Present: Dan Ouelett, John Marsden, Mark Shaw, Matthew Parker, Kirk McCaslin, Guy Santone, Randy Lachowski, John Stephens, Bill Martin.
Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present.
Roll Call was taken by commission members.
Reading and Approval of Minutes from May 27, 2021 Special Meeting: Motion made by Matthew Parker, seconded by Kirk McCaslin; so moved to adopt the minutes of the May 27, 2021 Special Meeting. Approved by all present.
Task Force Update. Randy Lachowski reported nothing was presently scheduled. Targeting fall of 2021 to begin task force activities. Additional members are needed as several have dropped out.
a.) Operations Sub-Committee. Jim Rosenbaum not present. Matthew Parker updated The Commission on discussions at monthly fire Chief's meeting. Chief's are working on a standardized preplan to meet the requirements under the recently approved Standards of Cover. The preplan is equipment specific as well as department specific. Furthermore, the preplan is expected to be used county wide with some modest modifications and coordinated with the county's 911 call center. Lastly, the preplan will include a dedicated training schedule for each department and formalized starting January 2022. The January start date enables the department's time to build data on coverage and response times.
b.) Finance Sub-Committee. Randy Lachowski reported no developments. Primary mission for 2021 is to report and scrutinize capital equipment requests.
a.) Township update on singular records management system. Mark Shaw reported that the Supervisors approved the record management system presented. That system was passed by motion at the May 27, 2021 Special Meeting of the FEMSC.
b.) Township update on the Township's employment of a QA/QC person. Mark Shaw reported that the Supervisor's approved the employment of a QA/QC person as presented. At the July 27, 2021 Special Meeting of the FEMSC, a motion was adopted to recommend this to the Supervisor's.
c.) Township update on shared maintenance and hiring of Township mechanic. Dan Ouelett reported that the Township was evaluating present staffing to access resources and capabilities. Present working assumption: A two person crew, performing basic maintenance, on a scheduled basis. All maintenance to be performed "on site" at each fire station. No plan for additional staffing at this point.
d.) Township update on east side fueling access. Mark Shaw reported this was completed.