee at their October 21, 2011 meeting, to provide technical expertise and advice to the Operations Committee and/or the Board on operational decisions to be made in connection with the implementation of the EBRCSA P-25 compliant or equivalent system.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

The Finance Committee is comprised of 8 members and is responsible for the development of a budget, and review of financing options in order to develop a financing plan. The committee also develops recommendations for subscriber unit pricing to account for the ongoing operations, upgrades and replacement.

Per the Authority Bylaws, the Finance Committee members are appointed to ensure equal representation from both counties, as follows:

(1) Board Chair or Vice Chair
(2) City Managers (one from each county)
(2) Elected Officials (one from each county)
(2) County (one from each county)
(1) Special District

Current Finance Committee Members

  • Tim Anderson,,
    Police Chief,
    East Bay Regional Park District (Committee Chair)
  • Joe Calabrigo,
    Town Manager,
    Town of Danville
  • Larry Cheeves,
    City Manager,
    City of Union City
  • Scott Haggerty,
    President,
    Alameda County Board of Supervisors
  • Cindy Silva,
    Councilmember,
    City of Walnut Creek
  • David Twa,
    County Administrator,
    Contra Costa County
  • TBD,
    Representing Alameda County Mayors' Conference
  • TBD,
    Representing Special Districts

 

OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

The Operations Committee is comprised of 7 members and is responsible for review of system operational and technical issues including but not limited to the review of existing technology, system upgrades, implementation of new technology, and provide support for the existing system implementation.

Per the Authority Bylaws, the Operations Committee members are appointed to ensure equal representation from both counties, as follows:

(1) Board Chair or Vice Chair
(2) Police Chiefs (one from each county)
(2) Fire Chiefs (one from each county)
(2) Sheriff’s (one from each county)

 

Current Operations Committee Members

  • Greg Ahern,
    Sheriff,
    Alameda County (Committee Chair)
  • Bob Priebe,
    Police Chief,
    City of Moraga
  • David Livingston,
    Sheriff,
    Contra Costa County
  • Lance Maples,
    Fire Chief,
    El Cerrito Fire Department
  • Mike McQuiston,
    Police Chief,
    City of Albany
  • Casey Nice,
    Assistant Sheriff,
    Alameda County
  • Andy Smith,
    Assistant Fire Chief,
    Alameda County

 

TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Technical Advisory Committee will have 10 to 20 members, consisting of Fire Protection, Law Enforcement, and Radio Technicians constituting balanced representation of Alameda County and Contra Costa County, and the EBRCSA Executive Director, for the purpose of providing technical expertise and advice to the Operations Committee and/or the Board on operational decisions to be made in connection with the implementation of the EBRCSA P-25 compliant or equivalent system.

 

Technical Advisory Committee Members

  • Alameda County Law Enforcement:
    Tom McCarthy,
    Chief,
    City of Dublin
  • Contra Costa County Law Enforcement:
    Tim Schultz,
    Captain,
    City of Walnut Creek
  • Alameda County Fire Protection:
    Andy Smith,
    Assistant Chief,
    Alameda County Fire
  • Contra Costa Fire Protection:
    Kody Kerwin,
    Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
  • Public Services/Special District:
    Lynette Journey,
    Communications Manager,
    East Bay Regional Parks District
  • Alameda County Technical:
    Ed Valenzuela and Manny Suarez,
    Alameda County General Services Administration
  • Contra Costa County Technical:
    Randy Demerse and Mike Wright,
    Contra Costa County Department of Information Technology
  • Combined Dispatch:
    Margaret-Mary Goulart (Pleasanton Police Department),
    Glenn Jackson Alameda County Sheriff’s Office),
    Gerard Heidkamp (Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office Technical Services, and Brenda Velasquez (City of Berkeley)
  • EBRCSA:
    William J. McCammon, Executive Director