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<br />Elk River Fire Service Task Force <br />Command~;Structure & Organization <br />^ Problem Statement <br />• Blurred areas of responsibilities with respect to <br />staff that have multiple titles (full-time position vs <br />firefighter position) <br />• Blurred succession/next-in-command authority <br />with respect today-to-day matters <br />,~ ~ ~~ 's ~ ~ ~ ,, <br />`Command Structure 8`e.~rgarization <br />^ Background Discussion <br />• Engaged, committed and dedicated leadership is one of <br />the most important components of an emergency services <br />organization. <br />^ Traditional method of appointments was through voting <br />by the membership (popular vote)-this was mostly <br />eliminated <br />• Currently, most administrative work rests with the fire <br />chief and full/parttime staff (from fixing a pager to <br />stapling agenda packets to planning training) <br />• Lack ofengagementinDutyofficerprogram,despite <br />significant pay increase for most positions <br />Wednesday, March 7, 2012 <br />Agenda Item 7 5 <br />