[1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL]
[5.A. PRESENTATION]
[5.B. PRESENTATION OF PERSONNEL]
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HE DOES.[00:11:25]
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL BY OUR BOARD REPORTS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO REPORT TODAY? NOPE.NO, OKAY, WE'RE GOOD CALL TO THE PUBLIC A LITTLE EARLY FOR THAT. OKAY, PRESENTATIONS CHEAP.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. CHIEF GERALD, IF YOU'LL ASSIST ME ON THIS FIRST ONE.
NOW TO THE BOARD GOT A BRIEFING ON THIS, BUT EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE ON MAY 4TH, GOLDEN RANCH FIRE RESPONDED TO A FIRE AT A CHILDCARE FACILITY IN ORO VALLEY. AND SO, AS OUR FIRST TRUCKS GOT ON SCENE, THEY WENT INSIDE, THE STAFF WAS ALREADY EVACUATING THE KIDS AND THE STAFF. THEY FOUND A SMALL FIRE THAT HAD BEEN CONTAINED BY A SPRINKLER, BUT THEY WERE STILL EVACUATING ALL THE KIDS. MYSELF AND CHIEF WILSON ARRIVED SOON AFTER, TRYING TO PARK OUT OF THE WAY, LET ALL THE FIRE TRUCKS SHOW UP WE PARKED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE ROCK RIDGE LEASING OFFICE, AND THE STAFF CAME OUT, HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON, JUST KNEW A LOT OF FIRE TRUCKERS SHOWING UP, AND THEY SAID, IF YOU NEED A PLACE TO PUT PEOPLE, WE GOT A PLACE FOR YOU.
SO WE WENT OVER, SAW ALL THE KIDS THAT NEEDED A PLACE TO BE. WE CAME BACK OVER AND SAID, WE'RE GOING TO BRING IN A BUNCH OF KIDS OVER HERE. AND THEY ABSOLUTELY HELPED US OUT. WE ENDED UP PUTTING 90 BABIES, TODDLERS, STAFF THEY HAD A TV IN THERE, THEY TURNED ON CARTOONS FOR ALL THE KIDS. WE HAD CRIBS, LIKE FOUR OR FIVE BABIES IN THEM. THE STAFF WAS TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. OV POLICE WAS THERE HELPING US AS WELL. BUT THE STAFF ABSOLUTELY WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY, OPENED UP THEIR SPACE TO THE COMMUNITY I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD HAVE DONE. WE WOULD HAVE FIGURED IT OUT, BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE DIFFICULT WITHOUT THEIR WILLINGNESS TO OPEN UP THEIR SPOT AND HELP US OUT, HELP OUT THE COMMUNITY IN A TIME OF NEED. SO WE GOT A PLATFORM, AND WE JUST WANTED TO HONOR THEM AND THANK THEM FOR WHAT THEY DID AND WHAT THEY DO TO STAND BY THEIR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU GUYS.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE A RETIREMENT, AND HE ALREADY LOOKS DIFFERENT.
AND HE'S IN A TIE. SO MR. CORY KAPPEL, WOULD YOU COME ON UP? ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, THE ESTEEMED ENGINEER, CORY KAPPEL. COREY STARTED AS A RESERVE FIREFIGHTER IN 1992. WE HAVE SOME PROBES IN HERE. ANYBODY BORN IN 92? HERE'S SOME OF THE NEW ONES THAT YOU COULD HAVE BEEN RAISING, BUT YOU WANTED GREENER PASTURES. I STARTED AS A RESERVE IN 1992, PROMOTED TO ENGINEER IN DECEMBER OF 2014, AND THEN FINISHED OUT 374, RIGHT?
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YEAH, SO WHEN CORY STARTED, THERE WAS THREE STATIONS, PROBABLY LIKE 17 PEOPLE THAT WORKED HERE. AND HE SAW THE DISTRICT GROW TO THE AMAZING ORGANIZATION WE ARE NOW. CORY OPENED THREE SEPARATE STATIONS, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HELP DO THAT, RAISED COUNTLESS OF OUR PREVIOUS PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTERS, MANY OF WHOM ARE STILL HERE, AND THROUGH COREY'S LEADERSHIP AS A SENIOR FIREFIGHTER HAVE EXCELLED IN THE ORGANIZATION, JUST LIKE CORY DID WHEN HE WAS HERE. BUT OF COURSE, COREY SAYS ALL THIS COULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT HIS FAMILY, WIFE, BECKY.HOW MANY KIDS AND GRANDKIDS? SIX KIDS, 14 GRANDKIDS SO FAR. SO SO LIKE ALL OF US, CORY IS A GREAT FAMILY MAN AND THAT'S WHY HE ATTRIBUTES HIS SUCCESS IN THE ORGANIZATION TO THE FAMILY CURRENTLY BUILDING A PLACE UP IN SHOLO, A SUMMER HOME THAT WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE ABLE TO VISIT. SO HE'LL GO SEE ADDRESS AND STUFF LIKE THAT SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU, COREY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT THINGS YOU DID FOR OUR ORGANIZATION.
FIRST, WE'D LIKE TO CALL UP MRS. BECKY KAPPEL OH, GOOD FOR YOU.
AND NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO CALL UP MS. CAITLIN CAPLE.
SORRY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO CALL.
WE GOT STUFF FOR HERE, THOUGH.
JUST GO TO OKAY BUT YEAH, SO WE'D LIKE TO WE ALSO HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR KARA. KARA CARRICK APPLE AND ONE FOR CHASE KAPPEL. I'M SENSING A THEME.
AND WE ALSO HAVE CARSON KAPPEL AND ALSO COLIN CAPPEL AND THEN PLEASE, CODY, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME UP.
WE PICK ALL THE FLOWERS HERE THIS IS ALL THE REST OF YOUR SWAG, COREY.
THE DEDICATION OF 33 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE GOLDEN RANCH FIRE DISTRICT FIRE BOARD NO, YOU'RE WELCOME. AND THEN WE FLEW BOTH THE AMERICAN FLAG AND 370. AND SO THERE'S THE FLAGS AND THE CERTIFICATE THAT THEY'RE FLOWN I NEED TO.
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
DO YOU HAVE A SPEECH PREPARED, COREY? OKAY.[7.A. FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT – CHIEF BRANDHUBER]
THANK YOU.[00:20:20]
CONGRATULATIONS. YEAH, SAME HERE. CONGRATULATIONS. ENJOY YOUR RETURN.BUT ONCE AGAIN, HE'S ON A WILDLAND ASSIGNMENT, SO WE'LL DO IT NEXT MONTH, HOPEFULLY. SOUNDS GOOD. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP MR. GABE BRAVO TO INTRODUCE CONNIE.
BRIAN, YOU READY FOR THIS NERVOUS ME TOO ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT DO NOT KNOW ME, MY NAME IS GABE BRAVO. I'M THE OPERATIONS SUPPORT SUPERVISOR HERE FOR OUR DISTRICT AND TODAY I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF INTRODUCING THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE OPERATIONS DIVISION, MS. CONNIE WHITEMAN.
SO CONNIE HAS JOINED OUR TEAM. SHE'S THE OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. HER MAIN FOCUS WILL BE TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE OUT THERE TAKING CARE OF US DAY IN AND DAY OUT. SHE'S ALREADY SHOWN SOME GREAT QUALITIES AND STRENGTHS THAT I NEED HELP WITH. SHE'S A GREAT TEAM MEMBER, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING FROM DETAIL ORIENTATION, TIME MANAGEMENT, AND JUST ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS IN GENERAL I THINK ARE GOING TO BRING NOT ONLY THE OR DIVISION, OUR DIVISION, GREAT VALUE, BUT ALSO THE DISTRICT ITSELF. SO LET'S SEE. SO SHE CAME FROM TMC, WHICH HUGE LOSS FOR THEM, BIG WIN FOR US. SHE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF MEDICAL AND HEALTHCARE BACKGROUND, WHICH I THINK WILL SUIT HER VERY WELL IN TRANSITIONING INTO THE EMERGENCY SERVICES AND FIRE ARENA SHE'S READY TO SPEAK IN THE LINGO. IT'S PRETTY COOL.
SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HERSELF, BUT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ONE TO SAY, IF YOU WANT TO GET TO KNOW HER, COME BY AND STOP BY AND MEET HER, BUT I'LL JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT THAT I'VE KNOWN PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. HER AND HER HUSBAND, ROBERT, MOVED HERE FROM OREGON ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH, RIGHT? LAST MONTH. SO THEY'VE BEEN HERE FOR FOUR YEARS. THEY HAVE TWO AWESOME CHILDREN. THEIR DAUGHTER, AARON AND THEIR SON GABE, RIGHT? AWESOME NAME, BY THE WAY. BOTH OF WHICH ARE STILL BACK IN OREGON PURSUING THEIR DREAMS, WHICH SHE MISSES THEM A LOT. SO ANYTIME SHE GETS A CHANCE TO GO BACK UP THERE TO SEE THEM, SHE DOES AND WE'LL MAKE SURE WE HELP HER OUT WITH THAT. BUT SHE'S NOT ALONE. HER AND HER HUSBAND HAVE TWO LITTLE ONES THAT THEY CARE FOR HERE, THEIR CAT WINNIE AND THEY'RE A LITTLE SLIMY GECKO RANDALL.
THAT'S GABE'S RIGHT. GREAT PETS. AND RANDALL WAS NAMED AFTER ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES. CAN ANYONE GUESS IT? YEAH, RIGHT? GOOD. SO YEAH, SHE'S BEEN AWESOME. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HER FOR ABOUT A MONTH, A LITTLE BIT OVER A MONTH NOW. THIN HIM VERY WELL AND MAKING ME BE BETTER EVERY DAY.
BUT ANYWAY, WE'LL CUT IT SHORT, BECAUSE I THINK THE STAGE TRIED TO SET IT IN FOR BOTH OF US, OR JUST ME. YEAH, LET ME BE THE FIRST TO PUBLICLY WELCOME YOU TO THE DISTRICT. YOU MADE BEST CHOICE YOU COULD. WE'RE GONNA… YOU'RE GONNA DO GREAT HERE. APPRECIATE YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE SO FAR. WE'RE WORKING ON SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO KEEP WORKING TOGETHER. WELCOME.
SO REAL QUICK, A REALLY COOL STORY ON CONNIE IS I'VE BEEN WITH CONNIE FOR FOUR YEARS NOW, BECAUSE SHE WAS A SCHEDULER WHERE I GET MY CANCER TREATMENTS, AND SHE DOES AN AWESOME JOB WAS AWESOME TO DEAL WITH, AND SHE PUT IN FOR THIS POSITION, NEVER TOLD ME AND EARNED IT ON YOUR OWN, BUT I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY THAT YOU'RE HERE AND PART OF OUR FAMILY, AND I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE CARE AND WORK THAT SHE DOES FOR OTHERS
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SO GREAT ADDITION FOR US. AND WITH THAT, IT'S YOUR TURN TO SAY SPEECH.[7.B. COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION DIVISION’S REPORT - ASSISTANT CHIEF PERRY]
OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU GUYS.BUT YOU DO HAVE TO DO YOUR OWN OKAY.
OKAY. I STATE YOUR NAME. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WOULD BE ALERT IN MY DUTIES AT ALL TIMES.
I, CONNIE WHITEMAN, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL BE ALERT IN MY DUTIES AT ALL I WILL STRIVE TO BE MINDFUL OF THE WELFARE AND RIGHTS OF OTHERS. I WILL STRIVE TO BE MINDFUL OF THE WELFARE OF AND RIGHTS OF OTHERS.
MY SUPERVISORS TO PROVIDE GREATER PROTECTION TO THE PUBLIC THE FIRE DISTRICT I SERVE I WILL COOPERATE FULLY WITH MY SUPERVISORS TO PROVIDE GREATER PROTECTION TO THE PUBLIC AND THE FIRE DISTRICT I SERVE I WILL STRIVE TO BECOME MORE PROFICIENT IN MY DUTIES AS AN EMPLOYEE OF GOLDEN RANCH BAR DISTRICT THROUGH DILIGENT STUDY AND TRAINING I WILL STRIVE TO BECOME MORE PROFICIENT IN MY DUTIES AS AN EMPLOYER EMPLOYEE OF GOLDEN RANCH FIRE DISTRICT THROUGH DILIGENT STUDY AND TRAINING. ARE WE GUIDELINES ONE WITH GOLDEN RANCH FIRE DISTRICT AS A SYMBOL OF TRUST FOR MY STATE, MY FIRE DISTRICT, AND THE COMMUNITY OF WHICH I SERVE AND ACTIVELY I WILL REGARD MY EMPLOYMENT WITH GOLDEN RANCH FIRE DISTRICT AS A SYMBOL OF TRUST FROM MY STATE, MY FIRE DISTRICT, AND THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH I SERVE AND ACT ACCORDING I WILL CONSTANTLY STRIVE TO OBTAIN THESE OBJECTIVES AS I SERVE AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE GOLDBER RANCH FIRE DISTRICT I WILL CONSTANTLY STRIVE TO OBTAIN THESE OBJECTIVES AS I SERVE AS AN EMPLOYEE OF HOLDER RANCH FIRE DISTRICT.
CAN WE DO THE SAME THING? OKAY.
I STATE YOUR NAME, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA? AYE, CONNIE WHITEMAN, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF STATE OF ARIZONA. AND I WILL BEAR TO FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC AND THEN I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE AND RESTATE YOUR POSITION.
AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OPERATIONS ADMIN ASSISTANT ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, SO HELP ME, GOD. ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES, SO HELP ME OR SO I DO APART OKAY.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BRIEF RECESS SO INDIVIDUALS WISH TO LEAVE, THEY SURE CAN. OKAY. THANK YOU.
[7.C. SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION’S REPORT - ASSISTANT CHIEF CESAREK]
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YEAH, IT'S A LONG TIME.OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME SOME OF THAT PTL TIME. IT WAS GOOD TO RECONNECT WITH FAMILY AND WORK ON MY TAN, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. IN THE SPIRIT OF PTO, WE HAVE A COUPLE DIFFERENT FACES UP HERE ON THE TABLE TODAY.
CAPTAIN JOSE ALAMADA, WHO'S OUT IN THE PARKING LOT, IS FILLING IN FOR CAPTAIN JONES FOR THE UNION UPDATE. THEN WE HAVE CAPTAIN OR CAPTAIN, SORRY, JUST DEMOTED YOU. DEPUTY CHIEF ADAM GERALD, WHO IS FILLING IN FOR CHIEF GRISSOM AND DEPUTY CHIEF MARK WILSON, WHO'S FILLING IN FOR ERIC PERRY. SO, I THINK IT SHOWS THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO'S AROUND THE DISTRICT OPERATES VERY WELL VERY APPRECIATIVE AND PROUD OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION AND THE JOB THAT THEY DO SO PENDING ANY QUESTIONS, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE BOARD.
I HAVE ONE OF, I THINK IT'S HR UNDER THE METRIC DESCRIPTION THERE'S ONE THAT'S ASKED. IT'S UNDER RESULTS PERCENTAGE OF SURVEYED RESPONDENTS THAT REPORT THAT THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH THE BENEFIT PACKAGE. 54% SAY LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE NOT, BUT YOUR GOAL IS FOR 85%. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT ARE YOU HEARING? I GUESS YOU… IT'S WHATEVER YOU'RE HEARING AS TO WHY IT'S 54%. MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS. SO THIS YEAR, AS YOU KNOW, WHEN WE PUT METRICS INTO PLACE, THIS WAS ALSO OUR FIRST YEAR TO DO SURVEYS RIGHT SURVEYS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND SURVEYS OF OUR INTERNAL CUSTOMERS. INTERNAL CUSTOMERS IS ALL ALL OUR EMPLOYEES THAT HR. SERVES. SO THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE'RE DOING IT SAME WITH OUR METRICS, WE'RE DIALING THOSE QUESTIONS IN. AND THAT LITERALLY WAS THE QUESTION, ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH YOUR BENEFITS PACKAGE?
