KING COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 10

Board of Commissioners

Regular Meeting Minutes

July 17, 2007

 

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners of King County Fire District 10 was held on July 17, 2007, at Eastside Fire & Rescue’s Headquarters, located at 175 Newport Way NW, Issaquah, WA 98027.

 

Present:        Commissioner Rick Gaines

                        Commissioner Mike Mitchell

                        Commissioner Wes Moorhead

                        Commissioner John Magee

                        Fire Chief Lee Soptich

                        Board Secretary Dave Gray

                        EAA Deborah Gober-Beneze

                                                           

Audience:     Battalion Chief Greg Tryon

                                               

Absent:  Commissioner Mitchell Young

           

Call to Order, Roll Call and Flag Salute:

 

Chairman Gaines called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m. and thanked those present for attending.  The record shows that Commissioner Young is absent.  Chairman Gaines led the flag salute. 

 

Citizen Input:  There was no citizen input.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

Commissioner Mitchell moved to approve Agenda Bill D10-2007-11 Consent Agenda as presented.   Commissioner Moorhead offered a second.  The motion was approved unanimously.

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE DISCUSSION

 

  1. Chief Soptich reported that the City of North Bend will be voting on the ILA this evening and suspects it will pass.  They are the last Partner to vote.

     
  2. EF&R Actions July 2007:  Actions for the July EF&R Board meeting were reviewed.   Discussion by the District 10 Board ensued on why approval of the Controller’s benefits did not have to be brought forward to the employer of record for approval. 

     

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

Finance Operations Committee:  Commissioner Mitchell stated that the notes from the Finance Operations Committee are in the Board Packet.  He went over the notes with the Board and discussed VSET, Private Ambulance RFP, NORCOM, the 2008 Budget, and BlackBerrys in more detail.

 

HR Legislative Committee:   Chairman Gaines stated there was no meeting last month.  The notes from today’s meeting will be in next month’s Board Packet.  One item discussed in today’s meeting was No Man’s Land. Chairman Gaines felt the Commissioners should be identifying those areas within the District that would be considered No Man’s Land. This will be accomplished with Staff’s help.  Steve Parsons, District 38 Commissioner, is currently working on this project within his District and will be invited to attend the September Board meeting to discuss the process. 

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

  1. Agreement with City of Issaquah – Station 72:  Chairman Gaines reported that District 10 received a request from the City of Issaquah to discuss an asset transfer.  He and Commissioner Magee will be participating in the meeting; a date is currently being set.  Chairman Gaines requested Deputy Chief Griffin’s attendance at the meeting. He also requested a call to District 10’s attorney to discuss the matter prior to the meeting.  The dollar amount of the asset transfer was discussed.  Board Secretary Gray will provide the City’s latest estimate for the asset transfer. Discussion of further investment in Station 72 beyond the asset transfer and the building of a new station ensued. 

     
  2. Travel Policy Discussion:  Chairman Gaines reported that the District 10 Commissioners now have a travel policy.  The elements of the policy were discussed. 

    On the topic of travel, Commissioner Magee stated that one or two of the Commissioners may want to attend the Annual Redmond Symposium being held in October of this year in Chicago.  

     
  3. Financial Planning:  Chairman Gaines will sit with Board Secretary Gray to develop a long-term strategic plan for District 10. The goal is to have a multi-year plan ready by November.

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

  1. Agenda Bill D10-2007-03  – FBC Senior Discount:  After brief discussion about the interest included, Commissioner Mitchell moved to approve Agenda Bill 2007-03 and authorize the Board Secretary to cause the issuance of the individual fire benefit charge refunds with interest to seniors be issued before the end of July 2007.  A second was offered by Commissioner Magee.  Some minor changes to the letter being mailed to the recipients were recommended.  The motion passed unanimously.

     
  2. Agenda Bill D10-2007-12 – Letter of Agreement Firefighter CBA:  Commissioner Magee moved to approve Agenda Bill 2007-12 authorizing the Fire Chief to execute the Letter of Agreement establishing the day shift firefighter contract holiday as ten hours.  A second was offered by Commissioner Moorhead.  After brief discussion on why this is necessary, the motion passed unanimously.
     
  3. Establish New Meeting Day:   Commissioner Moorhead moved to change the monthly meeting date to the third Wednesday of each month.  A second was offered by Commissioner Mitchell.  The motion passed unanimously. Following the motion, Board Secretary Gray prepared Resolution 07-01 – Establishing the Location, Date and Time of D-10 Meetings: Commissioner Mitchell moved to adopt Resolution 07-01 establishing the location, date and time of regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners.  A second was offered by Commissioner Magee.  Changing the location of a meeting was discussed.  District Policy states we would notify the Public by Public Notice.  The Resolution was adopted unanimously.   

     

GOOD OF THE ORDER

 

The Commissioner Compensation Bill (HB 1368) will become effective on July 22, 2007.

 

CALENDAR NOTATION

 

·        Regular District 10 Board Meeting, August 15, 2007 at 4:00 p.m., at Headquarters

·        Finance/Operations Committee Meeting, August 2, 2007, at 4:00 p.m., Headquarters

·        HR/Legislative Committee Meeting, August 21, 2007 at 1:30 p.m., at Headquarters

·        EF&R Regular Board Meeting, August 14, 2007 at 4:00 p.m., at Headquarters

 

Adjournment:  With no further business, Chairman Gaines adjourned the meeting at 4:53 p.m.

                                                                                            

 

Signing of the Documents

 

 

 

 

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Commissioner                              Commissioner                  Attest:  Board Secretary