LWVSJ Observer Corps: SJI Fire District, April 8, 2025

The Commission held an executive session before the regular Board Meeting with their attorney to discuss potential litigation.

Stuart East and Stuart West are working on lease agreements with SJI Fire District #3. The Airpark Association on Stuart East is willing to lease space for storage and a training hub. The School District on Stuart West will draft a license for the Fire District to build a facility on their property.

The Commissioners discussed the mechanism and purpose of a joint meeting with the SJC Public Hospital District #1. The current bodies have never met with each other. Commissioner Colley will set up a meeting to talk about plans for the future of both organizations.

The Volunteer Standby Incentive, a rewards system planned to reduce the need for overtime pay, with rollout beginning with officers first. Chief Monin described an alternative plan for assigning shifts termed Work/Rest Pay Schedule, which would benefit part-time workers among other positives. This would do away with the current Kelly Day system of balancing hours.

The Apparatus Committee looked at Aerial Apparatus Equipment in Skagit County. The Recruit Volunteer Academy Completion recruited eight new firefighters. The Fire District Awards Ceremony is scheduled for Friday, April 11th. Fire District #3 role in fighting wildfire is included in The Community Wildfire Protection Plan available through the San Juan Conservation District. The Commissioners plan to attend the Washington Fire Commissioners Association Conference in October of this year.

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