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Fire District Budget Talks II

April 19, 2012 By Admin 5 Comments
Scott Jablow

Sedona AZ (April 19, 2012) — Following are excerpts from Minutes of the April 9, 2012, Sedona Fire District (SFD) Budget Workshop and analysis. Minutes are in Draft form, not yet accepted formally by the SFD Governing Board. Where minutes are quoted verbatim, quotation marks will be used. Audio and Video Transcripts appear in full on the Sedona Fire website. Scott Jablow – Midway/Chapel Area: "I’d like to say that I was unable to attend last week’s budget workshop, but read the published … [Read more...]

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Fire District Budget Talks

April 19, 2012 By Admin Leave a Comment
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Sedona AZ (April 19, 2012) — Following are excerpts from Minutes of the April 2, 2012, Sedona Fire District (SFD) Budget Workshops and analysis. Minutes are in Draft form, not yet accepted formally by the SFD Governing Board. Where minutes are quoted verbatim, quotation marks will be used. Audio and Video Transcripts appear in full on the Sedona Fire website. Speed up audio or video. Free trial. ___ April 2, 2012, new Sedona Fire District Chief Kris Kazian gave a PowerPoint … [Read more...]

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SFD Staff Reacts to McGladrey Audit

February 26, 2012 By Lin Ennis 4 Comments
SFD Staff Response to Special Audit

From the DRAFT Minutes of the February 22, 2012 Sedona Fire District Board meeting: 1. Discussion/Possible Action: Staff Response to Performance, Cost, and Management Audit Report of the Sedona Fire District by McGladrey. Mr. Montgomery said he has been asked by a number of constituents to have staff present a response to the McGladrey Report, and he has requested they do so. Business Director Karen Daines then gave the following PowerPoint presentation along with her comments: Business … [Read more...]

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His Lips Are Sealed

February 10, 2012 By Wendy V. Tanzer 3 Comments
What's Demme so afraid of?

During the January 11, 2012, meeting of the SFD fire chief selection committee (see item III. Subsection B. of the Draft Minutes), there was a vote to refer all media requests to Chairman Joe Demme. Yet Mr. Demme has refused comment until after the next chief is selected. Why? If all members of the committee are required to channel any media requests to Mr. Demme who then refuses comment, can you say, “Catch 22?” What are these people so conveniently and meticulously hiding from the … [Read more...]

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Retired Fire Fighter Addresses Board

February 7, 2012 By Lin Ennis 1 Comment

Rich Collister speaks before the Sedona Fire District Board on January 25, 2012: The following trext is from the DRAFT minutes, not yet voted into the permanent record. It has been formatted according to acceptable writing conventions. Mr. Blauert said no verbal personal or Board attacks would be allowed. Rich Collister, West Sedona: "As I said, my name is Rich Collister. I'm a retired New York City fireman. I worked for 20 years in a section of Manhattan called Harlem. I’ve been a resident of … [Read more...]

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