November 4, 2024 - 1:00 PM - Fire Commission Board Staffing Needs and Compensation Meeting Agenda

10 + JOHNSTONCOUNTYFIRE PROTECTIONSERVICEDISTRICT STAFFINGNEEDSANDCOMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE November 4 , 2024 The JohnstonCountyFire ProtectionService District StaffingNeeds andCompensation Subcommittee meetingwas heldonMonday , November 4 , 2024 at 1 00pm in the JohnstonCounty EmergencyServices JCES 911Training room Present Chairman JeremeyDaughtry , Alan Johnson , BarryStanley , Brannan Barbee , StaceyTurner , LarryHodge AlsoPresent Director KevinHubbard JohnstonCountyEmergencyServices , DeputyDirector JoshHolloman JohnstonCountyEmergency Services , JordanPiper JohnstonCountyDeputyFire Marshal , Devin Creech JohnstonCountyAdminAssistant 1 Meeting Called to Order Chairman JeremeyDaughtry called the meeting toorder at 1 02pm He opened the meeting with a prayer 2 Approval Discussion of Agenda Upon a motionbyBarryStanley , secondedbyBrannanBarbee , and carriedunanimouslyby the staffingneeds and compensation subcommittee members Chairman JeremeyDaughtry , Alan Johnson , StaceyTurner , LarryHodge , the Board approved the presented agenda 3 Approval Discussion of Meeting Schedule Chairman JeremeyDaughtrypresented the proposedmeeting schedule to the subcommittee A recommendationwas made to change the meetingdates to the first Tuesdayof eachmonth , and to adjust all meeting start times to8 30 am Alan Johnsonmoved for the adoptionof the recommendation , secondedbyLarryHodge 4 Review of previous meetingPage+ JordanPiper referenced the previous meetings agenda andprovided anoverviewof the decisions made , which included countypay scale data and the recommendedpersonnel numbers for the Effective Response Force 15personnel for a 2,000 sq ft with a hydrant within1,000 feet , and20personnel for 2,000 sq ft water haul operations 5 Review of iPad Survey JordanPiper presented iPaddata collected from the 23departments in the county , detailing the number of tablets in eachdepartment , the apparatus onwhich theywere located , as well as the brand and service provider for each The subcommittee discussed establishing a minimumnumber of tablets per department and also implementing targeted training for dispatchinguse Theyweighedunit dispatch versus self initiateddispatchmanuallyon tablets The subcommittee decided togather pricing information for iPads and services that individual departments will purchase and to further review the completeddepartment survey Jordanwill compile a list of apparatus , inclusive of engines , services , and tankers , in eachdepartment that donot have tablets , alongwith the device IDs associatedwith911 communications , andwill share with the subcommittee 6 Discussion on Effective Response Force ERF Chairman JeremeyDaughtry reiterated the personnel recommendations for ERF , as decided in the previous meeting , and initiated a discussionon the expected timeframe for personnel to engage with scenarios involving2,000 sq ft with a hydrant within1,000 feet , as well as 2,000 sq ft water haul operations The time that they focussedonwas the first in route and first arrival for the station The purpose of the formally recommendedERFbeing tohelpdepartments improve their level of service The subcommittee discussedvarious scenarios throughout the county andweighed the options of two different recommendations one basedon the current level of service in the county , and the other proposing a single set recommendation Page+ 7 Discussion of formal proposal countywide standard The subcommittee voted that the formal first - due response to consist of four personnel within nine minutes , with a total Effective Response Force of fifteenpersonnel within fourteenminutes , involving a 2,000 sq ft structure with a hydrant within1,000 feet ; and a 2,000 sq ft structure water haul operations would include the former personnel listedplus two at fill site , two at dump site , andone driver operator for a total ERFof 20personnel in the same timeframe At this time , this is the recommendation Once the county is able togather accurate data , the numbers maybe adjusted , with the implementationof necessary tablets , use , and training tobetter capture the data Upon a motionbyBarryStanley , secondedbyAlan Johnson , members Chairman Jeremey Daughtry , BrannanBarbee , StaceyTurner , LarryHodge , the motionwas carried forward 8 Staff Updates There were no staff updates 9 Committee Member Comments Chairman JeremeyDaughtry thanked the subcommittee for their continuedwork and emphasized that these conversations are important for justificationof future decisions in the fire service There were no future comments There beingno further business , Chairman JeremeyDaughtrymoved to adjourn BrannanBarbee seconded the motion , whichwas carriedbyunanimous vote The meeting adjourned at 2 36pm Page