[7.D. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES & FIRE RESPONSE DIVISON’S REPORT – ASSISTANT CHIEF GRISSOM]
AND IT WAS A KIND OF A YES, NO TYPE OF ANSWER. SO IN THE COMMENT SECTION, THERE WAS PLENTY OF COMMENTS ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS. I DON'T RECALL, HONESTLY, THERE BEING ANY SPECIFICS GEARED TOWARDS THAT BENEFITS COMPENSATION PACKAGE. OKAY. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, AS WE'VE NOW SEEN HOW THOSE RESPONSES COME BACK AND THAT SORT OF THING, WE'RE GOING TO DIAL THIS IN A LITTLE BIT BETTER, ASK QUESTIONS A LITTLE MORE CLEARLY LEAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ROOM FOR COMMENT, SO THAT WE DO KNOW WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS THAT YOU'RE NOT FEELING CONFIDENT ABOUT, OR YOU'RE NOT AS SATISFIED WITH WITH YOUR EMPLOYMENT, AND THEN WE KNOW, ARE THOSE THINGS WE CAN ADDRESS AND HOW DO WE ADDRESS THEM? SO RIGHT NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T MORE INFORMATION TO GIVE YOU, BUT I CAN KIND OF GIVE YOU A WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS GOING FORWARD. DO YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE THE PRICE POINT? I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS OKAY, I WHILE WE KNOW THAT WE PAY WELL AGAINST THE MARKET AND AGAINST OUR PEERS.YOU KNOW, WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS, THAT'S ALWAYS A CONCERN FOR PEOPLE. WE'RE ALL OUT HERE DOING THE BEST WE CAN, RAISING FAMILIES AND THAT SORT OF THING, AND WE KNOW THAT THE COST OF THINGS HAVE GONE UP, AND WE KNOW THAT NATIONALLY, RIGHT, SALARIES CANNOT KEEP UP SO I THINK WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
BUT THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS TRANSLATE DOWN TO PEOPLE'S POCKETS. SO IT COULD BE SOME COMMUNICATION PIECES AS WELL AND EDUCATION PIECES. AND I THINK YOU'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS WHERE WE'VE BEEN INCREASING THOSE EDUCATION POINTS AND INCREASING THOSE COMMUNICATION POINTS SO THAT MAYBE WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S DRIVING THIS LOW SATISFACTION RATE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE ARE DOING THINGS AND GETTING INFORMATION OUT THERE SO THAT THE THINGS THAT WE DO HERE IN ADMIN THAT LIKE JUST BECAUSE WE'RE AWARE OF IT DOESN'T MEAN THE FIREFIGHTER ON THE GROUND IS AWARE OF WHY WE'RE WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHAT'S GOING ON AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. SO JUST BETTER, BETTER EDUCATION, BETTER COMMUNICATION TO GET THAT OUT AS WELL BUT AS FAR AS A SPECIFIC, I APOLOGIZE, BUT I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT CHAIR. I'M SORRY, BOARD MEMBER OUTLAW, IF YOU WANT TO GO FIRST. I JUST HAD A QUESTION.
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WOULD IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE EMPLOYEES ABOUT THEIR BENEFITS PACKAGE. MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER OUTLAW, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, AND YOU'RE RIGHT, THAT WAS A POINT-IN-TIME SURVEY, AND IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR, SO JANUARY. YES, MA'AM.SO IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY BEFORE WE HAD DONE ALL THE EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE BENEFITS PACKAGE ITSELF. SO THAT YES, THAT COULD PLAY A PART.
THANK YOU, THAT MAKES TOTAL SENSE. YES, MA'AM.
THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER OUTLAW, YOU READ MY MIND, SO THANK YOU.
OKAY GET NOW, MATA, DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, GOOD MORNING. I JUST HAVE ONE NOTE THAT BEN ASKED ME TO SHARE, AND IT'S THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE SENDING TWO MEMBERS TO THE IAFF CONVENTION NEXT MONTH IN AUGUST.
UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY, SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU. AND MADAM CHAIR, I FORGOT TO SAY SOMETHING, BUT I'M GOING TO LET SHANNON, ARE YOU THE GOOD NEWS MADAM CHAIR, FOR THE REGULAR ELECTION, WE HAD TWO INCUMBENTS THAT FILED UNCONTESTED. YESTERDAY WAS THE DEADLINE FOR THE RIDING CANDIDATES AND WE HAD NO ONE FILE, SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO CANCEL THE ELECTION. OH, GOOD. THAT'S GREAT.
THANK YOU. THAT WAS A HARD SPOT.
THANK YOU. OKAY, GOING ON TO ERIC PERRY, THE ASSISTANT, WHICH I KNOW ERIC'S NOT HERE, SO.
MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DO YOU HAVE CHIEF PERRY'S REPORT, A COUPLE THINGS HE WANTED ME TO HIGHLIGHT. HE WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE GREAT WORK THAT FIRE PREVENTION HAS DONE OVER THE PAST YEAR. IN COMPLETING 99.66% OF ALL PREVENTION INSPECTIONS THIS HAS BEEN A RESULT OF THE BOARD'S APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL INSPECTOR POSITIONS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE TEAMWORK WITH COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION IN UTILIZING THE CRTS FOR LOCK BOXES AND JUST PLAIN HARD WORK BY OUR PREVENTION DIVISION IS IT'S PRETTY AWESOME.
HE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT THE COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION DIVISION IS DOING THEY HAVE JOINED THE REGIONAL FALL PREVENTION COALITION THAT IS FOCUSED ON DRIVING DOWN FALL INJURY RISK REGIONALLY. THEY'RE WORKING ON DEVELOPING A HOME SAFETY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, INCLUDING PARTNERING WITH AGENCIES FOR GRAB BAR INSTALLATIONS, WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, AND OTHER TYPES OF EQUIPMENT TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS THEY'VE EXPANDED OUR CURRICULUM OFFERINGS TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, SUCH AS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL KIDS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS I HAVE ONE FOR FIRE MARSHAL ATKINS ON YOUR GRAPH, THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES THE VERY LAST GRAPH OF THE VIOLATIONS REPORTED AND REPAIRED THE JANUARY 26TH THE REPAIR SHOWS A HUGE MARK, YELLOW MARK IS THE LARGEST ONE ON THE SCALE, AND THEN AND THEN A PURPLE THAT'S NOT EVEN HALFWAY. WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A VIOLATION IS NOT REPAIRED? MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. SO WHEN WE WRITE UP CODE VIOLATIONS, THERE'S DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SEVERITY. SO WE COULD HAVE A CRITICAL OR HIGH HAZARD VIOLATION. OR WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S A LOT LESS HAZARDOUS AND WE MIGHT EVEN UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR TO GET IT CORRECTED, BECAUSE INSTEAD OF WRITING IT UP, OR INSTEAD OF GOING BACK AND CORRECTING IT, WE TRY TO JUST USE EDUCATION TO HAVE THEM FIX IT. BUT THE WAY WE NORMALLY DO IT IS WE'LL DO A PREVENTION INSPECTION. ANYTHING VERY CRITICAL WILL GO BACK WITHIN EVEN A COUPLE DAYS AND MAKE SURE IT'S CORRECTED. IF IT'S SOME OF THE MORE STANDARD STUFF, LIKE EXTENSION CORDS, OR GETTING YOUR EXTINGUISHERS TAGGED, YOU GET 30 DAYS TO FIX IT. IF WE COME BACK 30 DAYS LATER AND IT'S NOT FIXED, WE'LL GIVE YOU TWO MORE WEEKS, AND POTENTIALLY WE'LL KEEP GIVING YOU TWO WEEKS AS LONG AS WE KNOW YOU'RE TRYING TO GET IT FIXED BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR PARTS, WAITING FOR CONTRACTORS. SO IN MOST SCENARIOS WE KEEP GIVING THEM TIME. BUT IF IF YOU'RE COMING AT US LIKE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CORRECT IT WHATSOEVER. THAT'S WHEN WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT STEP OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS, WHICH WOULD GET LIKE THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE AT OTOWN OF ORO VALLEY INVOLVED POTENTIALLY BECAUSE THEY NEED TO FOLLOW THE FIRE CODE SO I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER HAD TO GO THAT FAR IN THE 10 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE, BUT ONE OF THE REASONS WHY JUNE HAS SUCH A HIGH YELLOW MARK AND SUCH A SMALL PURPLE MARK IS BECAUSE WE DID ALL THE SCHOOLS IN JUNE. SO WE DO ALL THE ALL THE SCHOOLS IN JUNE, AND THERE'S PROBABLY, I THINK, 22 SCHOOLS, BUT IT'S UPWARDS OF OVER 100 BUILDINGS. SO WE FOUND HUNDREDS OF VIOLATIONS IN THAT MONTH. AND THEN THE PURPLE MARK ARE THE VIOLATIONS WE CORRECTED FROM THE MONTH BEFORE. OKAY, GOTCHA. AND JUST FOR AWARENESS, MOVING FORWARD, WE GO BACK TO THE SCHOOLS IN WINTER BREAK
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TO MAKE THOSE CORRECTIONS OR TO CHECK THOSE CORRECTIONS UNLESS IT'S SOMETHING HIGH HAZARD. OKAY.WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I LIKE THAT. OKAY.
