DRAFT Not Official Until Approved

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1 CENTRAL PIERCE FIRE & RESCUE PIERCE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT NO. 6 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS November 26 th, 2007 Station 60 DRAFT Not Official Until Approved Chairman Eckroth called the Regular meeting of the for Pierce County Fire District No. 6 to order at 6:01 p.m. at nd Avenue East, Tacoma, Washington. Present were the following: Chairman Eckroth, Commissioners Coleman, Hartloff, Willis and Nelson, Fire Chief Andren, Deputy Chief Willis, Chief Financial Officer Carlsen, Assistant Chiefs Pearson, Thomas and Holm, EMS Administrator Murphy, Human Resources Coordinator Sept, Firefighters Miller and Roley, and Recorder Wiseman. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Hartloff led the flag salute. CITIZENS COMMENTS (FOR ITEMS NOT SPECIFIALLY ON THE AGENDA) Nothing at this time. FIRE BENEFIT CHARGE HEARING At 6:02 p.m. Chairman Eckroth called the Fire Benefit Charge Hearing into session. Chairman Eckroth read the following statement into the minutes: The for Central Pierce Fire & Rescue (PCFD#6) opens the FBC Hearing for the 2008 Annual Budget at this time. The for Central Pierce Fire & Rescue (PCFD #6) has chosen to approve the necessary Resolutions to collect the maximum taxes allowed by law. The Fire Benefit Charge rates as set at the hearing on November 13 th, 2007 are:.44 residential,.33 mobile homes,.45 apartments, 1.25, 1.55, 1.75, 2.0, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 5, 6 and 7 commercial and 1.12 for multi-story, four-plexes. The flow rate has been set at.3656, which reflects an 8.1% increase over the 2007 rate. The sprinkler discount rate has been set at 20%. We will be approving a budget that includes this revenue and the $1.00 per thousand Regular Tax Levy as approved by the voters through a levy lid lift on August 21 st, 2007 and $0.46 per thousand EMS Levy as approved by the voters on September 20, We will open the meeting to the floor for public testimony concerning either the budget or the revenue as stated above. There being no public testimony, Chairman Eckroth closed the Fire Benefit Charge Hearing at 6:05 p.m. and called the meeting back into Regular Session. VOLUNTEER RELIEF AND PENSION See corresponding minutes.

2 CONSENT AGENDA (Single Motion) Meeting Agenda Excused Absences: Minutes: Regular Board Meeting Minutes of November 13 th, 2007 Approval of: Accounts Payable Warrants Numbered to totaling: $ 539, Accounts Payable Warrants Numbered to totaling: $ 2, Payroll Warrant Numbered totaling: $ 8, GRAND TOTAL: $ 550, Commissioner Nelson stated the November 13 th Meeting Minutes reflect that the Fire Benefit Charge meeting was opened but do not reflect the meeting being closed and returned to Regular Session. Commissioner Nelson moved and Commissioner Hartloff seconded to accept the minutes with the amendment stated above and the Consent Agenda as presented in the amount of $550, MOTION CARRIED. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (SECOND READING AND FINAL ACTION) A. Resolution Requesting Highest Lawful Limit for Regular Levy: Commissioner Hartloff moved and Commissioner Coleman seconded to approve Resolution requesting the highest lawful limit for Regular Levy. MOTION CARRIED. B. Resolution Requesting Highest Lawful Limit for EMS Levy: Commissioner Coleman moved and Commissioner Hartloff seconded to approve Resolution requesting the highest lawful limit for EMS Levy. MOTION CARRIED. C. Resolution Adopting the 2008 Annual Budget: Commissioner Nelson moved and Commissioner Willis seconded to approve Resolution adopting the 2008 Annual Budget. MOTION CARRIED. D. Policy 320 Vehicle Usage: Commissioner Willis stated the policy addresses alcohol use while using a department vehicle but should also address any other substances that would affect the driver s abilities to operate the vehicle. D/C Willis stated he will research the language other departments use, revise the policy and bring it back to the Board. The Board tabled this issue until these revisions are made. NEW BUSINESS (FIRST READING FOR DISCUSSION AND REVIEW ONLY) Nothing at this time. CONSIDERATIONS AND REQUESTS (BOARD ACTION REQUIRED) A. Transport Fees paid by EMS Levy July to September 2007: C/F/O Carlsen stated this is to pay for the transport fees from July to September paid for by the EMS Levy. C/F/O Carlsen pointed out July is lower because they discovered June was high and made some adjustments. Commissioner Coleman moved and Commissioner Nelson seconded to approve the transport fees paid by EMS Levy for July to September 2007 in the total amount of $129, MOTION CARRIED.

