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tommfttts Ztport: <br /> Personnel and Finance and Health and Public Safety Joint Committee Meeting <br /> go the Common tountfl of the City of foutb Otnb: <br /> The December 8, 1997 meeting of the Personnel and Finance and Health and Public Safety <br /> Joint Committees was called to order by Health and Public Safety Chairperson, Council <br /> Member Charlotte Pfeifer at 5:05 p.m. in the Council informal meeting room. <br /> Persons in attendance included Council Members: Aranowski, Pfeifer, Coleman, Ujdak, <br /> Broden, Hosinski, Sniadecki and Varner; Chief Luther Taylor, Assistant Chief Rick <br /> Switalski,Terry Bland, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. <br /> Chief Taylor then reviewed Substitute Bill No. 119-97 which would make technical <br /> corrections to the Firefighter Salary Ordinance. He noted that the bill would add full time <br /> instructors, firefighter recruits, and pays for team leaders for speciality response teams to <br /> the Salary Ordinance. <br /> In response to a question raised by Council Member Ujdak, it was noted that the city <br /> spends approximately 10 weeks at 40 hours per week in training. It was also noted that a <br /> proposal for recruits would provide better management for individuals who do not meet the <br /> overall educational and testing requirements with passage of those requirements taking <br /> place first and then being sworn in as a first class firefighter. <br /> Following discussion, Council Member Broden made a motion, seconded by Council <br /> Member Ujdak, that Substitute Bill No. 119-97 be recommended favorably to Council. <br /> The motion passed. <br /> Under miscellaneous business, Fire Chief Luther Taylor noted that the County-wide <br /> Ambulance is basically on schedule. All three units will be operating by the second week <br /> of January. <br /> Also under unfinished business,it was recommended that the Police Department provide an <br /> update on the small group initiatives. <br /> Council Member Varner also raised the issue that when the Council does review city pool <br /> policies, that it look at the Scottsdale pool, and an overall assessment of all public and <br /> private pools at the January 1998 meeting. <br /> There being no further business to come before the committee,the meeting was adjourned <br /> at 5:15 p.m. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Council Member Charlotte Pfeifer <br /> Chairperson,Health and Public Safety Committee <br /> attachments <br />