2019-06-12 Fire Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Fire Commission Minutes of June 12, 2019 Page 4 Warehouse labeling project is 50% complete, and they are waiting for the July budget so they can purchase more label holders. Maintenance Shop: They plan to extend the awning to give them more work space. Mass Transit moved out of the Shultz Building and they are looking into moving their warehouse and mechanic shop there. • New Projects/Business: The Fire/Police Collated Dispatch Center continues to move forward with DPW. The Mayor wants to integrate a new Civil Defense Office at the site. They are trying to renovate the Paradise Park Station to accommodate more trucks. It is a Public Works project. They will also try to get volunteers. There was no discussion on April's meeting report. Recess was called at 10:40. The meeting reconvened at 10:56 a.m. AC Perreira reported that the County Finance will reimburse the Fire Department for overages from last year's eruption, brush fires, and hurricane events. NEW BUSINESS Discussion on the commission's oversight of personnel matters of the Fire Department and compliance with the Hawaii County Charter and Hawaii Revised Statutes. The following are a highlights of the discussion: Commissioner Susman stated that he sent out a letter but didn't get a response, so he called Ms. Pelayo about it. Then, they received this privilege and confidential letter to the commission regarding this agenda item. He asked who the client was, if the commission as a whole was the client, and if anybody asked for the information. Ms. Schoen stated that at the last time when they decided to put this on the agenda, Commissioners St. Ambrogio or Yamada wanted to discuss it. Chair Henkel stated that he communicated with Ms. Schoen about this also. Three people requested information. After some discussion, Commissioner Susman motioned to waive their rights to this confidential document and make it a public document. (No second called.) Ms. Schoen suggested that the commission discuss this issue as a whole and see what the commission wants to do. Commissioner Keamo stated that first, he wants a point of the discussion, what the issue is, and the focal point.