OKAY, SO THEN MOVING ON TO GRANTS HERE. OKAY, GRANT, YOU'RE UP. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BEFORE TAKING ANY QUESTIONS, I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS, AND OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE OUR BOARD REPORT. SOME FOLKS TO HIGHLIGHT CAPTAIN ANTHONY MARQUEZ IS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR HIM IN OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY DIVISION. HE ACCOMPLISHED THE FIRE OFFICER DESIGNATION FROM THE CENTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY EXCELLENCE. SO I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY SAY THANK YOU TO HIM FOR THE EFFORT THAT HE DOES AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ALL OF OUR CAPTAINS AND FIRE OFFICERS SHOULD BE LOOKING AT ORGANIZATIONALLY. NEXT, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACILITIES TEAM. SO UNDER DIRECTION OF DIVISION CHIEF JEREMY NORTH, THE FACILITIES TEAM'S BEEN WORKING VERY, VERY HARD AFTER HOURS WORK, AND IT'S DIFFICULT KEEPING ALL OF OUR FACILITIES UP AND RUNNING DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS OBVIOUSLY, THE IMPACT FROM HVAC AND EVERYTHING GOING ON WITH THE 100 PLUS TEMPERATURES. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THOSE FOLKS. AND THEN MY LAST TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE EFFORTS COMING OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND MEDIA RELATIONS AREA. SAM AND LYDIA HAVE BEEN SHOWING THEIR EXPERTISE AND CHANGING THE WAY THAT WE'RE DOING SOME OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND VIDEO WORK AND SHOWING WHAT THEY CAN BRING TO THE TABLE AND HIGHLIGHTING THE ORGANIZATION AND WHAT ALL OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN ARE DOING. THE IMPACT FROM THOSE VIDEOS I'VE HEARD FROM MANY PUBLIC MEMBERS, PEOPLE THAT I CROSS PATHS WITH THAT I WOULDN'T EXPECT THEM TO SAY, HEY, THAT LOOKED I'VE HAD 4 OR 5 PEOPLE COME TO ME AND SAY, THOSE VIDEOS ARE GREAT. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY SAY THANK YOU FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN THAT. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE WITH OUR REPORT.
OKAY, GO AHEAD CHIEF CESAREK THE SDS, THE SAFETY DATA SHEET DIGITAL FORMAT ARE THE FOLKS, I MEAN, KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE TO TYPE IN WHATEVER THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT IS THERE AN EASY LIST FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO IF THEY DON'T TYPE IN THE RIGHT IS IT GOING TO COME UP RIGHT OR NOT? MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER BETTY, YES, THERE'S A QR CODE IN THE STATIONS THAT YOU CAN SCAN. EVERYTHING'S ELECTRONIC, RIGHT? IT'S VERY EASY TO GET TO THE DATA IF THEY NEED IT. IF WE HAPPEN TO HAVE A SPILL OR AN EXPOSURE TO THE PRODUCT, WE CAN DEFINITELY GET
[Items 8.A & 8.B]
TO THAT INFORMATION. OKAY, GOOD. AND THEN THE OTHER WAS FOR LYDIA.AND IN THE REPORT, IT SAID GOVERNING BOARD PROMOTION HIGHLIGHTS. WHAT IS THAT MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER BETTY, I'LL LET I'LL LET LYDIA ANSWER THAT QUESTION. SHE'S SITTING IN THE BACK. SHE USUALLY SITS MORE UP FRONT. MAYBE SHE KNEW YOU HAD A QUESTION.
THAT'S IT. OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT, THEN MOVING ON, CHIEF GRISSOM'S NOT HERE.
GO AHEAD. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FROM THE EMS PORTION, YOU COULD SEE THAT THERE'S MANY, MANY RECOGNITIONS WE'RE GETTING FROM OUR PARTNERS AT THE HOSPITAL. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY OTHER DAY JASON TAYLOR'S BLOWING UP MY CALENDAR WITH ANOTHER ONE COMING THROUGH AND IT JUST SHOWS THE DEDICATION OF OUR PERSONNEL, THE TRAINING THEY'RE RECEIVING AND THE FOCUS THEY HAVE ON MAKING THINGS RIGHT ON THE EMS PORTION. SO IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE. AND THEN ON THE OPERATIONS SIDE, YOU CAN SEE WE HAD A COUPLE OF SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS. WE HAD A 1/2 ACRE BRUSH FIRE UP HIGHWAY 79 THAT THE CREWS HAD A GREAT STOP ON BREEZY THAT DAY, BUT THEY STOP FORWARD PROGRESS PRETTY QUICK BEFORE IT EXTENDED ANY FURTHER. AND THEN WE DID HAVE THE TRAILER FIRE IN CATALINA, AND I COULD ATTEST, I WAS OUT THERE, I WASN'T IN MY GEAR, BUT I WAS HOT, SO I CAN'T EVEN… I FELT BAD FOR A LOT OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS, BUT THEY WORKED VERY HARD TO, CONTROL THAT FIRE AS MUCH AS THEY COULD, AND IT WAS A PRETTY STUBBORN FIRE, BUT HATS OFF TO THEM. THEY DID A GREAT JOB. THOSE ARE MY HIGHLIGHTS, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
[8.C. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING POLICIES: 203 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; 215 SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT; 225 EMPLOYMENT AT WILL; 227 REMOTE WORK; 1046 HOLIDAY TIME OFF; AND 1048 CORE HEALTH BENEFITS]
I ALSO HAD THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SWIFT WATER ITEM AT AJO AND I-19. IT LOOKS LIKE WE RESCUED OR NO, IT WAS A DEAD BODY. YEAH, SO THANKFULLY WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY SWIFT WATER RESCUES IN DISTRICT WITH THIS MONSOON SEASON, BUT BEING A PART OF THE AUTO WAIT SYSTEM, WE GET PULLED IN A LOT AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THOSE ARE VERY MANPOWER INTENSIVE. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO A RESCUE.[00:45:14]
BE HELPED OUT, BUT HAVING THEM THERE, THEY COULD GO AND BACK UP OUR PARTNERS IN THE CITY AND NORTHWEST FIRE AS WELL.92 AND 1, 131. WHAT KIND OF ILLNESS ARE WE SEEING AT THOSE NUMBERS? I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING THOSE KINDS OF NUMBERS. SO IT'S PART OF THE NEW REPORTING SYSTEM WE'RE ON. IT'S A NARIS, SO WE'RE TRYING TO CATEGORIZE IT MORE BROADLY SO THAT BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY WITH ANYBODY WITH THE NEAREST LOGIN, LIKE IF I HAVE A NEAREST LOGIN, I COULD GO LOOK IN COLORADO AND SEE THE INCIDENTS THAT ARE BEING RUN THERE. SO AS FAR AS PATIENT PRIVACY, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE VAGUE IN THE REPORTING WE HAVE ON THE EMS SIDE OF IT.
OKAY, BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE WAS A WHOLE LOT OF THEM. AND THEN IT WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT.
