2004-01-26 CC Minutes Special FD
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ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
City of Albertville Minutes
January 26, 2004
Albertville City Hall
6:00 PM
PRESENT: Mayor Don Peterson, Council Members LeRoy Berning, Tom Fay, Dorothy Rich
and Ron Klecker and City Administrator Larry Kruse.
Firemen: Kevin Rodin, Chad Cichos, Albert Barthel and Phil Vallaruis.
Mayor Peterson called the workshop of the City Council to order at 6:00 p.m.
FIRE DEPARTMENT WORKSHOP
STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINE (SOP) REVIEW.
The Council and Fire Department officers reviewed the updated draft of the SOP's noting the
following comments and changes.
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1. Pursue Sexual Harassment Training for all City Employees, Council and Committees.
2. Fire Department Training Officer to look into and promote some type of management
training for Fire Department Officers dealing with people skills and stress management.
3. City Administrator Kruse to check on staff progress towards being certified for fire
inspections.
4. City Administrator Kruse to check on the cost for Futrell Fire to conduct additional
commercial business inspections.
5. City Attorney Mike Couri to report back on the status ofthe cities ordinances and
authority to enforce fire codes.
6. Include testing ground ladders every five years in the SaG's.
7. Fire Department is to present the Council with their recommendation for Fire Chief in
December of each year along with a brief resume of current training and qualifications. In
the event that two were nominated, to present the same for that individual.
8. To include back ground checks for new fire department members in SaG's.
9. To review Mutual Aid Agreements to insure adequacy ofthe formula allocating costs to
servIce areas.
10. To have the City Attorney review the .5 alcohol tolerance proposed in the SaG's versus a
zero tolerance policy.
11. To have the Fire Department seek information on a good used pumper truck.
12. City Administrator Kruse to seek a cost estimate for an ISO survey to identify areas for
improvement in the ISO rating and associated cost savings to property based on an
improved rating.
13. To have Council Fire Department representatives, the City Administrator and the Fire
Department Officers gather, compile and educate decision makers on the need for a
shared full time Fire Chief with St. Michael and if indications are positive on the need for
a shared full-time Fire Chief to bring that up through the fall of 2004 budget process for
council consideration.
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Albertville City Council Minutes
January 26, 2004
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ADJOURNMENT
MOTION BY Council Member Rich, seconded by Council Member Klecker to adjourn at 9:39
p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
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Don Peterson, Mayor