Agenda 02/14/2012 Item # 6A2/14/2012 Itgm .6.A.
Office of the County Manager
Leo E. Ochs, Jr. -
3299 Tamian i Trail East, Suite 202 • Naples Floft 34112 -5746 • (239) 2524383 • FAX: (239) 2524010
January 25, 2012
Mr. Christian Tobin, President
IAFF Local 2396
Collier Professional Firefighters and Paramedics
4001 Santa Barbara Boulevard #317
Naples FL 34104
Re: Public Petition request from Christian Tobin, President, IAFF Local 2396, regarding the benefits
of consolidating fire districts.
Dear Mr. Tobin,
Please be advised that you are scheduled.to.,appear before the Collier County Board of Commissioners at'
the meeting of February 14, 2012; regarding the above.referenced subject.
Your petition to the Board of County Commissioners will be limited to ten minutes. Please be advised
that the Board will take no action on your, petition at this meeting. However, your petition may be
placed on a future agenda for consideration at the Board's discretion. If the subject matter is currently
under litigation or is an on -going Code Enforcement case, the Board will hear the item but will not
discuss the item after it has been, presented. Therefore, your petition to the Board should be to advise
them of your concern and the need for action by the Board at a future meeting.
The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the Board's Chambers on the Third Floor of the W. Harmon Turner
Building (Building "F ") of the government complex. Please arrange to be present at this meeting and to
respond to inquiries by Board members.
If you require any further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact this office.
Sincerely,
Mike Sheffield
Business Operations Manager
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cc: Jeffrey Klatzkow, County Attorney
Dan Summers, Director, Bureau of Emergency Services
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4001 SANTA BARBARA BLVD #317 — NAPLES, FL 34104
To: Commissioner Jim Coletta
From: President Christian Tobin
Date: January 23, 2012
RE: Fire District Consolidation Presentation
Dear Commissioner:
I am writing you with the hope of being able to spend some time presenting the need for
Fire District Consolidation at a Board of County Commissioner meeting. I believe it is
important for all Collier County residents, visitors, and business owners to realize that a
better, effective, and more cost efficient fire service is possible and needed. Everyone
deserves to pay the same millage rates, inspections fees and impact fees in the County
and not be divided by "invisible" fire district taxing lines. Everyone deserves the same
great service where they live and where they may travel.
My short presentation would include the benefits of Consolidating Fire Districts:
• Eliminate redundancy in Administration (e.g. Fire Chiefs, Fire Marshalls, Human
resource and personnel administration, fleet maintenance and reserve apparatus).
• Increased service delivery to the community with existing resources.
• Uniform codes and standards for property owners and businesses.
• Standardized training, policies, and procedures
• Elimination of multiple unions (e.g. standard wage and benefits packages controls
costs)
• Possible reduction in property and business owner insurance rates through Insurance
Service Office (ISO) rating schedule.
Respectfully,
President
Christian Tobin
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COLLIER COUNTY .-N'
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 6.A.
Item Summary: Public Petition request from Christian Tobin, President, IAFF Local 2396,
Collier Professional Firefighters and Paramedics, regarding the benefits of consolidating fire
districts.
Meeting Date: 2/14/2012
Prepared By
Name: BrockMaryJo
Title: Executive Secretary to County Manager, CMO
1/25/2012 12:18:52 PM
Submitted by
Title: Executive Secretary to County Manager, CMO
Name: BrockMaryJo
1/25/2012 12:18:54 PM
Approved By
Name: SheffieldMichael
Title: Manager- Business Operations, CMO
Date: 1/25/2012 1:06:55 PM
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