HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-11-2009CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT MERIT BOARD
Thursday, June 11, 2009
6:00 PM
The Jeffersonville Fire Department Merit Board met Thursday, June 11, 2009 in the
City Council Conference Room, 500 Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, IN. The
following were present:
David Martin -President
Lee Taylor -Vice President
Ron Glass -Board Member
Lyn Ackermo -Board Member
Jeff Frey -Board Member
Mary Sue Ellenbrand -Stenographer
CALL TO ORDER:
Mr. Martin called the meeting to order at 6:06 PM.
MINUTES:
Mr. Martin asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes of the June
4, 2009 meeting. Mr. Frey said the date should be June 4, 2009 instead of May 21, 2009.
Mr. Frey made a motion to approve the minutes of the June 4, 2009 meeting as corrected.
Mr. Taylor seconded. Motion approved unanimously.
SELECTION OF ATTORNEY:
Mr. Greg Clark, an Attorney in Jeffersonville was interviewed for the job of Fire
Department Merit Board attorney. Mr. Clark is presently the attorney for the Drainage
Board and has a private practice in Jeffersonville. Mr. Taylor said he had received a
good recommendation from Mr. Eric Hedrick concerning Mr. Clark.
Mr. Clark will charge $100.00 per hour.
Mr. Ackerman talked to Mr. Rob Calone of New Albany about being the attorney for
the board. Mr. Calone represents the Fire Department Union in New Albany. The board
felt this could be a conflict of interest.
Mr. Frey made a motion to hire Greg Clark as the Fire Department Merit Board
Attorney at the cost of $100.00 an hour. Mr. Glass seconded. Motion passed
unanimously.
JEFF FREY:
Mr. Frey reported that he talked to Roger Hardy the IT Director for the City of
Jeffersonville. Mr. Hardy reported that there is a Fire Department link on the city's
website. Mr. Hardy is willing to come to a meeting and explain the options of either
making a website for the Fire Department and Merit Board or to come up with a format
for an extension on the existing web site.
Mr. Frey will talk with Mr. Hardy about coming to a meeting.
POLICY MANUAL:
Mr. Lee, Mr. Glass and Mr. Ackermon met on Monday, June 8, 2009 to work on the
Policy Manual for the Merit Board and the Rules and Policy Manual for new hires. The
committee has questions concerning residency requirements and will need to talk to the
attorney or Kim Calabro for direction.
The committee will continue to work on the manual and report back at the next
meeting.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Martin asked if there was any additional business. Hearing none Mr. Taylor made
a motion to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 7:54 PM. The next
meeting with be June 18, 2009 at 6:00 PM
APPROVED: i
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avid Martin, President