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Board Discusses Chief

March 29, 2011 By Lin Ennis 8 Comments
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March 30, 2011 at 4:00, the Sedona Fire District Governing Board will convene a special meeting in the Fire District's Multi-Purpose Room at 2860 Southwest Drive in West Sedona, Arizona. There are only three items on the agenda outside of the customary formalities of the meeting. Board Chairman David Blauert agendized Budget Discussion. In the midst of talk that the Board is trying to micromanage Chief Nazih Hazime and the district operations, Board Member Craig Dible requested discussion of "Chief … [Read more...]

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89A Referendum

March 29, 2011 By Lin Ennis Leave a Comment

Thanks to Sedona.biz for this interview with Sedona City Manager Tim Ernster For more information on the Referendum, see the Spy Glass article in the main menu: http://thesedonacitizen.com/89a/referendum-halts-89a-transfer-money/ … [Read more...]

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Chapel Station History

March 29, 2011 By Lin Ennis Leave a Comment
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I first posted this February 27, 2009. I do not know who created the PowerPoint or its creation date. This is the Chapel Station- Historical Perspective PowerPoint in PDF, displayed below as images. (Click any slide to enlarge it.) /a> /a>     I first posted this February 27, 2009. I do not know who created the PowerPoint or its … [Read more...]

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Budget Whoas

March 25, 2011 By Editor Leave a Comment
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Chief Hazime said he knows the budget will be tough, but without raising the mill levy rate or using reserves, it will be even more difficult. The Sedona Fire District has one of the lowest mill rates in the State of Arizona at $1.40. The average mill rate is Arizona is $2.10. The current SFD Board of Directors is not responsible for bringing the mill down so low, but the previous Board understood that reserves might be needed to offset revenues during tough times. That is what the reserves are for. … [Read more...]

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Who’s the Chief?

March 25, 2011 By Editor Leave a Comment
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Sedona Fire District Is Losing Good People "Unfortunately, SFD is losing good employees," reported Chief Nazih Hazime at the Board Meeting on March 23, 2011. In looking into why that might be happening, he pointed to two factors. First, the Chief said, employees look at him as their leader – he's the Fire Chief for the district. When employees lose trust in their leader, fear goes up while morale goes down. The bottom line for Hazime is that people leave because they don't know where the district is … [Read more...]

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