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Minutes of
OPEN SESSION TELECONFERENCE MEETING
Board/Commission Kaua‘i Fire Commission Meeting Date September 14, 2020
Location Microsoft Teams Teleconference Start of Meeting: 2:00 p.m. 2:41 p.m.
Present Chair Alfredo Graces Jr; Vice Chair Jen Chahanovich; Commissioners: Linda Kaauwai-Iwamoto and Chad Pacheco.
Also present: Board & Commissions Office Staff: Support Clerk Mercedes Omo; Administrator Ellen Ching; Office of the County
Attorney: Deputy County Attorney Jenna Tatsey; Fire Department: Fire Chief Steven Goble; Assistant Fire Chief Solomon Kanoho
and Chief’s Secretary Soncy Tamashiro.
Excused Commissioners Michael Martinez, Alfred Levinthol and Thomas Nizo
Absent
SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION
Call To Order Chair Garces called the meeting to order at
2:00 p.m.
Roll Call to
ascertain
quorum
A roll call ensued with Commissioners
Pacheco, Kaauwai-Iwamoto, Vice Chair
Chahanovich and Chair Garces present to
conduct business.
Chair’s
Comments/
Announcements
Next Regular Teleconference Monthly Meeting – 2 p.m. Monday, October 5,
2020. Executive Session to follow if needed. (Subject to change)
Public
Testimony
None.
Approval of
Minutes of
August 3, 2020
Meeting
Chair Garces called for a motion to approve or amend the meeting minutes of
August 3, 2020.
Vice Chair Chahanovich moved to approve
the meeting minutes of August 3, 2020.
Mr. Pacheco seconded. Hearing no
objections. A roll call ensued with all four
(4) commissioners present voting in favor of
the motion. The motion carried 4:0.
KFC Open Session Meeting Minutes
Of September 14, 2020
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SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION
Chief’s
Monthly Reports
Mr. Pacheco moved to receive the Chief’s
Monthly Reports. Vice Chair Chahanovich
seconded. Hearing no objections. A roll call
ensued with all four (4) commissioners
present voting in favor of the motion. The
motion carried 4:0.
Business
KFC 2025-5
Update on the Kauai Fire Department’s audit on overtime usage
KFC 2020-7 Update on the Kauai Fire Department’s five (5) Year Strategic Plan meeting
with Play Group Consultant Leslie Mullens. (On-going)
Chief Goble reported that significant progress has been made to identify
strategic priorities, action items and barriers. Ms. Mullens provided feedback
and would work on drafting a proposal for the Commission to review hopefully
by the October 5, 2020 meeting.
KFC 2020-12 Fire Chief Steven Goble six-month performance evaluation for the period of
July 1, 2021 through December 2020.
Vice Chair Chahanovich stated that the current evaluation form was not
sufficient enough to which the Commissioners agreed. She noted that it would
be better to wait till next month when the rest of the Commissioners are present
to give their input on the form before the Commission makes their final
decision.
Boards and Commission’s Administrator Ellen Ching stated that she would
work on some options for the Commission to consider by the Commission’s
next meeting in October.
Ms. Kaauwai-Iwamoto moved to defer item
KFC 2020-12 to the October meeting. Mr.
Pacheco seconded. A roll call ensued with
all four (4) commissioners present voting in
favor of the motion. The motion carried 4:0.
KFC Open Session Meeting Minutes
Of September 14, 2020
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SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION
Chair Garces called for a motion to defer item KFC 2020-12 for continued
discussion at the Commission’s next meeting in October.
KFC 2020-13 Discussion on reformatting the Chief’s Monthly Reports.
Chief Goble requested additional time to provide input on reformatting the
Chief’s Monthly Reports. He explained that the Department is still working on
completing a five (5) year Strategic Plan
Executive
Session
KFC 2020-004
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 consult with its
attorney on issues pertaining to the Commission’s powers, duties,
privileges, immunities, and or liabilities as they may relate to matters
concerning the Fire Chief’s performance evaluation.
No Executive Session needed.
Adjournment With no further business to conduct, Chair Garces called for a motion to
adjourn the meeting.
Ms. Kaauwai-Iwamoto moved to adjourn.
Mr. Pacheco seconded. Hearing no
objections. A roll call ensued with all four
(4) commissioners present voting in favor of
the motion. The motion carried 4:0. The
meeting adjourned at 2:41 p.m.
Submitted by: __________________________________ Reviewed and Approved by: _________________________________________
Mercedes Omo, Staff Support Clerk Alfredo Garces Jr., Chair
(x) Approved as circulated on August 17, 2021
( ) Approved as amended. See minutes of ___________ meeting.