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Mr. Griffin and Mr. Powers were present to be interviewed. It was decided that each one would <br />be interviewed privately. <br /> <br />Mr. David Griffin was the first to be interviewed. <br /> <br />Mr. Hartley stated he had visited with Mr. Griffin and felt it was a good chance to get to know him <br />better. <br /> <br />Chairman Pearson asked how long Mr. Griffin had lived in Ramsey and how long he'd been on <br />the Fire Department. <br /> <br />Mr. Griffin replied he has lived in Ramsey since 1986 and has been on the Fire Department since <br />September, 1988. <br /> <br />Chairman Pearson asked Mr. Griffin why he wanted to be Fire Chief for the City of Ramsey and <br />also what his qualifications are. <br /> <br />Mr. Griffin answered that he has several goals for the department. He would like the Officers to <br />be more involved. He wants everyone in the department to understand all the functions and the <br />chain of command. He wants more uniformity meaning there are too many people in the <br />department missing trainings and meetings. Attending all the drills and trainings is top priority and <br />all the training will be documented. He stated he is also extremely dollar conscious, negotiating <br />oriented and he will justify all purchase requests. His education background is in business <br />supervision and business law. His work experience includes sales, working in the purchasing <br />department dealing with budgets and management of four to five people in his department. <br /> <br />Mr. Spence pointed out that the Fire Fighters appointed Dave Griffin and that the officer's were <br />elected now instead of just volunteering. <br /> <br />Chairman Pearson stated he was present at the Fire Department meeting at which the officer's were <br />elected and he was very impressed with the way the meeting and election was conducted. <br /> <br />Mr. Griffin stated that job descriptions were written up prior to the election so the person who was <br />nominated went into the position knowing what it entailed. <br /> <br />Mr. Cich asked what criteria makes a Safety Officer. <br /> <br />Mr. Wilson stated that the Fire Department was in total agreement that Chuck Williams would be <br />the best candidate for Safety Officer as he is extremely cautious almost to the point of being over- <br />bearing when it comes to safety rules and regulations. The department felt this was an excellent <br />quality to possess for the position of Safety Officer. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hartley questioned why Doug Powers was not on the list as Officer or Fire <br />Chief. <br /> <br />Mr. Wilson replied that the Fire Fighters did not see the leadership ability in Mr. Powers. He has <br />only attended 18% of the last fire calls and 74% of the last training drills. In fact, he has not <br />attended one training drill in the last few weeks. The department is concerned that Mr. Powers <br />won't be available when he is needed. He also commented that each candidate for each officer's <br />position was well thought out. For example, Tom Hoxter was elected for Captain because he is <br />always at all the meetings and trainings, he has a good head on his shoulders and a take-charge <br />personality. Steve Morrison was elected Assistant Fire Chief as he was voted second person in <br />line for the Chief's position. <br /> <br />Fire Board/August 14, 1990 <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />