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City Council Minutes Page 9 <br /> September 4,2018 <br /> ----------------------------- <br /> was going on,not waited until after his resignation. He said in a high level, director <br /> position it comes with the territory that you have to put in extra hours. What <br /> message does this send to other departments in the city? If they band together and <br /> refuse to take shifts will their director cover for them?At what point does it become <br /> the inmates running the asylum?What would have happened if there was no duty <br /> officer on call? <br /> Mr. Cunningham responded to the question of timing. He said supervisors at various <br /> points were aware of the problem but felt the firefighters were hoping to "run the <br /> chief out of town." He felt the situation was a case of the "inmates running they <br /> asylum" and that,if a duty officer had not responded to an event that would have <br /> been the "nail in the coffin" during an already tumultuous environment. <br /> Councilmember Ovall questioned why the level of discussion never elevated to the <br /> Council level. <br /> Councilmember Wagner also questioned why Mr. Cunningham was asking for <br /> additional compensation now he was gone. She wishes the discussion had happened <br /> prior because she always felt Council and staff have a good relationship. She also <br /> worries about setting a precedent. She hopes the recent reorganization will avoid this <br /> ever happing again, but understands the circumstances and value of what he has <br /> added to the department. She stated he did a good job during his time as Fire Chief <br /> but isn't sure what the answer is. <br /> Mayor Dietz asked for the logic of the amounts listed in the packet. <br /> Mr. Cunningham appreciated Councilmember Wagner saying he had done a good <br /> job. <br /> Mayor Dietz recommended paying the former Chief some amount. <br /> Mr. Beck stated he would take this direction and work to determine how to make a <br /> payment and what the amount should be. <br /> The consensus of the Council was that Mr. Beck should find a way to compensate <br /> Mr. Cunningham with the dollar amount to be determined. <br /> 10.2 Review of Fire Chief Position Description <br /> Mr. Portner presented the staff report. <br /> Mayor Dietz expressed concern over some of the wording in the job description, <br /> particularly the section 2B which removed the phrase "Performs as Incident <br /> Commander by directing firefighters at scene of fires and emergencies". <br /> Mr. Portner stated several firefighters,including the deputy fire chief, are qualified as <br /> an incident commander so the fire chief does not have to respond to all incidents. <br /> POWERED 9r <br /> UREJ <br />