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HAWAII FIRE COMMISSION <br />MINUTES OF MAY 9, 2018 <br />AUPUNI CENTER CONFERENCE ROOM <br />101 PAUAHI ST., HILO, HAWAII <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Chair Becker called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m. <br />ROLL CALL AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS <br />Present: Robert Becker, Chair <br />Scott Susman, Vice Chair <br />Gregory Henkel, Commissioner <br />Kyle Keamo, Commissioners <br />Donna Payesko, Commissioner <br />Marcella St. Ambrogio, Commissioner <br />Ralph Yawata, Commissioner <br />Absent: Denise Laitinen, Commissioner <br />A quorum was present. <br />Also present: Gerald Kosaki, Battalion Chief <br />Melanio Lorenzo, Accountant <br />Jessica Yeh, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br />Josie Pelayo, Secretary <br />Everyone introduced themselves. <br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br />Commissioner St. Ambrogio motioned to approve the agenda. Commissioner Susman <br />seconded, and it carried unanimously. <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS (None.) <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 11, 2018 <br />Vice Chair Susman motioned to approve the regular session minutes. Commissioner Yawata <br />seconded, and it carried unanimously. <br />Commissioner St. Ambrogio motioned to approve the executive session minutes. Vice Chair <br />Susman seconded, and it carried unanimously. <br />FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT <br />In Chief Rosario's absence, Battalion Chief of Special Operations Gerald Kosaki highlighted <br />items on the Chief's written report: <br />• Budget and Finance: They are in the black. The 2018-19 budget did not get any <br />supplemental budget approvals, although funding for apparatus replacement may be <br />approved. Travel and training have been reduced or eliminated. Adjustments were made to <br />fuel and other OCE costs. They haven't see much of an increase in ambulance calls directly <br />related to the lava flow. They have an incident management team there. <br />