Monday, April 4, at 5:30 pm in the Eastsound Fire Hall
A special meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners (BOFC) for San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 (Orcas Island) will be called to order by Barbara Bedell, chair, Board of Fire Commissioners.
On the agenda is discussion to adopt a resolution that will “Appoint an Auditing Officer,” followed by an Executive Session.
The purposes for the executive session are RCW 42.30.110(g) as follows:
(g) To evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public employee. However, subject to RCW 42.30.140(4), discussion by a governing body of salaries, wages, and other conditions of employment to be generally applied within the agency shall occur in a meeting open to the public, and when a governing body elects to take final action hiring, setting the salary of an individual employee or class of employees, or discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken in a meeting open to the public.
In addition, the Commission shall consider matters exempted from the Open Public Meeting Act pursuant to RCW 42.30.140(4) (b) [exempting] that portion of a meeting during which the governing body is planning or adopting the strategy or position to be taken by the governing body during the course of any collective bargaining, professional negotiations, or grievance or mediation proceedings, or reviewing the proposals made in the negotiations or proceedings while in progress.
When the board reconvenes it may take action on BOFC discussions during Executive Session, as applicable.
The next Regular BOFC Meeting will be held on Monday, April 18, 2016 at 5:30 pm
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The fire commissioners met for an hour with a fairly large crowd awaiting the outcome of their executive session concerning the suspension/administrative leave of Chief Prysz.. when they emerged nothing had been decided. What this means is that Mr. Pryz remains on paid leave (since March 8th) with no end in site! Commissioner Bedell is now leaving for a 3 week trip to Africa while we taxpayers are sent the bill for about $10.000/month for Mr. Pryz to sit at home!
Nice work if you can get it!
Meanwhile–the amazing volunteers continue to provide us with high quality emergency services!
Leaving two questions-
1. Why do we need a chief if the operations can go more than a month without one?
2- Why hasn’t any follow up been written about in our local media?
Too obvious?