METCAD Employee Receives Tyler Community Elite Award
In April 2025, Systems Administrator Tim Smith (METCAD) received the Tyler Community Elite Award from Tyler Technologies. Smith was nominated for the award by a law enforcement professional from another Illinois county who also uses Tyler public safety products. Tyler Community is a forum that Tyler clients use to seek advice on software modules, provide […]
Neighborhood Services and Champaign Police Attend HACC Job and Resource Fair
The Housing Authority of Champaign County recently held a Job and Resource Fair, an event designed to support SHIFT program participants and others seeking career opportunities and access to valuable community resources. The fair served as a platform for connecting local job seekers with employment prospects and offering information on various community services. Neighborhood Programs […]
15th Annual Disability Resource Expo
On October 12, 2024, the 15th Annual Disability Resource Expo was held at Market Place Mall. Over 75 vendors were present, providing information and resources relevant to disabled persons and their families. Janel Gomez, representing the City of Champaign, provided information about disability protections in the human rights ordinance, ADA compliance, and registering a disabled […]
2024 Telecommunicator of the Year Recipient – Amelia Martin
The METCAD Telecommunicator of the Year for 2024 was awarded to Amelia Martin. Amelia began working at METCAD in October 2011, and 13 years later, she remains a source of positive energy. She shows up every day, ready to do whatever the job asks of her. She puts forth the effort to learn something new […]
CU Days 2023!
On August 12, 2023, the Equity and Engagement Department participated in CU Days at Douglas Park by distributing school supplies, City information, and engaging with residents to inform them of upcoming City events. This could not have been accomplished alone; the Champaign Police Department, Champaign Fire Department, Neighborhood Services Department, METCAD, Human Resources, Public Works, […]
METCAD’s Storm Response
On the afternoon of June 29, 2023, Champaign County and surrounding counties were in the path of a strong storm with extremely high winds, known as a derecho. This storm resulted in such a high call volume that the METCAD dispatch center was inundated instantly with 9-1-1 calls once the storm approached. During the first […]
City Staff Attend Library Community Job Fair
On February 20, City staff met with local job seekers at the Library’s Community Job Fair. Police Chief Tim Tyler and Police Sergeant Matt Crane (pictured right), along with Jessica Mullins and Stacy Rachel from the Human Resources Department, spoke with attendees about current and future employment opportunities with the City, the Police Department, and […]
Lance Buyno Selected as 2021 Telecommunicator of the Year
METCAD would like to congratulate Lance Buyno on receiving the 2021 Telecommunicator of the Year Award from the Illinois Sheriff’s Association! Sheriff Dustin Heuerman nominated Lance to receive the award based on a double homicide call Lance took in 2020 and Lance’s high-quality and detailed dispatching on a regular basis. Lance was honored at a […]
METCAD 9-1-1 Celebrates National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week – April 11-17
METCAD 9-1-1 is celebrating April 11-17, 2021, as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This week, sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is celebrated annually and honors the thousands of men and women who respond to emergency calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment, and render life-saving assistance to the world’s citizens. In […]
Champaign’s First Responders Answer the Call
Even under the cloud of a global public health pandemic, Champaign’s first responders continued to work around the clock in 2020 to keep our community’s residents and visitors safe, but do you know how busy they are on a daily basis? In 2020, METCAD, the 9-1-1 dispatch center for Champaign County, answered approximately 214,908 calls, […]