3 B. Special Operations Team Eligibility List: F/C Andren stated this list represents the personnel that passed the testing process for the Special Operations Team. There are some openings on the team due to shift changes and promotions. Commissioner Nelson moved and Commissioner Hartloff seconded to approve the Special Operations Team Eligibility list as presented. MOTION CARRIED. C. Battalion Chief Promotional Eligibility List: F/C Andren stated this list represents the personnel that passed the interview process for the Battalion Chief position. There are no openings at this time but this establishes a list for future openings. Commissioner Willis moved and Commissioner Coleman seconded to approve the Battalion Chief Eligibility list as presented. MOTION CARRIED. STAFF, LOCAL, FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION AND FIRE CHIEF REPORTS (For Information Only). C/F/O Carlsen: Reported the Auditors exit interview will be tomorrow (November 27 th ) at 2:15 p.m. Commissioners Willis and Coleman will be attending the exit interview. C/F/O Carlsen stated the October Investment report was included in the Board Packets. C/F/O Carlsen reported she will be bringing some clean up budget adjustments for 2007 to the next meeting. A/C Thomas: Stated the Station 60 roof is pretty much complete. There are a few additional items to complete such as installing fans and thermostats. A/C Thomas reported he met with a Pierce County representative two weeks ago and was told that both pump systems we discussed last meeting would work for the pressure the system is putting out. A/C Thomas stated he is going to have the system pressure tested independently to ensure this information is accurate. It also appears we either have a broken or missing check valve on the system. A/C Thomas will be either replacing or putting in a new check valve. A/C Thomas stated Station 67 is coming along well. They have poured as much of the asphalt as they could with the weather we are having. The HVAC system is going in, the electricians are running wiring. We still have not heard from Tacoma City Light about where they will install the new power pole. Until we have that information we cannot complete the electricity install. A/C Thomas still anticipates a move in of late January or early February. A/C Pearson: Reported there was a training burn today at th which provided live fire training for the C Shift crews. They did a good job on this burn. A/C Pearson requested any of the Board members that would like to attend the NW Leadership Conference to notify him or C/F/O Carlsen as soon as possible so rooms can be reserved. EMS/A Murphy: Reported she has been involved with a committee of FireComm users that have been working with FireComm to make changes to the call criteria to better align with Pierce County Protocols. FireComm is making those changes and they will be effective

4 December 4 th. This will allow for quicker medical response times as previously classified BLS calls will be classified as ALS calls. EMS/A Murphy stated there will be an EMS Lieutenants test the second week of December. H/R/C Sept: Stated H/R/M Johnson is on vacation. H/R/C Sept reported the health insurance open enrollment period is ending on Friday so the Human Resources Department has been very busy with that. H/R/C Sept reported they are also gearing up for several testing processes including the Firefighter/Paramedic, Firefighter, Data Entry Technician and EMS Lieutenants Testing. A/C Holm: Reminded the Board that the Santa Program will be at Stations 60, 66 and 67 this Saturday, December 1 st and at Stations 61, 63 and 64 on Saturday, December 8 th. A/C Holm stated the Annual Commissioners Banquet is coming up and RSVP s must be made to Doris with the Pierce County Fire Commissioners Association. D/C Willis: Stated he met with Mike Brown with the Washington State Fire Chiefs regarding I-747 and the possibility of excluding fire service from this Initiative. Mike Brown stated the State Fire Chiefs will not be supporting this but will continue to pursue a six (6) year levy lid lift. Local: Nothing at this time. F/C Andren: Reported the District chose not to renew the personal services contract for I/S Technician Lorden Ingraham so he is no longer with the Department. F/C Andren reported he will be meeting with Tacoma and Puyallup and the rest of the interoperability group on Friday to discuss writing up a contract with Department of Natural Resources to put 800 MHz equipment on their tower. They will also be discussing whether to pursue a contract with Pierce County or Graham to put equipment on one of their towers. F/C Andren stated there were a couple of house fires on Thanksgiving Day. One was a chimney fire and the other an attic fire. Both displaced the families for the holiday. F/C Andren reported he checked on the Commissioner s Race and Ron Morehouse is coming out the lead. F/C Andren will be having an orientation meeting with him on Monday, December 3 rd.

5 SUMMARY PROCESS (For Continued Discussion/Action) New Station 67: This was covered earlier in the meeting. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS Commissioner Hartloff: Nothing at this time. Commissioner Coleman: Nothing at this time. Commissioner Willis: Nothing at this time. Commissioner Nelson: Nothing at this time. Chairman Eckroth: Nothing at this time. Chairman Eckroth called a five (5) minute break at 6:35 p.m. before going into Executive Session. Chairman Eckroth called the meeting back to order at 6:40 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 6:40 p.m., Commissioner Coleman moved and Commissioner Willis seconded to move into Executive Session for twenty (20) minutes according to RCW for discussion of employee contracts. MOTION CARRIED. At 7:00 p.m. Chairman Eckroth called the meeting back into Regular Session. No action was taken. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business Commissioner Nelson moved and Commissioner Willis seconded to adjourn the meeting. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m. BILL ECKROTH CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD VICKY CARLSEN SECRETARY TO THE BOARD TRACY WISEMAN RECORDER