OH, THERE WAS A FALSE ALARM, INTENTIONAL FALSE ALARM. DID WE CALL THE SHERIFF ON THAT? THIS WAS IN STATION 377. NO EMERGENCY FALSE ALARM. IT WAS SAID INTENTIONAL FALSE ALARM.
MADAM CHAIR, I DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION ON THAT ONE. I'LL LOOK INTO IT. IT COULD BE A MANUAL POLL THAT WAS UNNECESSARY. OF COURSE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO ESCALATE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT UNLESS IT'S SOMETHING SERIOUS LIKE THAT. IF WE COULD GET BY WITH EDUCATION, JUST MY SURFACE THOUGHTS ON IT, BUT I CAN LOOK INTO IT, FIND OUT WHAT THAT INCIDENT ACTUALLY WAS, AND REPORT BACK. OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD. AND THE OTHER ONE WAS, AGAIN, WELL-PERSON CHECK.
WE HAD 3 OF THEM. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE DID WELL PERSON CHECKS WHEN THE QUESTION I REALLY HAD THOUGH WAS, DOES SOMEBODY ELSE CALL YOU CALL A FAMILY MEMBER OR SOMEBODY ELSE CALL TO HAVE SOMEBODY CHECKED ON, IS THAT NORMALLY HOW IT WORKS? MADAM CHAIR, THAT'S CORRECT. SO ESSENTIALLY, WE DON'T… SINCE WE DON'T HAVE OUR OWN 911 SYSTEM, WE CONTRACT THE PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT, WHEREVER IT MAY BE. LAW ENFORCEMENT'S GOING TO GET THE CHECK OF WELFARE FIRST. OKAY. THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, IT'S FALSE ALARM, SO TO SPEAK, AND SO THEY'LL MANAGE IT. BUT IF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ON SCENE FEELS IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN, THEY'LL CALL US OUT. SO IT'S JUST DECODING OUR PERSONNEL ARE USING. IT COULD JUST BE THAT IT WAS A LIFT ASSIST CALL, OR WE ACTUALLY DID A TRANSPORT ON IT, BUT THE INITIAL CODING FROM DISPATCH IS GOING TO COME IN AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT SAYS, CHECK WELFARE OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH, I HAVE A COUPLE. OKAY, GOOD. AND THE 0% ISO TRAINING COMPLETE WAS THAT FOR THE MONTH OR FOR THE YEAR? BOARD MEMBER BETTY, I'M GOING TO VAULT TO CHIEF HILDEBRAND SINCE HE'S MORE VERSED ON THE TRAINING HOURS. AND THE SAME FOR HAZMAT TRAINING.
I SPACED AS I CAME UP HERE. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
YEAH, IT'S JUST FOR WE RESET BECAUSE OF THE BECAUSE THE END OF THE YEAR. SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE ZERO AND THE HAZMAT TRAINING IS PLANNED AND THEN ALL THE OTHER TRAINING IS PLANNED. SO IT'S JUST THE WAY WE'RE REPORTING AND THAT'S WHY IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S NOTHING BEING DONE. OKAY, NO GO AWAY. I HAVE ONE MORE. OKAY THE SNAKE RELOCATIONS, THEY SHOW UP PER STATION.
BUT HOW MANY OF THOSE ARE ACTUALLY BEING HELD BY THE CRT? AND SHOULD THEY BE BROKEN OUT? FOR THE SNAKE CALLS THAT ARE RUN BY CRTS VERSUS THE SUPPRESSION CREWS. I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT PARTICULAR QUESTION. SO, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE THE WAY OUR REPORTING SYSTEM WORKS, AND THE WAY THAT WE'RE RUNNING THAT REPORT IS WE'RE REPORTING BASED ON EMERGENCY SERVICE ZONE, OR FIRST DUE AREA, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT. SO, THE CRTS ARE MOST LIKELY HANDLING THOSE CALLS. WE HAVE OTHER REPORTS THAT SHOW HOW MANY CALLS THE CRTS ARE ACTUALLY HANDLING FOR US, BUT WE'RE BASING IT ON THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF WHERE THE CALL'S COMING IN FROM, BASED ON THE SERVICE ZONE OF THAT STATION. SO, A LOT OF THESE OTHER CALLS IN HERE, IT MIGHT SHOW A MEDICAL CALL AND, YOU KNOW.
[8.D. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE GOLDER RANCH FIRE DISTRICT RECONCILIATION AND MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT]
15 ILLNESS CALLS IN STATION 376 AREA. THAT DOESN'T MEAN ENGINE 376 HANDLED ALL THOSE CALLS. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER ENGINE HANDLING IT. WE CAN ABSOLUTELY BREAK THAT DOWN, BUT THIS IS JUST A KIND OF A GIANT OVERVIEW OF WHERE THE CALLS ARE BEING LOCATED GEOGRAPHICALLY. I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SEE HOW MANY OF THE STATIONS ARE ACTUALLY HANDLING, AND HOW MANY OF THE CRTS ARE HANDLING? BECAUSE THAT WAS PART OF THE REASON WE STARTED THE PROGRAM WAS TO ALLEVIATE THE HEAVY LIFTING OF THE STATIONS AND I AGREE WITH THAT. THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN A CONCERN OF MINE.[00:50:02]
IF I MAY, WE DO TRACK THE PERCENTAGE OF CALLS THAT THE PUBLIC ASSIST CALLS THAT THE CRTS RUN. OUR GOAL IS AROUND 40%. WE HAVE ACHIEVED OVER 40% FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WHAT'S BEEN KIND OF SKEWING NUMBERS A LITTLE BIT IS, SINCE OUR LAST GRADUATION ACADEMY, WE HAVE HAD MORE TRUCKS IN SERVICE, LIKE THE UTILITY TRUCKS, FOR INSTANCE. SO THEY'RE HANDLING PUBLIC ASSIST CALLS AS WELL. SO IT'S NOT OUR SUPPRESSION TRUCKS, IT'S OUR PICKUP TRUCKS WITH TWO FIREFIGHTERS ON THEM, SO THERE ARE SOME DAYS WHERE THE UTILITY TRUCKS ARE IN SERVICE THAT MIGHT DECREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC ASSIST CALLS THAT THE CRTS ARE RUNNING BUT THERE ARE SOME DAYS WHERE WE HAVE TWO CRT TRUCKS AND A UTILITY TRUCK IN SERVICE. AND THE UTILITY TRUCK MAY HANDLE A THIRD OF THE CALLS. SO IT'S THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE TIME, IT'S STILL THOSE IT'S STILL TWO PEOPLE IN A PICKUP TRUCK VERSUS AN ENGINE OR A LADDER HANDLING THOSE CALLS. I JUST THINK IT… I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF, I MEAN, AND IF YOU WANT TO THROW THE UTILITY TRUCK OR CATEGORIZE THE UTILITY TRUCK IN WITH THE CRTS, THAT'S FINE. YEAH, THAT'S FINE. BUT I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO BE ABLE TO QUANTIFY HOW EFFECTIVE THE CRTS ARE COMPARED TO OR WHAT LOAD THEY'RE PICKING UP COMPARISON TO THE STATIONS. YEAH, BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE ALL WONDERED THAT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT IT, I, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE'S CRT RESPONSE, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO BREAK IT OUT SO WE KNOW HOW EFFECTIVE THAT PROGRAM IS WORKING. MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER VETTI IN THE BOARD PACKET THERE IS CRT RESPONSES FOR 2026 BY THE MONTH AND CRT CALLS BY THE MONTH. IF YOU WANT US TO BREAK IT APART A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN IT'S ON THE GRAPH IN YOUR PACKET IF WE CAN TALK AFTER THE MEETING AND WE CAN BREAK IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY, BUT IT IS IN THERE. MAYBE IT'S NOT IN THERE IN A WAY THAT WORKS FOR THE BOARD. SO WE'D BE HAPPY TO CHANGE THE FORMAT.OKAY, I'LL TALK TO YOU AFTER THE MEETING. OKAY. I JUST THINK FIRST STATION IS HELPFUL, BECAUSE THEN WE KNOW WHERE THE ACTIVITY IN IN THE DISTRICT IS OCCURRING. AND YOU KNOW THAT'S WHAT I FEEL ANYWAY. YEAH. I JUST MIGHT SAY THAT I AND LOOKING AT SOME OF THE DIFFERENT STATION RESPONSES, THERE'S A LOT OF SNAKE CALLS, AND I ASSUME THAT A LOT OF THOSE ARE TAKEN BY THE CRT, AND IF THEY'RE NOT AND THERE'S THAT MANY THAT CRT DOESN'T HANDLE, WE NEED TO MAYBE MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS SOMEWHERE.
