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RESOLUTION NO. 19-07
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RESOLUTION approving an ad-hoc committee to conduct a Fire
Department Consolidation Feasibility Study for the City of Port Angeles
and C1allam County Fire District #2.
WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles and C1allam County Fire District #2 each fund
nd staff their own respective fire department to provide fire suppression, emergency medical
ervices, and other specialized services to their jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, both jurisdictions have demonstrated improved efficiencies and an
. ncreased level of service through the functional consolidation of volunteer personnel and training
rograms; and
WHEREAS, each jurisdiction funds a management and support staff to provide the
equisite administrative support for their respective fire department; and
WHEREAS, these jurisdictions have engaged in discussions relating to the potential
pportunity to realize administrative and operational efficiencies by combining all or additional
ortions of their fire department functions; and
WHEREAS, these jurisdictions now desire to explore this concept more formally by
. oint1y forming an ad hoc committee to conduct a consolidation feasibility study; and
WHEREAS, the ad hoc committee would include two C1allam County Fire District #2
ommissioners; two City of Port Angeles Council members; one fire chief from each jurisdiction;
ne Public Safety Advisory Committee member; two citizen at large members; one Union
epresentative; and one Volunteer Advisory Board representative.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Port Angeles approves and
hall participate in an ad hoc committee to conduct a Fire Department Consolidation Feasibility
nalysis for the City of Port Angeles and Clallam County Fire District #2 and to report back to the
11 City Council regarding consolidation.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council
eld on the 20th day of November
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