White River Township Fire Protection District
	Senior Staff Meeting
	August 22, 2000
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Present:  Chiefs Dutton, Tibbetts, and Cassin.  Lieutenant Thacker.  Administrative Assistant Kim Clawson. 

1. Overtime is allowed only when we are at minimum staffing.  No exceptions.  If someone on duty is in overtime, and someone else comes in and is available to work, send the overtime person home.

2. There are points deducted on the personnel evaluation for written warnings for excused absences, unexcused absences, and lates/tardies.  Unfortunately, written warnings do not always take place when they should.   Therefore, when reviewing their FireHouse history, read entries as follows:

-          4 excused absences in any 6 month period as written warning;

-          2 unexcused absences in any 6 month period as written warning;

-          2 lates/tardies in any 6 month period as written warning.

Written warnings need to be completed and placed in the employee’s file.

3. Discussion on lastnight’s chauffeur training taught by Mike Combs.  Problems ensued when Mike had a couple of problems in getting the hands-on scenarios set up and officers (and firefighters) began picking on him.  Lt. Thacker is adamant that officers support whoever is placed in charge of training.  He did review Mike’s lesson plan and everything was correct.

4. Battalion 5 should respond on ALS runs when there is no Paramedic on Engine 51 and when Rural Metro has an extended response time.  In June they only made 63% of the runs within 8 minutes and in May they only made 70% within 8 minutes.

5. Chief Dutton requested that all district employees begin attending all district meetings.