Minutes 09/18/2014 Isles of Capri Fire/Rescue
Advisory Committee
Minutes
September 18 , 2014
ISLES OF CAPRI FIRE/RESCUE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
September 18, 2014
ISLES OF CAPRI FIRE STATION 90
ATTENDEES: Jim Hughes, Chairman
Matt Crowder, Vice Chairman
Raymond Kane, Advisory Committee Member
Wayne Martin, Operations Manager
Public
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Jim Hughes opened the meeting at 4:05 p.m.
II, REPORTS
A. Motion to approve May 8,2014 ICFD Advisory Meeting Minutes by Ray
Kane.
1. Motion seconded by Matt Crowder.
2. Motion carried unanimously.
B. Chiefs Report:
1. Annexation Vote of August 261h 2014 Voted Down
2. Public Thank You to Bill Schmidt for Moderating the Town Hall
Meeting
3. June,July, and August summary reports provided to Committee
Fire: 91
Of those 19 MERT or Boat Calls
EMS: 41
Total 132
4. EMS Boat 80 soon to be located at Station 90, it will also serve as a
backup
5. Personnel: Barbara Shea to Parks and Recreation
FF David Thomas Station 63
FF Mike Graham Station 63
JB FF Juan Flores Station 63
6. The department will work to fill the four open firefighter positions as
soon as possible.
7. Discussed March 2014 Memorandum of Understanding(MOU)
between Collier County and East Naples Fire Department(ENFD)
8. The transition of Fire Inspections for new and existing buildings will
take place on October 1, 2014 to ENFD
9. Fire Prevention Day October 4, 2014 at Coastland Center Mall
10. Coastal Cleanup September 20, 2014 ICFD will be present.
11. Engine 91 back in service about 2 weeks from vehicle accident
repairs
C. Other Reports:
A roster of ICFD shift personnel was requested to be provided to the Isles
of Capri Advisory Committee
D. Public Comments
Wayne Martin clarified that the MOU is for fire inspections only.
III. OLD BUSINESS
A. Vote on Annexation
No discussion.
B. Public Comment
No action
IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. Budget Projections and Millage
The Fiscal Year 2015 budget was provided to the Advisory Committee
Motion by Matt Crowder to convey to Board of County Commissioners to
provide an effective increase millage of a cap of 3 mills to fully fund the fire
department with a full staff of 9 firefighters and a fire chief with money for
reserves for Fiscal 2016 and beyond.
1. Motion seconded by Raymond Kane.
2. Motion carried unanimously.
B. New Fire Chief
A discussion took place on pros and cons of new Fire Chief
C: Fire Board role and responsibility.
Advisory Committee to be active and provide recommendations to the Board of
County Commissioners. In the future the Committee would like to go line by line over
budget before it is sent to Board.
The Committee requested to be more informed. Wayne Martin will include Advisory
Committee in Monday Memo therefore providing up to date information about
department.
The Committee discussed the procedure to bring the Advisory Committee to full
strength of five members. They requested Wayne Martin to request of County the
posting procedure. They requested that the opening be posted and that the
procedure to apply be shared with the community.
Next Advisory Committee Meeting: October 9, 2014 at 4:00 PM.
V. ADJOURNMENT
A. Motion to adjourn the meeting by Ray Kane at 5:20 p.m.
1. Motion seconded by Matt Crowder.
2. Motion carried unanimously.
Approved:
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