White River Township Fire Protection District
	Staff Meeting
	August 24 & 25, 1999
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Present:  Mike Dutton, Bruce Alexander, Jeremy Pell, Joel Thacker, Mike Tibbetts, Scott Cassin and Kim Clawson. 

1.      Two career Battalion Chiefs and two career Lieutenants will begin on October 1, 1999.  Jeremy Pell declined his offer of employment.  The position was then offered to Don Fouts who also declined.   We will remain with 2 BCs and 2 LTs until, possibly, January 1, 2001 when we hope to bring on 4 LTs and 1 BC. 

2.       Shifts after October 1 will be structured as follows (tentative):        * indicates station officer

                A Shift        B Shift    C Shift

Battalion          Dutton (Day)                 Tibbetts                      Cassin

            Station 51        Equip. Lt. *                 C.Arkins                     Sherfick

            Station 52            Thacker                      Alexander*                 Abel

                                    Slauter (Day)                                                     Reserve Lt.                

Marsh (Day)

3.      Responsibilities for the career personnel will be as follows:

Thacker – Training

Tibbetts – Operations

Cassin – Support Services

Alexander – EMS

 4.      Joe Marsh has requested that the Equipment maintenance position be filled and suggested Kevin Skipper.  Chief Dutton will post a job opening today.  If Kevin applies and is accepted for that position, Chief Dutton will ask him to maintain the cadet program, as well as become house officer for station 51.  Chief Dutton will also be posting the job openings for Lieutenant of Support Services, as well as Lieutenant of Reserves. 

 5.      Other responsibilities for the part time personnel, as well as any changes in job title, will be as follows (tentative):

Safety Lieutenant – Carey Slauter

Maint. Lieutenant – Joe Marsh

Pub. Ed. Lieutenant – Casey Arkins

Support Services Lieutenant – posting today

Special Ops Lieutenant – Chad Abel

Fire Prevention Lieutenant – Dave Sherfick

Equipment Maint. Lieutenant – posting today
Reserve Lieutenant – posting today

 6.      Issue of staffing discussed.  The intent at this time is to have a staffing situation of nine personnel beginning October 1.  Minimum staffing will be 7 personnel.  There will be no less than two personnel on the Tanker and no less than four personnel on the truck.  Chief Dutton directed Chief Cassin to change his October, November, December budget to reflect those positions.

 7.      Potential medics to fill upcoming shift positions include Abel, Cesnik, Hart, Schilling, Borden, Martindale, Fletcher, Ebert, and Stevens (no fire training).

 8.      Chief Dutton gave an update on the status of PMT ambulance.  After the Chief’s recent meeting with the owners, Jim Murphy will be monitoring ambulance operations at White River, with Chief Dutton overseeing scheduling and management issues.

A Shift – Kirk & Jason                C Shift – John & Mark

B Shift – Wayne & Jory              D Shift – Mike & Ron 

          (Wednesdays @ WRTFD, Sundays @ Indpls)

It is believed that Murphy will be taking a current inventory, and will begin replacing any items that we use on runs at one specified time each month.  Therefore, crews need to make sure they restock their used supplies from the ambulance at the time of the run.

 9.      All recent PMT issues will help us to readdress the need for our own ambulance service at the FPDB meeting in September.  That meeting will be for us to re-educated the District Board members in many areas.

10.  Chief Dutton, with everyone’s approval, directed Chief Pell to finish the MECA project and for Lt. Tibbetts to finish the Aerial project.

11.  The next reserve hiring process will begin in September. 

12.  Scott Alexander has suggested that the policy be revised on quarterly requirements.  After discussion, it was decided that all part time employees, including reserves, will be required to obtain 72 hours in a 2 month period.  This will begin November 1.  Reminder letter will be sent at the end of each month.

13.  Chief Dutton assigned Joel Thacker to do a survey of other area departments with our similar run load to see what they are paying their part time firefighters, and at what certification level.  Once he has the information, he will direct his results to Chief Dutton to review our current pay scale.