SO IN THE SLIDE IN YOUR PACKET, CURRENTLY IT SHOWS FOR JUNE SNAKE REMOVALS WERE 109, SMOKE ALARMS, 93 LOCK BOXES BUT AGAIN, I'LL GET WITH THE BOARD AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT IS EASIER FOR YOU. AND IF YOU WANT IT BROKEN DOWN, WE'LL BREAK IT DOWN ANY WAY YOU WANT IT. YEAH, BECAUSE CLEARLY THEY'RE NOT COVERING THEM ALL. THEY WERE ONLY DOING 109, THERE WERE A LOT MORE SNAKE CALLS. CORRECT. AND WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS SCHEDULE BASED ON THE WHEN THE SNAKES ARE OUT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SO WE WANT TO CREW CRT STAFF DURING PEAK SNAKE CALL TIME PERIOD. BUT THERE'S STILL THE SNAKE CALLS THAT OCCUR IN THE EVENING THAT OUR SUPPRESSION CREWS TAKE CARE OF BUT WE'LL WORK WITH THE BOARD TO PROVIDE YOU THE DATA IN THE WAY THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT. THAT MAKES SENSE. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. OKAY.
MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, BOTH A AND B ARE CONTINUATION OF WELL, ACTUALLY, I TAKE THAT BACK. I'M GOING TO TURN THAT OVER TO DANNY. I WAS THINKING OF SOMETHING ELSE. SO DANNY, BAIL ME OUT. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AMB ARE VERY SIMILAR. STARTING WITH A, EVER VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT REACHED OUT TO US FOR IT SERVICES AND ALSO INCLUDING THE IMAGE TREND PLATFORM SO WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS IGA THAT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE WE ALREADY HAVE WITH 3.7 WITH RINCON, WITH TWO MODIFICATIONS. ONE IS THE ANNUAL RATE UP TO $18,000 ANNUALLY, AND THE INCLUSION OF IMAGE TREND SERVICES IN THAT AGREEMENT.
I'M ASSUMING THE RATE WENT UP, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. THE PREVIOUS RATE WAS 15,000. OKAY, SO DO WE FEEL THAT 18,000 A YEAR, WHICH IS 1500 PER MONTH IS ADEQUATE. YES, WE DO. SO THE AGREEMENT IS FOR 10 HOURS ANNUALLY. I'M SORRY, 10 HOURS MONTHLY AND THAT FIGURES AT A RATE OF $150 AN HOUR. OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
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DO I HAVE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR ABER VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT AND THREE POINTS FIRE DISTRICT.TO PROVIDE SUPPORTS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FROM THE GOLDEN RANGE FIRE DISTRICT IT SERVICES DIVISION FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH 2027. I'LL SECOND IT. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE OPPOSED NO MOTION PASSES.
OKAY, SO THEN YEP. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING POLICIES 2003 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2015 SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT, 2025 EMPLOYMENT AT WILL 2027 REMOTE WORK AND THEN WE'RE NOT DOING THE 1046, CORRECT? CHIEF, WE'RE NOT DOING 1046. THAT'S BEEN DROPPED. MADAM CHAIR, YES, WE'D LIKE TO BRING THAT BACK IN AUGUST. THERE WAS A FEW OUTSTANDING ISSUES THAT WE NEEDED TO CLEAN UP. OKAY, AND THEN WE ARE DOING 1048 CORE HEALTH BENEFITS OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION OR ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. OKAY, GO AHEAD.
THERE'S TWO WEEK NOTICE, AND DURING THAT 2 WEEK PERIOD, CAN THEY TAKE TIME OFF OR I MEAN, I'VE WORKED PLACES WHERE IF YOU MISS DAYS DURING YOUR TWO WEEKS YOU'RE NOT PAID FOR THOSE DAYS. RIGHT. MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS AND MEMBER VETTI THAT IS A SEPARATE POLICY. SO IN OUR EMPLOYMENT LEAVE POLICY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, IT ADDRESSES THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS YOU HAVE FOR TAKING TIME OFF. ULTIMATELY, YES, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEBODY COULD TAKE TIME OFF IN THEIR LAST TWO WEEKS THAT IS PRETTY STANDARD NOW.
I WOULD SAY THE MAJORITY OF EMPLOYEES ARE GOING TO HONOR THAT TWO WEEKS. BUT YEAH, IF THERE IS SOME REASON THAT THEY NEED A DAY OFF DURING THAT TIME, IT WOULD LIKELY BE HONORED. AND IF THEY HAVE PTO, THAT WOULD THEN ENSURE THEY ARE STILL PAID FOR THAT TIME OFF, THEY WOULD STILL GET THAT AND THEN ON THE RETURN OF PROPERTY IF IF WE DON'T GET ALL THE PROPERTY DO WE HOLD THE LAST CHECK OR WHAT DO WE DO? SO THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC LAWS THAT TELL US WHETHER WE CAN WITHHOLD ANY FUNDS AND WE FOLLOW THOSE TO AT. SO IT DEPENDS UPON THE SITUATION AND THEN THE LAW THAT GOVERNS IT OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH.
ANYBODY ELSE? I HAVE A QUESTION ON REMOTE WORK.
I KNOW THIS POLICY CAME UP DURING COVID, I BELIEVE. AND NOW THAT WE'RE WORKING 410S, HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE REALLY HAVE DOING REMOTE WORK? I CAN'T GIVE YOU AN EXACT NUMBER. BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS WHAT THIS IS MORE ALLOWANCE FOR IS FLEX WORK.
SO THERE MAY BE A DAY, I'LL USE MYSELF AS AN EXAMPLE, RIGHT? IF MY GARAGE DOOR IS BROKEN, SOMEBODY HAS TO STAY HOME AND MEET THE GARAGE DOOR GUY. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I CAN'T ACCOMPLISH ANY WORK FOR THE DISTRICT THAT DAY. SO IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT POSSIBLE AND AVAILABLE TO ME, AND I'VE NOT ABUSED THAT OPTION, THEN IT WOULD BE UP TO MY SUPERVISOR. IN THIS CASE, THE FIRE CHIEF, FOR US TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND ME TO EXPRESS THAT NEED AND THIS POLICY WOULD THEN ALLOW ME TO DO THAT.
BUT YEAH, WE DO MONITOR THOUGH EACH INDIVIDUAL SUPERVISOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THAT IF THEY'VE ALLOWED THAT REMOTE WORK OR THAT FLEX WORK THAT THINGS ARE STILL GETTING ACCOMPLISHED AND THAT EMPLOYEE IS STILL SORRY ACCOMPLISHING WORK THROUGHOUT THAT DAY.
MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER BETTY, I WOULD JUST ADD THAT THAT IS THE EXCEPTION, NOT THE NORM. IT'S PART OF, I THINK, THE CULTURE THAT WE HAVE AT THIS DISTRICT TO WORK WITH OUR PEOPLE AND YES, WE'RE WORKING FOR TENS, AND WORK STILL NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED, BUT IT'S MORE OF THE EXCEPTION. WE DON'T HAVE A REGULARLY SCHEDULED PEOPLE WORKING REMOTELY ANYMORE. OKAY, SO IT'S JUST A ONE OFF, AND IT DOES HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE SUPERVISOR INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE CAN'T JUST SAY, WELL, I'M GOING TO DO REMOTE WORK. IT HAS TO BE A CASE BY CASE AND APPROVED BY THE SUPERVISOR. OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
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1048 CORE HEALTH BENEFITS. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED, NO, MOTION PASSES. ITEM D, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE GOLDEN RANCH FIRE DISTRICT RECONCILIATION AND MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT.MADAM CHAIR, I WAS GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THIS BEFORE TURN IT OVER TO JEFF. IF WE COULD CIRCLE BACK TO SEE ON POLICIES, WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HEAR FROM THE BOARD IS ACTUALLY MICHELLE IS AS WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE BOARD, DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB, AND IF ANYTHING, I'M HOLDING BACK THE NUMBER OF POLICIES THAT COME TO THE BOARD, BECAUSE I WANT TO RESPECT YOUR TIME I'LL COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD LATER, BUT IF I COULD HEAR FROM THE BOARD WHAT IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF POLICIES THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE SEEING AT ONE TIME. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SEND 5 OR 6 AT LEAST A MONTH TO THE BOARD TO REVIEW. BUT I ALSO WANT TO HONOR YOUR TIME, BUT I'LL DO THAT IN A SEPARATE EMAIL AND GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD.
