01/19/2021 Regular MeetingFIRE PROTECTION AREA NO.1 BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
January 19111, 20216:00pm.
BAYSIDE FIRE HALL
1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair Paul VanDyke called the regular meeting to order at 6:05 PM.
2. ROLL CALL
Board Members present were Chair Paul VanDyke, Richard Carstens, Craig Walton, Aaron
Griffin, and Mike Dolph. A quorum was established. Also present were Assistant Fire Chief
Bruce McNeil, Doug Mathers, Bill St.Claire, Kodiak Island Borough Manager Michael Powers,
and Borough Assembly Member Scott Arndt.
3. ACCEPTANCE/APPROVAL OF AGENDA
CARSTENS MOVED to approve agenda. GRIFFIN seconded.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
CARSTENS MOVED to approve the minutes of January 12"', 2021. DOLPH seconded.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
5. VISITOR COMMENTS
6. NEW BUISNESS
A. Recruitment
Chair Van Dyke opened the discussion by introducing the Memorandum from the
Borough Attorney Scott Brandt-Erichson to the Borough Manager Michael Powers.
There was discussion as to why this memo was not a public document. The Board was
instructed if they wanted to talk about it openly, they would have to make a motion to
release it.
GRIFFIN MOVED that the Board release the memo titled Posting of Fire Chief Position
Vacancy drafted by the Borough Attorney Scott Brandt-Erichson to the Borough
Manager Michael Powers dated January 15, 2021 to the public.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Chair Van Dyke read the memorandum out loud for folks who did not have a copy. The
C? Board began their official discussion regarding the memo and how they would like to
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proceed. All the Board members gave an opinion on how they would like to see the
Board proceed. Borough Manager Michael Powers made some comments in response.
CARSTENS MOTIONED to move the Board's first selected candidate, Rebecca Nelson,
forward to the Borough Manager for consideration of the Fire Chief Position at the
Bayside Fire Station.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED
3 yes (Walton, Griffin, Carstens) to 2 no (Dolph, Van Dyke)
7. VISITOR COMMENTS
8. BOARD MEMBERS COMMENTS
M. Dolph — none
C. Walton — none
R. Carstens — none
A. Griffin — none
P. Van Dyke — none
Bruce McNeil — received call from City about doing fit testing which should happen later this
week. Other than that everything is going smoothly at the fire station so far.
9. NEXT MEETING SCHEDULE — Saturday January 23 a at 9:00am
10. ADJOURNMENT
CARSTENS MOVED to adjourn the meeting. DOLPH seconded.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:54 p.m.
S MITTED BY:
Patricia Valerio, Board Secretary
KIB Engineering/Facilities Department
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Chair Paul VanDyke
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