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Minutes for the Public Safety Committee meeting on September 20, 2004.
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PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MINUTES
September 20, 2004
The Jonesboro Public Safety Committee met September 20, 2004 at 5:15 p.m. at 900 West Monroe, Jonesboro, Arkansas. A full quorum was in attendance. Present were: Chris Moore, Judy Furr, Tim McCall, Jim Hargis, John Street and Harold Perrin.
MINUTES
Councilman Moore moved, seconded by Councilman Perrin to amend the figure for the monthly cost for AVL from $40.00 per month to $33.00 per month. All voted aye for the amendment. Councilman Perrin moved, seconded by Councilman Street to accept the minutes as amended for August 16, 2004. All voted aye. Copies were made available to all in attendance.
INSPECTIONS
It was announced that a new Code Enforcement Officer had been hired by the name of Mr. Gary Anderson, and would be cross trained along with other Code Enforcement Officers. It was requested that the monthly Inspections Report compare this year’s figures with the previous year.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Salvage - Councilman Moore moved, seconded by Councilman Perrin to accept the staff recommendation to acquire the salvage from the damaged fire truck. All voted aye.
Bids for Ladder Truck - Councilman McCall moved, seconded by Councilman Street to recommend to the Finance Committee the low bid meeting specifications of Pro-Fire #1 for a Boardman Brand Fire Truck. All voted aye.
ISO Ratings - Discussion was held regarding the many requirements for ISO ratings. It was determined that while stations needed to be updated and new stations added the committee wanted to have a better understanding of ISO ratings and conduct a needs assessment. Councilman Perrin requested a copy of the ISO audit.
National Incident Management System (NIMS) - For informational purposes a proposed resolution was provided adopting the NIMS. Chief Herring explained if not adopted by October, 2004 we could lose federal funding after 2005. Because o...
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