White River Township Fire Department

Senior Staff Meeting

October 2, 2003

 

Present:

[P]  Chief Tibbetts

[P] Chief  Cassin

[P]  Chief Brown

 

[P]  Chief Slauter

[]  Chief Thacker

[P]  Chief Young

 

[P]  Kim Clawson

[ ]  Others:

 

 

  1. Meeting called to order at 0814.

 

  1. Discussion regarding staffing issues involving Mike Hoffman which were discussed at the last senior staff meeting.

-         Mike stated that no one told him he was taking too much time off.

-         Chief Tibbetts left the decision up to Chief Thacker.  Chief Thacker opted to give Mike one more chance.

-         Chief Tibbetts has received nothing in writing regarding Mike’s alleged poor driving, and therefore can take no investigative or disciplinary action.

-         Everyone agreed that this issued needs to be taken care of immediately.

 

  1. Chief Cassin will draft a policy to be presented at the next senior staff that addresses part time personnel who work a shift and the amount of time off they are allowed.

 

  1. Reminder that all items discussed in senior staff meetings are to be kept confidential and should not be discussed outside of this arena.  “Leaks” are causing more problems within the department.

 

  1. Chief Young will be finalizing and posting the schedule for the school lunch program this week.

 

  1. A meeting was recently held with Joe Pitcher, Chief Tibbetts, Chief Cassin and Chief Slauter regarding possible dissolution of the volunteer fire corporation.  No further information available at this time.

 

  1. Chief Cassin gave an update on the recent cost cutting workshop. 

-         Develop house fund policy.

-         Purchase house staples out of the house fund.

-         Investigate possibility of contract requiring new hires to repay incurred expenses if they leave the department within one year of being hired.  (Training, physicals, vaccinations, etc.)

-         Reduce spontaneous charges.

 

  1. Chief Tibbetts requested that off duty people NOT come in to teach training when there is already a qualified person on duty to teach.

 

  1. Chief Tibbetts stated that he based his decision regarding Paramedic students on people he thought would be viable as potential full time employees for the WRTFD.  Also, current career personnel were given a higher priority than current part time personnel.

 

  1. No further business.

 

Meeting closed at:  09:15am

Notes by:  Kim Clawson, October 2, 2003