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FIRE COMMISSION
ALFREDO GARCES JR., COMMISSIONER
LINDA IWAMOTO, COMMISSIONER
ALFRED LEVINTHOL, COMMISSIONER
MICHAEL MARTINEZ, COMMISSIONER
RODNEY YAMA, COMMISSIONER
CHAD PACHECO , CHAIR
JEN CHAHANOVICH, VICE CHAIR
Meetings of the Fire Commission will be conducted as follows:
• Meetings will be publicly noticed pursuant to HRS Chapter 92.
• Minutes of meetings will be completed pursuant to HRS Chapter 92 and posted to the Fire
Commission’s website upon completion and approval.
Public Comments and Testimony:
• Written testimony will be accepted for any agenda item herein.
o Written testimony indicating your 1) name, and if applicable, you position/title
and organization you are representing, 2) the agenda item that you are providing
comment on, and 3) contact information (telephone number and email address),
may be submitted to mromo@kauai.gov or mailed to the Fire Commission, c/o
Office of Boards and Commission, 4444 Rice Street, Suite 300, Lihue, Hawaii
96766.
o Written testimony received by the Fire Commission at least 24 hours prior to the
meeting will be distributed to all Fire Commissioners prior to the meeting.
o Any testimony received after this time and up to the start of the meeting will be
summarized by the Clerk of the Fire Commission during the meeting and added
to the record thereafter.
o Any late testimony received will be distributed to the to the members after the
meeting is concluded.
• Oral testimony will be taken at any time during the meeting.
o It is recommended that anyone interested in providing oral testimony register at
least 24 hours prior to the meeting by emailing mromo@kauai.gov or calling (808)
241-4920. Any request to register shall include your 1) name, and if applicable,
your position/title and organization you are representing, and 2) the agenda item
that you are providing comment on, and 3) contact information (telephone
number and email address).
o Per the Fire Commission Policy on oral testimony, there is a three-minute time
limit per testifier per agenda item.
o Individuals who have not registered to provide testimony will be given an
opportunity to speak on an agenda item following the registered speakers.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE
IF YOU NEED AN AUXILIARY AID/SERVICE, OTHER ACCOMMODATION DUE TO A DISABILITY, OR AN
INTERPRETER FOR NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING PERSONS PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE OF BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS AT (808) 241-4917 OR ASEGRETI@KAUAI.GOV AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
REQUESTS MADE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE WILL ALLOW ADEQUATE TIME TO FULFILL YOUR
REQUEST. UPON REQUEST, THIS NOTICE IS AVAILABLE IN ALTERNATIVE FORMATS SUCH AS
LARGE PRINT, BRAILLE, OR ELECTRONIC COPY.
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FIRE COMMISSION – August 16, 2022
REGULAR MONTHLY FIRE COMMISSION MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
2:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter
Boards and Commissions Conference Room
Piikoi Building, 4444 Rice Street, Suite 300, Līhu‘e, Hawai‘i 96766
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
CHAIR’S ANNOUNCEMENT
Next Regularly Monthly Meeting: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 20, 2022
PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON ALL AGENDA ITEMS
Oral testimony will be taken at any time during the meeting .
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
July 19, 2022, Regular Monthly Open Session Meeting
CHIEF’S MONTHLY BUREAU REPORTS AND PERTINENT UPDATES
a) Update on Kaua‘i Fire and Ocean Safety, including updates on Partnerships, Covid 19
and Resources Highlights
b) Administrative Bureau Update, including updates on the budget, staffing, overtime
report, facilities, and fleet
c) Fire Operations Bureau Update, including statistics on calls for service and brief
description of some of the incidents responded to
d) Fire Prevention Bureau Update, including monthly statistics
e) Fire Training Bureau Update
f) Ocean Safety Bureau Update, including monthly statistics and bureau highlights
g) Update on Fire Chief Gibson progress on the Goals and Objectives for FY 2021-2022
ADJOURNMENT
cc: Deputy County Attorney Jenna Tatsey
Fire Chief Michael Gibson
Chief’s Secretary Soncy Tamashiro