The board discussed the remote work agreement, which the system’s director authorized earlier this month, at its meeting Tuesday night and the board presented written notice that it does not want this contract extended past its Dec. 31 expiration.

The former vice chairman, Jason Taylor, served in the role for three years until stepping down when he retired as Mattoon Police Department’s chief in April, but he has still been monitoring 911 system developments…

That’s the estimated price of a proposal to combine the city’s police and fire operations in a single building on West Avenue at Fifth Street.

In a recent interview, Gillian said the estimate covers everything — construction of a new building, demolition of the two existing headquarters, relocation of the city’s skate park, the costs to move in and more.

“That’s the complete, done-deal job,” Gillian said. The city can afford to do the work, and it needs to get done, Gillian said…