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Rules and Policies (Maedo) No report <br />Public Relations (Browne/Kudlo) Commissioner Kudlo mentioned that she was <br />trying to find Ms. Diana Bertsch to thank her for her donation to the Sayre <br />Foundation. Commissioner Bertsch informed her that Ms. Bertsch was his wife. <br />Also, Commissioner Kudlo is waiting to hear from Denise Laitnen with Firewise <br />as to whether she would be willing to attend a future meeting to discuss being <br />hired to assess several of the fire areas in Kau. <br />Commissioner Kudlo asked if she could distribute to the public the Bon Fire cards <br />presented to the commission at the previous meeting. Laurie Kaneta will provide <br />this to her. <br />Training and Education (Brazier/Maedo) No report. <br />NEW BUSINESS <br /> Overview of the Volunteer Program by Fire Chief Darryl Oliveira. <br />· <br />(Discussed earlier in the Chief€s Report) <br />PUBLIC STATEMENTS <br />Commissioner Bertsch stated he read the past minutes and believes that the <br />commission is concerned about the lower rank and file surpassing the <br />administrative level€s salaries. Publicly, and from what he reads, the Fire Chief <br />and the Deputy Fire Chief are doing a fantastic job. It is the commission€s <br />primary responsibility to encourage these individuals to stay in their positions. <br />Also, the commission should encourage the lower ranked officers to try to move <br />up to the executive level. This is not going to happen if there is a disparity in the <br />salary range. From what he understands, there are some lower staff individuals <br />makingmoremoneyannuallythantheFireChief.Hestatedstronglythatthisis <br />a problem. <br />When Chief Mahuna was first selected as Police Chief, Commissioner Bertsch <br />was on the Police Commission. At that time, the Police Commission met with the <br />Salary Commission, because the salary issue was in the same predicament as <br />the Fire Department is facing. The Salary Commission agreed and was able to <br />compensate both Police and Fire Chief appropriately, which rectified the <br />problem. Now three or four year later, the same problem exists. Unfortunately, <br />at the present time, the Salary Commission is unable to meet because it does not <br />have a quorum. The Police Commission tried to address this issue through <br />written communication to the County. Commissioner Bertsch requested that the <br />Fire Commission agree to possibly collaborate with the Police Commission in <br />order to resolve this issue. <br />10 <br /> <br />