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Administrative Updates
A. Personnel actions
• One current retirement (FF/PM Rocha 1/8/25)
• Part-time inspector retirement (Tom Moder 1/10/25)
• One pending retirement (FF Anderson 1/23/25)
• 4 current vacancies
B. Assistant Fire Chief Promotion & Introduction
• Assistant Chief Erke retiring sometime late Feb, early March
• Promoted Ryan Stanwood from Captain to Assistant Chief
o Assistant Chief Stanwood gave brief intro
• Was previously approved by PFC
C. Deputy Fire Chief process
• Training officer position
• Last 5+ years filled with a union Captain, limited applicants
• Converted to a non-union FLSA exempt position
• Posted internal/external until 1/24/25, 13 current applicants
D. Firefighter hiring process
• 57 applied, roughly 30 interviewed by all departments
• 12 scheduled for PFC interviews (2/5/25)
• Likely hire 3-4 shortly after interviews
• Academy starts 4/7/25
E. Paramedic program update
• 2 FF on detached duty at MATC (return Aug/Sept)
• Obtained committed funding from city 2 a year
• Hoping to have modified job description and process prior to next process
F. Intern program
• Six current interns
• 30 new applicants, will be interviewing shortly