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CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE
FIRE MERIT COMMISSION
Thursday, May 2, 2013
The Jeffersonville Fire Merit Commission held a Regular Meeting on Thursday, May 2,
2013 in the 1 Floor Council Room, 500 Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, IN.
Lyn Akermon — President
Bobby Ervin- Vice President
Jeff Frey — Secretary
Patricia Barrow — Board Member
Clark Miles — Board Member
Drew Adams — Attorney
Connie Conen — Recording Secretary
GUESTS
Chief Hedrick, T. Sharp, C. Ogden, J. Thompson
CALL TO ORDER:
Mr. Akermon called the meeting to order at 6:07 PM
MINUTES:
Mr. Ervin made a motion to accept the minutes of the April 4, 2013 meeting; seconded by
Mr. Frey — motion passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS:
- There was no old business.
NEW BUSINESS
- Mr. Ervin asked about a Leadership Class — Mr. Thompson said that it was
Leadership 1,2,3 from the National Fire Academy. Three fire fighters — B. Ervin,
TJ Kiesler and A. Veals attended the class and thought that the instructor should
be invited to a meeting to discuss the class with the commissioners.
- Mr. Thompson noted that he just had a Driver's Program for new drivers and was
looking at doing more training — but it was going to be more difficult due to the
budget cuts. The Commissioners said that they would be willing to partner with
the Fire Department in paying for speakers and /or classes.
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- Mr. Ervin would still like to work with the Louisville Fire Department but due to
their schedule — it would have to be at a later date.
- The Union did not have any suggestions for the Commission in reworking
rules /laws /applications — they were waiting to hear what the Louisville
Department had to say. It was requested that they submit anything to the
Commission by the June 6 meeting.
- Mr. Akermon asked about any issues that came up during Thunder. The Chief
noted that there were 13 different agencies working together during that day.
There were 7 suspicious packages dealt with and they had 2 ATV's for problems
on the walking bridge. The National Resource Center had a command post and
could see where all of the units were. A lot of contingency planning had been
done. The Fire Department hosted a NASBO (National Course for Boat
Operation) that was well received. Another class will be offered on 5/20/2013. 3
fire fighters attended a strenuous River Rescue class in South Bend. On June 3
the department will be picking up a new truck.
- The Chief is continuing to look at the performance reviews and will work with
leadership so that they can take ownership of the process. He spoke with Ms.
Gross regarding a training class for his officers' on how write the review. Mr.
Frey requested that the reviews all be dated.
- Mr. Miles noted that due to the expansion of River Ridge and the new bridge a
new fire house might have to be considered. The Chief is currently developing a
list of resources that he feels will be needed. Jeffersonville is currently at the
bottom of the list of ration per capital to the number of fire fighters.
- Mr. Gavin will be retiring in August — there are currently no plans on replacing
him. Mr. Case and Mr. Lee will be retiring in 2014; Mr. Johns says he will be
retiring in 2014, however his paperwork states 2015.
Upcoming Meetings:
6/6/2013 — 5:00 — Executive Meeting — 1 Floor Council Chambers
6:00 - Open Meeting
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Adjournment:
Mr. Ervin made a motion to adjourn; Mr. Miles seconded — motion passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at
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APPROVED: - 7,
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SUBMITTED: Connie Conen, Recording Secretary