HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-08-10 Fire Commission Agenda
Toby Taniguchi
William P. Kenoi
Chairman
Mayor
Scott Stabo
Vice-Chairman
Hawai‘i County Fire Commission
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2602, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
Phone: 961-8317; Fax: 933-1521
Email: Firecomm-agenda@co.hawaii.hi.us
MEETING NOTICE
DATE: Wednesday, August 10, 2011
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Hilo Lagoon Centre Conference Room,
101 Aupuni Street, Suite 145, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the July 13, 2011, Regular Session Meeting.
Minutes of the July 26, 2011, Special Meeting.
APPROVAL OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Communication No. 11-07: Letter to Toby Taniguchi from Mark Vaught, Chair of the
County of Maui Fire and Public Safety Commission dated July 8, 2011, regarding
Request for Support Regarding the Proposed Charter Amendments and/or
Recommendations
Communication No. 11-08: Letter to Toby Taniguchi from Darryl Oliveira dated
July 19, 2011 regarding willingness to assist the Fire Commission with the process
of selecting and appointing a successor Fire Chief.
CHIEF’S REPORT
Including:
Budget
Alternative Funding and Grants
Capital Improvement Projects
Promotion and Hiring
Emergency Operations Division
Support Service Division
New Projects/Business
Employee/Public Relations
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
Commissioners: Laurie Bass, Greg Henkel, Kimo Lee, Byron Moku,
Luahiwa Namahoe, Kaloa Robinson, Scott Stabo and Toby Taniguchi
NEW BUSINESS
Discussion of letter from Mark Vaught, Chair of the County of Maui Fire and Public
Safety Commission dated July 8, 2011, regarding Request for Support Regarding the
Proposed Charter Amendments and/or Recommendations
OLD BUSINESS
EXECUTIVE SESSION
To discuss interview questions and interview process for appointment of fire chief
where consideration of matter affecting privacy will be involved and a closed session is
requested, and to consult with Corporation Counsel on questions and issues pertaining
to the commission’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities. (Pursuant to
HRS 92-5 (a)(2) and (a)(4) and Hawai‘i County Charter Section 13-20(b)).
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Budget and Finance (Committee Chair – Commissioner Taniguchi)
Office Management and Staffing (Committee Chair – Commissioner Stabo)
Rules and Policies (Committee Chair – Commissioner Lee)
Public Relations (Committee Chair – Commissioner Henkel)
Training and Education (Committee Chair – Commissioner Namahoe)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Discussion of future meetings and interview dates.
The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.,
at the Hilo Department of Liquor Control Conference Room, 101 Aupuni Street,
Suite 230, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
The following meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.,
at the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Council Room, Building A,
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740
Set agenda for August 23, 2011 meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: If you require an accommodation or auxiliary aid and/or services to
participate in this meeting (i.e., sign language, interpreter, large print), please
call 961-8304, ext. 107).
NOTICE TO LOBBYISTS
If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawai‘i County Clerk within five days of becoming a
lobbyist (Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawai‘i County Code).
A lobbyist means “any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than
five hours in any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence
legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public
officials.” (Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawai‘i County Code.)
Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County
Clerk-Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720.
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