AS FAR AS THE FINANCIAL REPORT, AGAIN, I NEED TO PUBLICLY THANK THE FINANCE TEAM LED BY JEFF AND CHIEF PERRY. THEY HAVE DONE PHENOMENAL WORK. THEY ARE WORKING SO HARD THAT I JUST CAN'T EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THE WORK BY WALKER ARMSTRONG, THE ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT THE BOARD SUPPORTED HAS BEEN VERY FRUITFUL IN HELPING US CORRECT AND MAKE THINGS MORE TRANSPARENT. THEY'RE WORKING VERY WELL WITH OUR AUDITOR. WHAT I DID WANT TO BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT BEFORE JEFF TALKS IS THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THE REPORTS THAT YOU HAVE THIS MONTH ARE GOING TO BE THE LAST THAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THIS FORMAT. STARTING NEXT MONTH, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE DETAILED REPORTS AND MORE REPORTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY COMING OUT OF OUR ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE. AND AS WE'VE TALKED BEFORE, REPORTS THAT WE WERE GETTING BEFORE WEREN'T DIRECTLY COMING FROM THE COUNTING SOFTWARE. SO MOVING FORWARD, EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE FROM OUR ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE FOR TRANSPARENCY. SO AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2526 IN AGGREGATE, WE WERE $400,000 UNDER OUR BUDGET AND TWO SPECIFIC THINGS THAT THAT WAS CAUSED BY WAS THE ARBITRAGE PAYMENT THAT WE NEEDED TO MAKE ON THE BOND THAT WAS NEVER FORECASTED AND THAT WAS FOR BASICALLY 380,000. AND THEN THE CLOSE TO $2 MILLION INCREASE IN HEALTH CARE COSTS THAT WE SAW THIS YEAR. SO WHILE WE NEVER WANT TO MEET OUR BUDGET, OUR GOAL ON OUR BUDGET, THERE ARE A COUPLE LEGITIMATE REASONS WHY WE DIDN'T MEET THE MARK THIS FISCAL PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. AND THE ONLY REASON I'M HIGHLIGHTING THIS IS THE REPORTS THAT YOU GOT IF YOU LOOK AT ONE REPORT, IT SHOWS ONE THING. IF YOU LOOK AT ANOTHER REPORT, IT SHOWS SOMETHING ELSE AND IT'S CONFUSING NOT ONLY FOR STAFF, BUT FOR THE BOARD. SO I JUST WANTED TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH THE BOARD AND LET THEM KNOW AND JEFF'S GOING TO GO INTO MORE DETAIL. BUT AGAIN.
SO MUCH APPRECIATION AND RESPECT FOR THE FINANCE TEAM AND THE WORK JEFF AND ERIC ARE DOING. I THINK PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY'RE PUTTING INTO CORRECT AND MOVE FORWARD IN A WAY THAT REPRESENTS OUR DISTRICT.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. LIKE CHIEF BRANDHUBER SAID, THIS WILL BE THE LAST REPORT WITH THE LEGACY REPORTING STRUCTURE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS REPORT, IT DOES SAY STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES, ALL FUNDS TECHNICALLY THAT IS HOW IT HAS BEEN PRESENTED THIS ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR, BUT WHAT IT DOESN'T INCLUDE IS THE ACTUAL BOND GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND EXPENSES AND MONEY THAT'S BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS IT SHOWING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE 2.8 MILLION TO THE GOOD FOR THE FOR THIS MONTH.
BASICALLY WE'VE GOT I WANT TO POINT OUT IT SHOWS 764,000 IN AMBULANCE REVENUE FOR LAST MONTH WHEN WE GET TO THE AMBULANCE SLIDE, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT THAT'S REALLY LIKE 600 AND CHANGE. THE REASON WHY THE VARIANCES IS THE AMBULANCE SLIDE DIDN'T INCLUDE HAS NEVER INCLUDED THE SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE. AND SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S THE VARIANCE THERE. SO THAT WHEN WE GET TO THAT SLIDE NEXT MONTH, IT'LL ACTUALLY BE A SERIES OF SIX SLIDES AND I'M
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TRYING VERY HARD TO COAX SHELBY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT PART OF THE PRESENTATION. SHE'S STILL A LITTLE NOT EXCITED ABOUT IT, BUT WE'LL GET THERE. SO THIS IS WHAT THE MONTH OF JUNE LOOKED LIKE FOR US.[9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]
A LOT OF NUMBERS IN RED, OBVIOUSLY. PART OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE IS THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTHCARE. WHEN WE WENT TO CIGNA THIS FISCAL YEAR WE HAD A VERY CONVOLUTED PROWESS PROCESS ON PAYING THEM. THEY MOVED MONEY OUT OF OUR CASH ACCOUNT INTO A CASH ACCOUNT IN THEIR NAME CALLED AN IMPRESS ACCOUNT THEN THEY WOULD PAY THE CLAIMS OUT OF THAT. SO THIS WAS ALL HAPPENING IN A LIABILITY ACCOUNT, NOT AN EXPENSE ACCOUNT, AND THEN HAD TO BE PROCESSED TO GET IT INTO THE EXPENSE STRUCTURE.WHEN THE FINANCE DIRECTOR DEPARTED IN MARCH.
AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT EXPENSE ACTUALLY IS NOW IN HR SINCE MARCH AND IT'S JUST THE EXPENSES OF ALL OF THE HEALTHCARE IN ONE PLACE AND WE CAN TRACK IT BETTER. SO WE CAN SEE THE TRUE EXPENSES ON THAT THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS FOR THE YEAR, WE'RE 1.5 MILLION POSITIVE. WE'RE REALISTICALLY 400,000 NEGATIVE, AND THAT'S BECAUSE ON THE NEXT SLIDE I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THAT THERE'S $1.9 MILLION IN CASH THAT SHOWED UP IN JUNE THAT REALLY WASN'T OUR MONEY. AND THERE'S A LONG STORY ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. BUT OUR YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR TOTAL REVENUE WAS UP 1.3 MILLION, AND OUR EXPENSES WERE PRETTY MUCH ON TARGET WHEN YOU'RE OFF BY 200,000. BUT WHAT YOU'RE MISSING THERE IF YOU LOOK AT THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST FOR DEBT SERVICES, WE'RE REALLY OFF TARGET ON THAT AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE CASH PROBLEM WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT.
YOU SEE IN COLUMN 2 DEBT SERVICE IS $1.9 MILLION. THE PREVIOUS MONTH HAD BEEN $69,000.
WHEN THAT COLUMN WAS SET UP OR THAT ACCOUNT WAS SET UP IN CHASE BANK, IT WAS KIND OF ASSUMED THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, BUT REALLY REALISTICALLY, THAT IS JUST A COLUMN FOR PAYING THE O&M DEBT SERVICE THAT HAD BEEN CREATED WE WERE NOT AWARE THAT ALL OF THE DEBT SERVICE HAD BEEN SET UP ON AUTOMATIC PAYMENTS, AND WE WERE PREPARING TO PAY THEM WHEN THEY STARTED CLEARING, AND SO $1.9 MILLION CLEARED OF THE PRINCIPAL OR THE PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION BONDS AND SO WE TRANSFERRED MONEY FROM THE COUNTY IN THERE. THE BANK REFUNDED THE MONEY TWICE, AND THAT'S HOW WE ENDED UP WITH 1.9 MILLION DOLLARS THAT THEY HADN'T HAD CLEARED BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THAT, IF YOU LOOKED AT THAT ACCOUNT NOW, IT'S ACTUALLY ZEROED OUT BECAUSE WE TECHNICALLY DON'T EVEN NEED THAT ACCOUNT. IT SHOULD BE IN THE O&M COLUMN SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE IT IN RED BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY $1.9 MILLION THAT BELONGS TO THE BANK THAT'S ALREADY BACK TO THEM. THAT ACCOUNT WON'T BE THERE MOVING FORWARD.
