Minutes 01/19/2012JO,
RECEIVED
FEB 2 1 2012
ISLES OF CAPRI FIREIRESCUE Board of County Commissioners
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
JAN. 199 2012
ISLES OF CAPRI FIRE STATION
ATTENDEES: Joe Langkawel, Chairman
Jim Hughes, Advisory Committee Member
Ted Decker, Advisory Committee Member
Barbara Shea, Minutes Preparer
I. CALL TO ORDER
Joe Langkawel opened the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
II. OLD BUSINESS
A. Chief's Report.
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B. December 15, 2011 Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes.
1. Copy of Minutes distributed.
2. Motion to approve December 15, 2011 Minutes by Ted Decker.
a. Motion seconded by Jim Hughes.
b. Motion carried unanimously.
c. Minutes signed off by Chairman Langkawel.
C. December 22, 2011 Special Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes.
1. Copy of Minutes distributed.
2. Motion to approve December 22, 2011 Minutes by Jim Hughes.
a. Motion seconded by Ted Decker
b. Motion carried unanimously.
c. Minutes signed off by Chairman Langkawel.
D. Introduction and brief talk by each ICFD staff member in attendance.
E. Recent discussion of holiday pay issue with Amy Lyberg, HR Director.
1. Ms. Lyberg is reviewing holiday pay paid to firefighters — last 2 yrs.
Misc. Cones: 2. Ms. Lyberg is responsible for calculating total back pay owed.
a. Actual holiday pay paid to each firefighter was scheduled out.
Gate: �� 22l 12, b. Actual holiday pay owed to each firefighter was scheduled out.
Item 0: t L-e Z -10 1 c. Net holiday pay owed to each firefighter will be calculated.
3. The County Attorney is researching number of years of back pay owed.
Copies to: 4. Ms. Lyberg is researching the specific retirement rates to apply.
5. The County Manager may rewrite the CMA on holiday pay.
a. The CMA may be totally rewritten.
b. A new paragraph for firefighter holiday pay may be inserted.
c. Any change in the CMA may result in savings for ICFD in FYI 2.
F. Discussion of ICFD FY2003 Fund Statement.
1. In FY2003 ICFD expenses exceeded revenues by $53,448.
2. Collier County funded this shortfall.
3. Collier County treated the $53,448 as a transfer, not a loan.
III. NEW BUSINESS
A. Annual elections of ICFD Advisory Committee officers.
1. Motion to nominate Joe Langkawel as Committee Chairman by Ted Decker.
a. Motion seconded by Jim Hughes.
b. Motion carried unanimously.
2. Motion to nominate Jim Hughes as Vice Chairman by Joe Langkawel.
a. Motion seconded by Ted Decker.
b. Motion carried unanimously.
B. Report of ICFD Citizens Committee by Matt Crowder.
1. The Committee met with Chief Mike Murphy of Marco Island Fire.
2. The Committee will meet with Chief Shultz of E. Naples next week.
3. The Committee will schedule a meeting with Dwight Brock's office.
4. The Committee does not believe it has a good "set of books."
5. The Committee would like a listing of ICFD assets at market value.
6. Matt has spoken to CM Leo Ochs & Chief McLaughlin on county plans.
a. Distributed 08/31/11 memo written by Chief Rodriguez.
1. Discussion of ICFD, Ochopee, Goodland, Dist. 1 merger.
2. Matt believes this merger will take place in one year.
b. Dan Summers has stated that there are no merger plans for ICFD.
C. Ted Decker questioned the reason for a large ICFD budget increase 2006 to 2010.
1. Barbara Shea explained that 95% was caused by staff increases.
2. Lt. Perry explained the 2 man minimum per truck/ambulance per shift.
D. Jim Hughes questioned the reason why ICFD has a brush truck.
1. Joe Langkawel states that the district's wildlands need protection.
2. The brush truck is not a requirement of the department.
3. The brush truck is often used for mutual aid to other fire districts.
4. When the brush truck is called out, the fire engine must go out of service.
E. Jim Hughes questioned how EMS personnel at Station 90 get paid.
1. Collier County pays all EMS personnel.
2. ICFD does not pay any EMS personnel.
3. Two EMS personnel are at Station 90 each day under the "swap program."
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a. The fire engine is staffed with one firefighter and one paramedic.
b. Medic Rescue 90 is staffed with one firefighter and one paramedic.
F. Status of citizen blood pressure checks at Station 90.
1. The policy of ICFD is to give free blood pressure checks to residents.
2. Under Chief Rodriguez, "A" shift was instructed not to give BP checks.
3. LT. Perry had recorded the 2011 "no BP checks" directive in the LT book.
4. EMS does not charge residents for BP checks.
G. Lt. Perry discussed missing fire hydrant caps on Pelican Street on Isles of Capri.
I. The same hydrant cap on Pelican St. was reported missing twice.
2. This appears to be sabotage.
3. Collier County Sheriff's dept. has been notified.
4. This could result in a felony charge if the perpetrator is caught.
5. Lt. Perry has noticed that two street signs on Pago Pago were swapped.
6. The "Fire Station Ahead" sign was swapped with the Stop sign.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
A. Motion to adjourn the meeting by Ted Decker at 7:40 p.m.
1. Motion seconded by Jim Hughes.
2. Motion carried unanimously.
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