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Hawaii Fire Commission <br />Regular Session Minutes <br />April 27, 2023 <br />Page 2 <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />Vice Chair Wolf motioned to approve the regular and executive session minutes of <br />March 23, 2023. Commissioner Henkel seconded, no discussion, it carried <br />unanimously and the minutes were approved. <br />FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT <br />Deputy Chief Moller was present on behalf of Chief Todd. He highlighted items from the <br />Fire Chief's Report, a detailed report is on file. <br />Highlights: Captain Jon Boteilho was named Aloha Exchange Club's Firefighter of <br />the Year on March 26th. He was nominated for his work running the respiratory <br />management program. Chief Moller expressed that goes much further than that. He <br />takes care of everyone and is a trusted member of the community. On March 16tn <br />Congresswoman Jill Tokuda visited the Central Fire Station. While speaking with <br />HFFA, the subject of firefighters' working/living conditions was raised and she <br />requested a visit to the station to observe these conditions firsthand. She was <br />impressed with what the firefighters are doing with what little they have. She said her <br />staff would go back and see if there are some ways to earmark funding. On March <br />23rd, HFD held a blessing for five new ambulances, they now have seven new <br />ambulances in the department. Three firefighters had the opportunity to meet the <br />founder of the Bambi Bucket, Don Arney. <br />• Budget: Chief Moller reported they are on track. He ran the most recent numbers <br />yesterday, they are about 84.01 % spent and are currently 83% in the year. Salaries <br />and wages are about a million over, due to retros that were paid, going all the way <br />back to July 2021. <br />Chair Kosaki referred to the Kua Bay and Hapuna Beach grants in the report. <br />There's an additional appropriation of $100,000 for equipment for both Kua Bay and <br />Hapuna. He asked what kind of equipment they were planning to purchase and <br />noted the Sayre Foundation purchased a lot of the new rescue boards. Chief Moller <br />explained they have an OCE account for the two beaches and for the past several <br />years, they haven't received any money within those accounts to maintain the <br />lifeguard towers and get equipment at the beaches. They're in the process right now <br />of doing lifecycle replacement for the equipment at the beaches. Chair Kosaki asked <br />what specific equipment. Chief Moller stated he knows signage needs to be <br />updated, boards, and medical equipment. He stated he will get back to him on that, <br />he didn't have a list in front of him. <br />Personnel Report: Testing last year was pushed aside and according to their <br />interview and selection procedures, the eligibility list after the person takes a written <br />test lasts for one year. This has pushed their eligibility list into September and <br />October of this year when normally, it would expire in June. They're honoring the <br />eligibility for one year, but are moving forward with testing and new lists, which will <br />be done in the first half of this year and they'll be back on track for next year. The <br />