WE'VE MOVED ALL THE AUTO PAYMENTS INTO THE O&M COLUMN THE BOND PROCEED COLUMN IS GOING AWAY AS WELL. THAT'S WHY THAT'S IN YELLOW.
FOR BOND PROCEEDS BASED ON THE ACTIONS OF OTHER DISTRICTS.
SO THAT ACCOUNT WILL BE ZEROED, AND ALL THE MONEY THAT YOU SEE WILL BE IN THE BOND COLUMN OVER HERE UNDER PIMA COUNTY WHERE THE THAT $50,000 MINUS THE 29,000 THAT'S OUTSTANDING WILL GET ADDED TO THE BOND PROCEEDS OVER THERE IN COLUMN THE LAST COLUMN THAT SHOWS 200 AND OR 2.4 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE REASON WHY THAT HAD A SIGNIFICANT DROP LAST MONTH IS WE SPENT $1.6 MILLION DOLLARS OUT OF THAT ACCOUNT TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION UP AT THE OLD ADMINISTRATIVE SITE WHERE FLEET AND TRAINING IS THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE BOND SERVICE COLUMN IN PIMA COUNTY IS GOING TO BE CONSIDERABLY LOWER, LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS.
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SO THAT'S WHY WE'VE LOWERED THE AMOUNT TO GET AS CLOSE TO 0 AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT JUST COVERS THE EXPENSES FOR THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS ON A SIDE NOTE, THOSE ARE AUTOMATIC PAYMENTS THAT ARE CONTROLLED BY THE COUNTY.SO AT LEAST WE KNOW HOW THOSE ARE SET UP AND FUNCTIONING, WHICH IS IT'S BEEN A HECK OF A STEEP LEARNING CURVE ON HOW EVERYTHING HAD BEEN SET UP HERE, BUT WE'RE I THINK WE'RE PAST MOST OF THE LANDMINES AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES.
IT'S A HECK OF A LOT OF SUBSCRIPTIONS IN A MONTH.
THE REASON WHY THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY WAS THERE IS BECAUSE WE HAD TO SOME TIMING ISSUES WITH THE RATE INCREASE THAT WE FILED FOR DHS. AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO GET THE BASICALLY, STANDARD DEFLATOR INCREASE, WE HAD TO WAIT TO APPLY FOR THAT, SO IT GOT PUSHED.
BACK A FEW MONTHS SO WE COULD APPLY FOR IT. SO SHELBY AND HER TEAM, WITH THE HELP OF QUITE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE GOT OUT ALL OF THE MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS IN ONE MONTH'S TIMEFRAME, AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING A HUGE BLIP THERE IN LAST MONTH ON CASH COLLECTIONS.
WE SHOWED THE SLIDE LAST MONTH. WE WERE AT 68% OF HAVING RECEIVED SOME FORM OF PAYMENT AND THE CLAIMS BEING ACCEPTED ON THE ISSUE WE TALKED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, WHERE A LOT OF CLAIMS WERE NOT PROCESSED BECAUSE OF A COMPUTER GLITCH. YOU CAN SEE IN THE LAST COLUMN THERE, WE'RE UP TO 98% OF THAT SO SHELBY AND HER TEAM HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THAT TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING IT COLLECTED YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
SO HER AND HER TEAM HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO CLEAN UP PREVIOUS PROBLEMS AND GETTING US INTO A POSITION WHEN WE GIVE YOU NUMBERS THEY'LL BE ACCURATE AND YOU CAN RELY ON THEM.
THE WILDLAND I MISSED THE DATE ON THE TOP. IT SHOULD SAY JUNE, NOT MAY.
THIS IS UPDATED AS OF A COUPLE DAYS AGO.
BUT WE HAVE AT THIS POINT INVOICED $540,000 SINCE THE START OF THIS SEASON. NOW, THE THE WEIRD THING WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH THIS, AND THIS IS, AGAIN, ONE OF THOSE LEGACY REPORT THINGS, WE'VE CHANGED THE STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT. BUT WE HAVEN'T CHANGED THE TIMING ON IT. WE'RE CHANGING THE TIMING BASICALLY EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEE THE FACT THAT WE ACTUALLY BUILD THAT $1.2 MILLION IN WILDLAND LAST FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE THIS REPORT IS BASED ON THE START OF A WILDLAND SEASON, NOT THE FISCAL YEAR. SO WE'RE CHANGING THAT AS WELL. SO THAT NUMBER REALLY SHOULD BE $1.2 MILLION DOWN THERE AT THE BOTTOM OF TOTAL INVOICE.
AND THE CASH COLLECTION WOULD BE YOU KNOW THE WEATHER CHANGING THE WAY IT IS.
IS WILDLAND SEASON GONNA BE LIKE SNAKE SEASON AND BE ALL YEAR ROUND THAT'S REALLY REALISTICALLY AN OPERATIONAL QUESTION, BUT FROM A LOGICAL STANDPOINT AND HAVING SOME HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE OF IT, THERE REALLY ISN'T A WILDLAND SEASON, AND IF YOU'RE DOING IT WE HAVE TO HAVE WILD LAND IN THE DISTRICT BECAUSE OF OUR GEOGRAPHY. SO WE ARE USING THE WILDLAND DIVISION AS A WAY TO KEEP OUR PEOPLE TRAINED AND USE THAT AS A WAY TO KIND OF HELP COVER SOME OF THE EXPENSES OF PREPAREDNESS ON OUR PART.
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEND PEOPLE PRETTY MUCH WORLDWIDE ALL YEAR LONG, BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER TO DO WILDLAND ASSIGNMENTS. SO TECHNICALLY, THERE REALLY ISN'T A SEASON ANYMORE. WE HAVE A WE HAVE A LULL FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, BASED ON THIS ONCE IT KICKS OFF IN THE SOUTHWEST, WE ARE SPENDING THE TEMPERATURES IN THE SOUTHWEST. WE'RE SPENDING AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME ON ASSIGNMENTS.
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SO YES I THINK PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AS REALLY TRACKING THE EXPENSE STRUCTURE AND REALLY GOING TO REPORT TO YOU WHAT IT REALLY COSTS FOR WILDLAND WILL HELP OPERATIONS MAKE BETTER DECISIONS ON WHERE AND HOW OFTEN WE WANT TO SEND PEOPLE OUT IN THAT LULL TIMEFRAME? IS THERE BENEFIT FOR US SENDING PEOPLE TO OTHER AREAS THAT ARE ON FIRE THAT AREN'T JUST NECESSARILY IN THE SOUTHWEST. SO YEAH, I THINK REALISTICALLY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THAT MUCH OF A DOWNTIME. AND AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE, WHICH I'M ASSUMING UNTIL THE NEXT ICE AGE, WE'RE GOING TO SEE IT. SO YEAH, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO JUST SEE THIS CONTINUE TO GET A LOT BUSIER, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE CHANGING IT TO A YEAR STRUCTURE AS OPPOSED TO JUST WHAT TECHNICALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY THE SEASON.OTHER THAN THAT I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS, JEFF JEFF, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALL YOUR WORK. I MEAN, IT'S AND A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING LATELY.
MUCH RATHER BE CLEANING IT UP THAN NOT HAVING ANSWERS.
GIVE ME A SECOND. OKAY, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED, NO. MOTION PASSES. ITEM NINE, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY'D LIKE ON THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ON AUGUST 18TH OKAY, THEN CALLS TO THE PUBLIC. OKAY, THEN I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
A MOTION TO ADJOURN. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.