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OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 18, 2007
Committee Members Present: Debbie Raplee, Deborah Ranniger and Tim Clark
The meeting was called to order by Chair Tim Clark at 4:02 p.m.
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DATED SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
Debbie Raplee moved to approve the minutes of the September 4, 2007, Operation
Committee meeting. Deborah Ranninger seconded the motion, which passed 3-0.
2. APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS DATED AUGUST 31, 2007 AND SEPTEMBER 15, 2007
Finance Director Bob Nachlinger presented the vouchers for August 31, 2007 and September
15, 2007, for approval.
Deborah Ranniger moved to approve the vouchers dated August 31, 2007 and
September 15, 2007. Debbie Raplee seconded the motion, which passed 3-0.
3. BUDGET AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZE 14 NEW FIREFIGHTER POSITIONS
Fire Chief Jim Schneider presented the Budget Amendment to authorize 14 new firefighter
positions. Chief Schneider advised that the hiring of 14 new firefighters will enable the
Department to fully staff the new fire station being built in Covington, which will open in the
fourth quarter of 2008. The proposal is to hire 5 new FTE's for new station 78 in December
2007, 5 new FTE's for new station 78 in March 2008, and 4 new FTE's in August 2008 for the
opening of new fire station 78. The estimated $ 950,685 will be offset by revenue from King
County Fire District #37, and will depend on the actual number and method used to hire the
firefighters to staff the Fire District station. Questions were raised by the Committee and Chief
Schneider and Chief Administrative Officer John Hodgson addressed those questions.
Debbie Raplee moved to recommend Council, at its October 2, 2007 meeting Consent
Calendar, amend the 2007 budget in order to create 14 new firefighter positions.
Positions to be funded through revenue generated King County Fire Protection
District #37. Deborah Ranniger seconded the motion, which passed 3-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:16 p.m.
Renee Cameron
Operations Committee Secretary