Special called meeting – Training and certification requirements
DRAFT Minutes
(Audio Replays of the meeting are available upon request)
A special called meeting of the Wake County Fire Commission was held on Thursday, October 9, 2003, 7:00 PM in the EMS Training Classroom located at lower level of the Wake County Commons Building, Carya Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina. Raymond Echevarria presided as Facilitator and called the meeting to order.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
The following members were present: Commissioner Phil Jeffreys, Chief Tony Mauldin, Mr. Billy Myrick, Chief Ron Roof, Chief Tom Vaughn, Chief Paul Dunwell, Chief Mike Chambers, Chief Scottie Harris, Ms. Ann Suggs, and Mr. Vernon Malone.
Members absent were: Mr. Cloyce Anders, Captain David Price, Mr. Jeff Frazier, Chief Rodney Privette, Mr. Buddy Scarboro, and Chief A.C. Rich.
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Raymond Echevarria began discussion on Fire Compensation Administrative Guidelines, specifically training and certification requirements. Unanimous recommendations from the Compensation Study Committee were presented and discussed. Chief Tom Vaughn asked if Homeland Security grant funds could be used to pay for training and requested additional information on past, present and future grant funds.
Chief Roof motioned that the Fire Commission recommend adoption of the compensation guidelines, specifically pages one through thirteen. If there are any discrepancies between pages one through thirteen and the rest of the document, then pages one through thirteen will be the default. The Compensation Study Committee is to present to the Fire Commission at a later date, a final, clean copy that matches. The motion includes the specific statement that funds will be made available for the training as required to the fire departments, and that the County Commissioners, the Fire Commission and County staff work on finding funds other than fire tax.
Motion seconded by Ms. Ann Suggs. Motion passed unanimously.
Fire Commission members asked that the November meeting agenda include an item for discussion of homeland security grant funds.
Chief Ron Roof asked that the Board of Commissioners approve the second half funding for the fire departments.
Public Safety Director John Rukavina advised the Fire Commission that four fire departments in Wake County received FIRE Act grant funds for 800 MHZ radios.
Chief Tom Vaughn informed the Fire Commission that he has spoken with Cloyce Anders, and Cloyce Anders desires to continue serving as facilitator.
Fire Commission adjourned meeting.