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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL & FIRE DEPARTMENT WORKSHOP <br />THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 <br />7:00 P. M. <br />Mayor Miron called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. <br />PRESENT FROM COUNCIL: Council Members Chuck Haas, Phil Klein, Becky Petryk, <br />Tom Weidt and Mayor Fran Miron. <br />PRESENT FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT: Fire Chief Jim Compton, Assistant Chief/Fire <br />Marshall Marry Schwartz, Deputy Chief Kevin Colvard, Training Captain Jake Christian <br />ALSO PRESENT: Community Development Director and City Clerk Michele Lindau <br />Community Development Director Bryan Bear explained that over the past several <br />months, he has been meeting with members of the Fire Department. He presented a <br />PowerPoint highlighting the many issues the Department was facing and provided <br />recommendations. <br />Many issues revolved around making the department more family -friendly to avoid job <br />burnout. Everyone agreed the job needed to be manageable at all levels. There was <br />much discussion on staffing and scheduling to accomplish this. <br />The Council and Officers talked about the BLS service Hugo provids and the JPA with <br />White Bear Lake. It was the consensus that it was a very important service to provide <br />Hugo residents and should be continued and possibly expanded. <br />Also discussed was technology needs for the Department, policy on participation at <br />events, a Fire Marshall succession plan, and employee reviews. <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br />Michele Lindau, <br />City Clerk. <br />