Larry Cattano

PERTH AMBOY — Lt. Larry Cattano who is also in charge of Emergency Management spoke enthusiastically before the Council about the State of the Art Mapping that the Reverse 911 supplies. It can process thousands of contacts around the County, even recognizing telemarketing calls. It can separate different elevations in areas and recognizes different devices such as cell phones, I-phones, smart phones and computers. It is a County based system and Middlesex County Management can get out information also. This system will be used for emergencies only. There are numbers for every municipal employee. It will also notify the amount of personnel needed for specific situations so there are not more people responding than needed.

The Reverse 911 will not replace the existing NIXEL System. The cost to operate the Reverse 911 is approximately $9,954.66 a year. Residents can be alerted (by e-mailing the system) that they want to be notified for any specific activity in their neighborhood.

Greg Fehrenbach

Business Administrator Greg Fehrenbach cautioned the Council that the amount ($9,954.66) would just give access to the technology of the Reverse 911. Implementation will come later after approval by the Council.