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Minutes of Meeting
OPEN SESSION
Board/Committee: Kaua‘i Fire Commission Meeting Date November 6, 2017
Location Mo`ikeha Building – Meeting Room 2A/B Start of Meeting: 2:00 p.m. End of Meeting: 2:29 p.m.
Present Chair; Michael Martinez; Commissioners: Linda Kaauwai-Iwamoto, Clifton (Jimmy) Miranda (Entered the meeting at 2:05 p.m.)
Alfred Levinthol and Chad Pacheco.
Also present: Board & Commissions Office Staff: Support Clerk Mercedes Omo; Administrator Paula Morikami; Office of the County
Attorney: Deputy County Attorney Teresa Tumbaga; Fire Department: Fire Chief Robert Westerman; Deputy Fire Chief Kilipaki
Vaughn; Chief Westerman’s Private Secretary Eve Domingcil; Fire Prevention Inspector Mr. Saiki and Assistant Chief of Operations
Dean Lake.
Excused Vice Chair Thomas Nizo
Absent
SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION
Call To Order Chair Martinez called the meeting
to order at 2:00 p.m. with four (4)
Commissioners present
constituting a quorum.
Approval of
Minutes:
Open Session
and Executive
Session minutes
of 9/5/2017
Chair Martinez called for a motion to approve or amend the Open Session and Executive
Session meeting minutes of September 5, 2017.
Ms. Kaauwai-Iwamoto moved to
approve the Open Session and
Executive Session Meeting
Minutes of September 5, 2017.
Mr. Levinthol seconded the
motion. The motion carried 4:0.
Chief’s Monthly
Reports
1. Fire Commission Reports
2. Fiscal Reports
3. Daily Flight Hours and Alarm Data
4. Letters of Commendations
5. Chief’s Announcements and Pertinent Updates
Kaua‘i Fire Commission
Regular Open Session of
November 6, 2017 Page 2
SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION
Fire Chief Westerman provided an overview of his monthly reports, highlighting his
meeting with the State Drowning Advisory Committee to try to solidify a long-term
contract with the County. Chair Martinez asked Fire Chief Westerman if the County’s
liability would lessen relative to having a contract with the State to which Fire Chief
Westerman replied that whether the County secures a contract or not it would still have to
deal with liability issues. However, the Office of the County Attorney office is working
on proposing a new tort legislation to try to get the County into a better position than
where it’s at right now.
Business
KFC 2017-06
Discussion and decision-making on the final draft of the Fire Chief’s new job description
which will be instrumental in the recruiting and hiring of a new Fire Chief in the future.
Chair Martinez called for a motion to approve the final draft of the Fire Chief’s new job
description as circulated.
Ms. Kaauwai-Iwamoto moved to
approve the new job description
for the Fire Chief.
Mr. Miranda seconded the
motion. The motion carried 4:0.
Executive
Session
At 2:28 p.m. Chair Martinez cited the following Hawai‘i Revised Statutes to bring the
meeting to Executive Session.
ES KFC 2017-005
Pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §92-4, §92-5 (a) (2) and (4), the purpose of this
Executive Session is for the Commission to select a minimum of eight (8) stakeholders for
the Fire Chief’s 2017 Job Performance Evaluation where consideration of matters affecting
privacy will be involved; provided that if the Chief requests an open meeting, an open
meeting shall be held. And to consult with its attorney as to the powers, duties, privileges,
immunities, and/or liabilities as they may relate to this agenda item.
Mr. Miranda moved to enter into
Executive Session. Mr. Pacheco
seconded the motion.
The motion carried 5:0.
At 2:29 p.m. the Commissioners
entered into Executive Session.
Return to Open
Session to ratify
the actions taken
in Executive
Session
At 2:39 p.m. the Commissioners reconvened in Open Session to ratify the actions taken in
Executive Session.
Mr. Pacheco moved to ratify the
actions taken for item ES KFC
2017-005. Mr. Miranda seconded
the motion. The motion carried
4:0.
Kaua‘i Fire Commission
Regular Open Session of
November 6, 2017 Page 3
SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION
Announcements Chair Martinez announced that the next meeting will be on Monday, December 4, 2017, at
2:00 p.m. at the Mo’ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A/2B.
Adjournment With no further business to conduct, Chair Martinez called for a motion to adjourn the
meeting.
Ms. Kaauwai-Iwamoto moved to
adjourn. Mr. Miranda seconded
the motion. The motion carried
4:0. At 2:41 p.m. the meeting
adjourned.
Submitted by: __________________________________ Reviewed and Approved by: _________________________________________
Mercedes Omo, Staff Support Clerk Michael Martinez, Chair
(x) Approved as circulated on December 4, 2017
( ) Approved as amended. See minutes of ___________ meeting.