1987/05/20 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

May 20,1987 111 14' 11 Councilman Stephenson painted out the issue did not come up from the 'f' edminlstlation,but from a question and Mr.Oammond said he realized 9� thato t, m it came from President Gipson and he understood why he wanted s �X� the question. He said what they were e cant rned about was that.Chief McNeil was Informed and was here and had the opportunity to state his case and the union didn't. :'. Councilman Overstreet was concerned that President Gipson wasn't here here Pox this and VS President X i he had called and wanted the union to be'ablet peak before h council. Nr. Dammand said the firefighters h n tremendous concern the l I{ enforcement of the fired both P M1 safety ofthe citizens 1 d for the mselves. He said about i years aro a plan was implementedin the Fire Dept.under Chief McNeil which was company �� ,�' inspection program involving engine companiesand around doing 44 inspection in the businesses in thet d larger multiple f; welling facilities. The side product of that is that the average firefighteris aware of many dengerouse l ife threats that in n violation of the fire code that have:b i1 impact on the business i people In the town end consequently could come under political 1111 I pressure. He said back 1 1972 h thisposition de a f i�l�!g position, Chief Hunteacknowledged thisproblem. He realized that i 99 he position needed YPee type f protection so the individual could {;� not be dismissed without cause. He,the i d the city cameMO i with an agreement that there1 h 11 P progression tothe f Fire Marshal's office. These would be people who were Asst. Fire ((��, Marshal or.that Of Battalion Chief, end would be the pool from the Fixe Marshal would be appointed. The advantage of this would be n W fd that if he were demoted without causehe could move back to his Civil Service position. C also provided continuity and Lability ,I r and a placeh thoseinterested in the Fixe Marshal position '� could develop th Sr skills L b ready when thea opening. y The agreement adopted by theCivil Service in 1972 The Fire Chief argues that he appoint anyone to the position, ti,,; now known as Deputy Chief A ig d to the Fixe Marshal's Office and the union argues that therei 'e agreement and it i workable one V with a lot of good characteristics, and offers a limited measure o4 Atli autonomy to that to -.which is necessary,'and that the Fixe Chief should ti o t t agreement when he makes his appointment. lf Since Ap meeting the Chief had presented a proposal to the President t to w he would appoint the Fire Marshal. The method el Would.Pe t gather:resumes frorthe thapersonnel in the department at the level T Inspectors, Captains, Battalion Chiefs and Asst. Fire �. Marshal. These resumess(,eee would be reviewed by the Chief and Personnel [ Olrectar and those who shoved potential would be interview d by Fire Marshals from other towns.as to their qualifications and those people chosen void Nee":: a pool Px m which the ChIe4 would appoint the ire Marshal.d osaid.he and oche President v omfortable with this but they had not.brought it to the union members at this time. (Y II33f Lr