Under the auspices of the Sheriff in a 3/2 vote with Chapman and Comander voting nay.
Chapman actually wanted another 50 thousand dollars feasibility study which they voted no to in January voting instead to do the study in house and then wasn't happy with the in house study they all voted for.
Chapman was also a tad hypocritical regarding certifications saying when reserts were due they needed to be completed. I agree however, when you cheat on your own recertification it hard to drive your point home and you look a little foolish trying to make the point. Just sayin..
Comander's opposition I believe was based on her own perceptions of how she personally views the job Bobby Martin has done and quite frankly, it's my belief that had he been doing what is being done now long ago, this transfer would never have happened.
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Bob here's a quote from a firefighter for ya...
Dominick Maestre Today I reported for duty! The sheriff, the major, and our new Chief came and spoke to us and it gave me personally a breath of fresh air! My Moral is definitely up! Thank you Mrs Lynda!
My response to him was ..."And the COST...PRICELESS"!
Dominick Maestre Today I reported for duty! The sheriff, the major, and our new Chief came and spoke to us and it gave me personally a breath of fresh air! My Moral is definitely up! Thank you Mrs Lynda!
My response to him was ..."And the COST...PRICELESS"!
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We will see how it goes. The decision has been made and now we must live with it. Either the employees are about to be screwed or taxes will skyrocket. There is no way to by new trucks, hire dozens of new employees, build 6 or 8 or 10 new stations, promote dozens of supervisors and give every station a weight room within the current budget. I predict they will move to cancel the MSBU tax as it doesn't bring much in anyways and will use property taxes. They are banking the 1/2 cent sales tax will pass and then they can use the funds currently used for roads and bridges to pay for the fire increases. If that fails, then the employees will take it on the chin. As Bob Hudson pointed out, the only thing that changed was the name and the boss. Any further changes require money and no one has presented any kind of plan at this time.
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We will see how it goes. The decision has been made and now we must live with it. Either the employees are about to be screwed or taxes will skyrocket. There is no way to by new trucks, hire dozens of new employees, build 6 or 8 or 10 new stations, promote dozens of supervisors and give every station a weight room within the current budget. I predict they will move to cancel the MSBU tax as it doesn't bring much in anyways and will use property taxes. They are banking the 1/2 cent sales tax will pass and then they can use the funds currently used for roads and bridges to pay for the fire increases. If that fails, then the employees will take it on the chin. As Bob Hudson pointed out, the only thing that changed was the name and the boss. Any further changes require money and no one has presented any kind of plan at this time.
The BCC has screwed the taxpayers for well over the 30 + years I've been here.
Certainly nothing changed today (or tomorrow, next week, next month) with the takeover that would change that!
Perhaps it will change in 2018 at the polls.
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