2007-12-12 Fire Commission Minutes

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Rules and Policies (Rosehill) No report. Public Relations (Pomroy) No report. Training and Education (Maedo) No report. RECESS At 11:03 a.m., Chief Oliveira requested a 5-minute recess. The meeting resumed at 11:08 a.m. NEW BUSINESS End of the year Strategic Plan report – provided by Chief Oliveira. Chief Oliveira apologized to the commission for not providing them with the original strategic plan. The Hawai'i Fire Department’s goals and objectives were identified in that document and he previously indicated to the commission that he was trying to obtain a new draft. Chief Oliveira stated that he would like to emphasize the word “draft,” because the strategic plan should be perceived as a document that could possibly change. These changes may include environmental factors in the community that alter the HFD’s mission. According to Chief Oliveira, since his administration started, this is the first time that all of its management positions are filled. The department is finally able to get the participation and input of all the different program’s managers and directly involve them with the strategic planning process. It is necessary to revise the strategic plan because the original document distributed to the commission in 2002 was the department’s outcome and program implementations at that time. Therefore, he asked the Fire Commission for its patience as the department finalizes the draft, and assured the commission that a hardcopy will be provided soon. The Fire Chief continued with a PowerPoint presentation that provided an overview of the Fire Department 2007 accomplishments, and its future goals and projections. (PowerPoint not available) 6