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CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE
FIRE MERIT COMMISSION
Thursday, September 5, 2013
The Jeffersonville Fire Merit Commission held a Regular Meeting on Thursday, August
1, 2013 in the 1 Floor Council Room, 500 Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, IN.
Lyn Akermon — President
Bobby Ervin- Vice President - Absent
Jeff Frey — Secretary
Patricia Barrow — Board Member - Absent
Drew Adams — Attorney
Connie Conen — Recording Secretary
GUESTS
Chief Hedrick, and 7 Firefighters who arrived and departed at various times - T. Sharp,
M. McDowell, R. Vangilder, C. Ogden, M. McCutcheon
CALL TO ORDER:
Mr. Akermon called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM
MINUTES:
The minutes of the August meeting could not be approved due to only two
Commissioners present.
Mr. Adams announced that the new Mayoral appointee was Kent Monahon who is a
retired firefighter from St. Matthews. He is currently a teacher at Prosser for the
Fire Service Program. Mr. Adams will work with Mr. Monahon to get him sworn
in.
OLD BUSINESS:
- Chief Hedrick — Updated the educational requirements (for rank only, not for
promotion). The chief will make sure that the needed courses are offered. The
educational requirements may not mirror the requirements needed for promotion.
The chief will redraft some requirements. The Chief handed out the updated
educational requirements — additional corrections are needed.
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NEW BUSINESS
- In reviewing the hiring process the Union asked for a change — if someone could
not accept an open position when offered, due to military obligations /school or
other issues — could they still stay on the list and just have them "skipped" until the
next opening? The Commissioners discussed some implications of this and felt that
it was not a change they wanted to make.
- Mr. Adams had previously handed out the Rules and Procedures.
- Mr. T. Sharp announced that he did have legal representation and questioned the
rules pertaining to promotion while he was serving as a Fire Marshall. The
Commission stated that the current rules /procedures would stand as written.
Upcoming Meetings:
9/19/2013 6:00 Public Meeting 1 Floor Council Room
10/3/2013 — 5:30 - Executive; 6:30 Public Meeting 1 Floor Council Room
Adjournment:
Mr. Frey made a motion to adjourn; Mr. Akermon seconded — motion passed
unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:05PM.
APPROVED:
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Lyn Akermon, President
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SUBMITTED: Connie Conen, Recording Secretary