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liecker. Chair <br />larry <br />Vice <br />lip ‚' re irk I knLcl, Mernhvii <br />Wil 011,11ire Kericrio, 1\denibor <br />I artiocri, hierithei <br />1)ooma <br />Niarc‘illii Si. Aniblogio, Nieralvi <br />11-Zalph Yffivirita..NIciuhcr <br />COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />Fire Commission <br />01 Panaln Street, Suite 9 IiUo, Hawai' i 96720 <br />Phone: (808) 932-2950 • 1:ax., (808) 932-2949 <br />Date: December 31, 2018 <br />To: Douglass Shipman Adams, Chair <br />Hawari County Charter Commission <br />From: Robert Becker, Chair <br />RE: 2018-2020 HAWAI'l COUNTY CHARTER INPUT <br />Irs) <br />Thank you for the opportunity for the Fire Commission to provide input regarding the Fire <br />Chief qualifications for the 2018-2020 Hawaii County Charter revision. Per my email <br />exchange with Charter Commission Analyst Jon Henricks, I have attached a red line <br />version of the Fire Commission recommendations to the charter. <br />The Commission consulted with the Chief on the Department's recommendations and <br />you will note that our experience recommendations are in close alignment epartment's, <br />and match the progression of grade experience required in promotional opportunities in <br />the lower ranks of the Department. We felt these experience requirements were valid. <br />The ability for the Fire Commission to waive the residency requirement was one element <br />the Commission felt strongly about. With less than one half of one percent of the 1.1,S <br />population residing in Hawaii and with all four of the county fire departments in the state <br />in the same retirement system, it is highly unlikely that any applicants from outside of <br />RFD would apply to be chief as they would probably take a pay cut or work for pennies <br />on the dollar if retired from one of these departments. Competition is healthy and the <br />Commission should have the latitude to ensure a robust and qualified applicant pool is <br />available through strong candidate outreach when the next Fire Chief is selected. <br />We did not include preferred skill sets such as MIICT, EMT or others identified in the <br />Chief's position description in the requirements as these may change over time, but left <br />them for the Fire Commission to use when screening potential applicants, <br />Should you have any questions, please contact me at 985-7253 or by email at <br />rabecker@verizon.net. <br />R <br />:Jo <br />Haw[li County R an /.1/tea/ ()ppwirunify on(1 1::inployer„ <br />Comm. No. 1.11 <br />