— by Lin McNulty —

The Board of Fire Commissioners held a streamlined, smooth special meeting on Wednesday, October 27 to a small audience of, in addition to OIFR staff, one attendee who came out for the late-evening meeting.

Discussion Items:

  1. Acting Fire Chief Scott Williams submitted a Memo of Understanding regarding his current employment status for renewal.
  2. An Inter-local Agreement was slated for discussion, but a copy has not been received from the County.
  3. Acting Chief Williams presented a first draft of projections on the 2017 Operating Budget.

The next meeting of the Fire Commission is scheduled for November 7 at 5:30 p.m.

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