May 21, 2013

Facts Supporting SFD Recall

firefighters - risking their lives to save yours

After only a few months in office, it is apparent that the end game of three members of the current Sedona Fire District Governing Board (Phyllis Erick, Dave Blauert and Charles Christensen) is to systematically dismantle the Sedona Fire District as we know it. One of the goals of the members being recalled is to replace professional fire fighters with volunteers. They also want to outsource Sedona’s excellent 911 Center, and eventually privatize the ambulance service. Even though they pledged … [Read more...]

Fire District Audit

Sedona Fire District taxpayers should be questioning four members of the current Fire Board about the $190,000 audit and the way McGladrey was chosen to do it. The True Tale of the Indefensible Audit At an August 12, 2011 special meeting, four members of the Sedona Fire District Governing Board voted, without discussion, to hire McGladrey & Pullen, Certified Public Accountants. McGladrey was one of seven audit firms bidding on the job, with a cost 84 percent higher than the next highest bid. The … [Read more...]