Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
GARDEN CITY, Utah.
March 19, 2015. Randall Knight has been updating the Employee
handbook. He has made changes and sent
copies to the Board Members. They, in
turn, have given back additional suggestions.
It was noted that vacation and sick leave should probably be put into
one ordinance. Also, greater clarity
when dealing with payment for assisting other districts when emergencies occur
should be made. There were a few other
suggestions. Randall said he would make
the changes and again send copies to the Board for their input.
Chief Mike Wahlberg
had a couple of items he wanted to present to the Board for their opinion. Action could perhaps be taken at the next
meeting.
Currently, not all of the volunteer firefighters are coming
to all of the training meetings. Chief
Wahlberg wants to try and encourage them to attend. He though that men who attended 70 percent
and up should received the Christmas Gift, the Christmas Dinner, and perhaps a
monetary bonus. Those between 50 percent
and 70 percent would get the Christmas Gift and the Christmas Dinner. Those between 25 percent and 50 percent would
be given the Christmas Dinner. Those
below 25 percent would be placed on inactive status.
Each of the individuals would be given an opportunity to
make up their training using online sites that keep them sharp and ready to
handle emergencies. It is really a
matter of safety. Everyone needs to
review and keep up on their training in order to do a good job when
needed. Chief Wahlberg said he would
post the percent of attendance so that all firefighters will know where they
stand. Training is held twice each month for two
hours. The Board members asked that an
ordinance be written, and they would review it and make a decision next month.
There are two individuals who have moved into the area who
are interested in becoming firefighters.
Chief Wahlberg was pleased that they both have had experience and will
be a great addition to the Garden City Fire District.
Chief Wahlberg would like to purchase a new boat for water
emergencies. The boat they currently use
is cold, wet, slow, difficult to control, and easy to swamp. He proposed that the current boat be kept
because it is good for hazmat issues, working within the harbor, and body
recovery. However, those accidents out
on the water require a faster response than the current boat is capable of handling.
Some additional equipment needs to be placed on the current
boat if it is going to be used this summer for rescues. A tower, radar equipment, a sonar device, and
some work on the helm. The update for the boat will cost about $9,000.
Chief Wahlberg has been looking into the type of boat that
would do a good job for the District. He
noted that he has found second-hand water craft that cost from $18,000 to
$25,000. Some additional equipment and
medical supplies would need to be added to the boat, but would allow a much
faster response. The new boat should
have a center console, carry a crew of three, and be about 26’ to 30’ feet in
length.
The Board requested that Chief Wahlberg do so additional
research. He also needs to list the
equipment that will be needed if the new boat is purchased. He should also create a list of items that
will have to be removed from the want list in order to balance the budget.
The responses this last month included an auto fire, a sunk
boat, an extraction, and an agency assist.
Some of the equipment does need repair. A company has been called and will be coming
in the near future to make sure everything is in good condition.
Jenny England needs to turn in a copy of her certificate for
her board training. The firefighters
have discussed having a shed raising party—probably later this spring.
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