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Elk River Fire Service Task Force <br />~~ ,~'~ ~- <br />By '~a S~ws Procedures ~~ ~ ~=~ <br />r$' {r:j <br />^ Problem Statement <br />• The Elk River Fire Department currently operates <br />under a hybrid form of bylaws, policies, <br />procedures and other governing documents. <br />• This structure causes conflicts and confusion <br />internally. <br />• Legal opinions from the LMC and the city's law <br />firm have upheld that, as a city department, the <br />Fire Department is to be governed by policy and <br />not through "by-laws." <br />n" ~' ^Th~ ~ ~ '4 <br />~ "~' , <br />~, ~ws vs Pro~~dures9 . . <br />^ Background Discussion <br />• Historical significance <br />• The "modernization" of the fire service <br />• Group consensus vs chain of command <br />• The ultimate authority of a department <br />head/supervisor <br />• Monthly meetings-approvingminutes,the <br />"treasurer's" report and discussing personnel <br />matters <br />~~i l~~W,~fvs Procedures y,:~_ <br />I ELK RIVER FIRE AND ANBUUSNCE SERVICE <br />BY-LAWS, DUTIES. AND <br />STANDARD OPERATING GUlDEUNES.~ <br />CI I, ~i~ I.I hgtttR <br />1TER's`O=''`~\~L POI lc , ',t ~~~ U <br />s*ca~~~w~ssmRr s ~ .gyn. -~. <br />Agenda Item 7 <br />Wednesday, March 7, 2012 <br />2 <br />