Old Business
Will be meeting with Chief Sohyda and the department chiefs after the commission meeting to refine the standard of coverage. This includes personnel, equipment resources, and the demographics.
o More information will be available at the next meeting regarding the findings.
Township Mechanic
o Previous highlights
Jan 2019 a committee was formed to review what would be needed.
Committee consisted of Jerry DeRosa, Gary Snyder, Joe Yatzor, and??
In April 2019 the committee brought a recommendation to the commission on what would be needed, and it was given to the supervisors.
Advised it was difficult to find workers in 2019
Suggested soliciting for contracted services since there is no one hired at this time
○ Suggested bringing the committee back together to review everything, if there will be a delay, to possibly looking into contracted services
Jerry DeRosa advised that when everything was brought to the township supervisors in 2019, they were advised that there was no money in the budget to hire a mechanic.
Dan Ouellet advised that there was not money in the 2020 budget to hire a mechanic. When asked he advised that the information would need presented by October to look at budgeting a mechanic in the 2022 budget.
It was suggested to put the committee back together to get all the information together by September 2021 for the commission so that it can be presented to the supervisors for the budget for 2022.
○ Suggested the operation committee and the mechanic committee review things after the chiefs meeting this evening in case any resources change.
Jerry DeRosa advised he would be on the committee again and that he believed Joe Yatzor may still have all the previous information from the committee
- Grant program
○ Belle Valley applied for tics, fans, gear, G2 pagers, a little bit of everything. Grant amount $15,000
o Kearsarge applied for debt reduction. Grant amount $15,000.
West Ridge applied for SCBAs. Grant amount $15,000
☐ West Lake applied for debt reduction. Grant amount $15,000
- IRT team
Jim Rosenbaum highly encouraged departments to participate in the IRT program until the final report comes out from the Operation Sub-Committee. Challenges are getting the calls answered in a timely manner, but they are being underused. We need to concentrate less on shiny objects and more on getting our calls answered.
John Stephens advised he did not feel the departments were using each other the way they should.