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Minutes of Meeting
OPEN SESSION
Approved as circulated 1/3/12
Board/Committee: FIRE COMMISSION Meeting Date December 5, 2011
Location Mo'ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A/2B Start of Meeting: 2:00 p.m. End of Meeting: 2:35 p.m.
Present Chair Basilio Fuertes, Jr.; Vice-chair Wayne Mukai; Members: Danmey Proudfoot; Linda Kaauwai-Iwamoto, Guy Croydon; George
Simpson
Also: Fire Chief Robert Westerman; Boards & Commissions Office Staff. Support Clerk Barbara Davis; Administrative Aide Paula
Morikami
Excused Member: Jan Rudinoff
Absent
SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION
Call To Order Chair Fuertes called the meeting to order at 2:00
m. with 6 members present
Approval of ■ Regular Open Session Minutes of November 7, 2011 Ms. Proudfoot moved to approve the minutes as
Agenda circulated. Mr. Croydon seconded the motion.
Motion carried 6:0
Chief's Monthly ■ Overview for the month of October, 2011 and pertinent updates
Report
Chief Westerman pointed out some of the Department's highlights for the
month of October as noted in the Chief's Monthly Report. The Chief
attended the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) grant review in Baltimore,
MD. The 23rd firefighter recruits graduated in October and the Chief
acknowledged the donation of jet skis through the I"Wave's fundraising
activities and event. The Piikoi Building hit some snags in the renovation
but Headquarters is still looking to move back into the County building
early next year. Operational Calls are up for the year. The Kaua'i County
Fire Code passed through the County Council. The storage tent behind the
Lihu'e station has to be moved at a cost of around $1 0,000. Moving of the
lifeguard tower at Kekaha may have to hold until next summer and will cost
between $10,000 and $15,000.
■ Budget report as of October 31, 2011
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SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION
Budget is at 33.33% of the year with actual expenses running at 32.92%to
date. Ms. Proudfoot moved to receive the Chief's
overview and the budget for the record. Ms.
Kaauwai-Iwamoto seconded the motion. Motion
carried 6:0
Business KFC 2011-24 Election of Chair and Vice-chair for calendar year 2012 Mr. Simpson moved to nominate Ms. Kaauwai-
Iwamoto as Chair. Ms. Proudfoot seconded the
motion. Motion carried 6:0
Mr. Croydon moved to nominate Ms. Proudfoot
as Vice-chair. Mr. Mukai nominated Mr.
Croydon as Vice-chair. Ms. Simpson seconded
the nomination of Ms. Proudfoot. Motion
carried 5:1
KFC 2011-25 Approval of 2012 Meeting Schedule Ms. Proudfoot moved to approve the schedule as
submitted. Mr. Simpson seconded the motion.
Motion carried 6:0
Announcements Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 3, 2012—2:00 p.m., Mo'ikeha Building,
Meeting Room 2A/213 Mr. Croydon asked to be excused from the January
meeting.
January agenda to include the Department's
proposed budget for 2012; the Chief's goals as
submitted to the Mayor for 2012 and a discussion
of accomplishments of the 2011 goals.
Adjournment Mr. Simpson moved to adjourn the meeting at
2:35 p.m. Mr. Mukai seconded the motion.
Motion carried 6:0
Kauai Fire Commission
Open Session
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Submitted by: Reviewed and Approved by:
Barbara Davis, Support Clerk Basilio Fuertes, Jr., Chair
O Approved as is. ( ) Approved with amendments. See minutes of meeting.