Driven to excellence, KCCDA committees ensure we’re delivering on our mission.
Working toward the fulfillment of our organization’s goals, the KCCDA Committees assist the Board of Directors and Executive Director with financial and personnel policies, and county-wide operational dispatch procedures. They work together to distribute resources, develop standards, manage personnel, and coordinate dispatch operations. KCCDA’s Committees meet at different times throughout the year to ensure KCCDA is delivering on its mission to provide the community with cost effective and efficient responses to public safety emergency services.
KCCDA Finance Committee
Advising the Board with respect to fiscal policy, the Finance Committee provides recommendations on appropriations, reviews all operational and capital budgets, and reviews matters pertaining to the annual financial audit. In furtherance of the KCCDA’s overarching goals, it also assesses and recommends actions on claims submitted to KCCDA for payment and oversees grants submitted for approval by the Board.
| APPOINTING BODY or ENTITY | PRIMARY REP. | ALTERNATE REP. | NOTE |
| Board of Directors (according to Bylaws) | Don Martin (Chair) | Board Treasurer | |
| City of Portage | Vic Ledbetter | UNDESIGNATED | |
| Kalamazoo County Fire Chiefs Association | Jeff VanderWiere | Matt Beauchamp | |
| City of Kalamazoo | Jim Ritsema | Jeff Chamberlain | |
| Kalamazoo County | Kevin Catlin | John Taylor | |
| Kalamazoo Township | Bryan Ergang | ||
| Kalamazoo County Township Supervisors | Randy Thompson | Tracey Locey |
Finance Committee Meeting Dates
All meetings of the Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch Authority Finance Committee
will be held at 2:00 p.m. at the Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch Authority (7040
Stadium Drive, Kalamazoo, MI) in the Chief Switalski Meeting Room.
The following are the regular meeting dates for 2024:
• April 30th
• August 27th
• October 29th
Finance Meeting Packets & Minutes
KCCDA Personnel Committee
It is the duty of this committee to work closely with the KCCDA’s Executive Director to analyze and advise the Board on personnel policies, benefits, and contracts that may directly or indirectly impact the organization’s employees. Each led by their own representative, KCCDA’s committees meet at different times throughout the year to ensure KCCDA is delivering on its mission to provide the community with a cost effective and efficient response to public safety emergency services.
| APPOINTING BODY or ENTITY | PRIMARY REP. | ALTERNATE REP. | NOTE |
| Board of Directors | Pat McGinnis | Chairperson | |
| KCSO | Richard Fuller | ||
| WMU | Scott Merlo | ||
| Kalamazoo Township | Bryan Ergang | ||
| City of Kalamazoo | Jeff Chamberlain | Jim Ritsema | |
| Kalamazoo County | Jeff Heppler | Dale Deleeuw | |
| Kalamazoo Township | Dexter Mitchell |
KCCDA Technical Advisory Committee
Authorized in the organization’s Bylaws and the Interlocal Agreement, KCCDA’s Technical Advisory Committee fulfills a range of essential duties, including serving as the E9-1-1 Board (as required by statute), assisting with operating procedures, resolving agency disputes, developing standards, and recommendation system/equipment acquisitions. The group meets the first Wednesday of every other month at 10:00 a.m. in the Chief Switalski Meeting Room.
TAC Meeting Packets & Minutes
| 2024 Meeting Packets | 2024 Meeting Minutes | 2023 Meeting Packets | 2023 Meeting Minutes | 2022 Meeting Packets | 2022 Meeting Minutes | 2021 Meeting Minutes |
| 01/10/24 | 1/10/24 | 01/04/23 | 01/04/23 | 01/05/22 | 01/05/22 | 01/06/21 |
| 03/06/24 | 02/07/23 Special Mtg | 03/02/22 | 03/02/22 | 02/03/21 | ||
| 03/01/23 | 03/01/23 | 5/4/22 | 5/4/22 | 03/03/21 | ||
| 05/03/2023 | 7/6/22 | 7/6/22 | 05/05/21 | |||
| 09/07/22 | 09/07/22 | 07/07/21 | ||||
| 09/06/23 | 11/02/22 | 11/02/22 | 09/01/21 | |||
| 11/01/23 | 11/03/21 |
TAC Board Members
| APPOINTING BODY or ENTITY | PRIMARY REP. | ALTERNATE REP. |
| KDPS | Matt Huber | Chris Franks |
| PDPS | Nicholas Armold | Jeff VanderWiere |
| Kalamazoo County Fire Chiefs Association | Gerry Luedecking | Chip Everett |
| Kalamazoo County Medical Control Authority | William Fales | Craig Dieringer |
| KCSO | Richard Fuller | James VanDyken |
| TKPD | Bryan Ergang | Scott Jackson |
| MSP | Scott Ernstes (Vice-Chairperson) | Carey Casperson |
| WMU Public Safety | Scott Merlo (Chairperson) | Ryan McGregor |
TAC Meeting Dates
• January 10th
• March 6th
• May 1st
• July 10th
• September 4th
• November 6th