From: Flynn, Joe

Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 9:42 AM

To: Taylor, Gary
Cc: Flynn, Joe
Subject: RE: E-911

Hi Gary,
Your meeting notes accurately convey what I heard in the meeting as well. DPS would like to be out of
the 911 call-taking business. I know you did ask for a formal letter and that would have to come from
the Commissioner. I also know that any such endeavor would take time to plan and while not meant as a
date certain, for discussion sake (only) we tossed out a date of July 1, 2017. Im sure both DPS and E911
will need to discuss this further and we are ready to do so.
Good to see you the other day.
Joe

From: Taylor, Gary

Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 9:16 AM
To: Flynn, Joe <Joe.Flynn@vermont.gov>
Subject: FW: E-911
Good Morning Joe,
I sent the e-mail below to the Commissioner yesterday because I want to start having conversations with
selected and appropriate key individuals regarding how we (the 911 Board) will fill the void created by
DPS's departure, who and where we might host any new or expanded PSAPs and look at potentially
redeploying E-911 equipment. I do not however want to end up in a disagreement about my
understanding of our meeting, so I wanted to make sure that my summation is in fact correct.
I suspect that Keith is busy and that's why he has not yet responded, but I want to make sure I am on the
right track so I want to ask you if any portion of this summary is incorrect or different from your
recollection. If so please feel free to clarify.
Chief Gary L. Taylor
Public Safety Director
Police, Fire & Emergency Management
30 Lower Welden Street
St. Albans, Vermont 05478
gary.taylor@vermont.gov
(802) 524-2166
From: Taylor, Gary
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 9:23 AM
To: Flynn, Keith
Subject: E-911
Good Morning Sir,
I want to follow up on the meeting you and Deputy Commissioner Flynn and I had at your office
yesterday. I have shared the meeting context with Vice Chair Roger Marcoux and we are both in

agreement that, if you seriously want to get out of the E-911 Call Taking business we (he and I) need to
start having conversations with selected and appropriate key individuals regarding how we (the 911
Board) will fill the void created by DPS's departure, who and where we might host any new or expanded
PSAPs and look at potentially redeploying E-911 equipment.
In order to be perfectly clear I want to summarize our meeting. At yesterday's meeting (03-21-16 ), after
much back and forth conversation you told me that you intend to stop operating any DPS PSAPs and
asked how much notice the E-911 Board would need to effect the necessary changes. I explained that I
would need that in writing before bringing it to the full Board of Directors, but that we would need at least
a year. That it would be impossible to do with any shorter notice. During the wrap up of our meeting you
told me that a letter would be forthcoming. If any portion of this summary is incorrect please feel free to
clarify.Before Roger or I move forward I want to make sure that this summary accurately represents our
conversation and your intentions.
Respectfully,
Chief Gary L. Taylor
Public Safety Director
Police, Fire & Emergency Management
30 Lower Welden Street
St. Albans, Vermont 05478
gary.taylor@vermont.gov
(802) 524-2166