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Mr. Dave Griffin was dismissed and Mr. Douglas Powers was called in for his interview. <br /> <br />Chairman Pearson asked Mr. Powers how long he has been living in Ramsey and how long he has <br />been on the Ramsey Fire Department. <br /> <br />Mr. Powers replied he has lived in Ramsey one year and two months and has been on the Ramsey <br />Fire Department since October, 1989. He stated he has been a Fire Fighter with the City of <br />Minneapolis since February of 1986. <br /> <br />Upon inquiry, Mr. Powers stated he landed the position with the Minneapolis Fire Department <br />with skill and luck. It's based on a point system with an additional five points for veterans <br />preference. <br /> <br />Mr. Cich asked Mr. Powers what direction he planned for the Ramsey Fire Department if elected <br />the new Fire Chief. <br /> <br />Mr. Powers stated that overall there would be more training. Everyone would receive enough <br />training to become confident enough to make proper decisions. He would like to see the <br />Department acquire more equipment as time goes by. He stressed the importance of everyone <br />getting along within the Fire Department so that one could depend on the other. <br /> <br />Upon inquiry, Mr. Powers stated that some of his duties with the Minneapolis Fire Department <br />include EMT, medical emergencies, heart attack victims, shooting victims, maintaining equipment <br />on fire trucks, assist fire motor operator, driving truck if department is short of manpower, in <br />charge of equipment, serve as Acting Captain in charge on occasion, deal with general public and <br />make calls until the Chief comes in on the scene. <br /> <br />Upon inquiry, Mr. Powers explained his hours and stated that he can trade days so when he needs <br />to be here in the Ramsey Fire Department, he can arrange it. He said he really hadn't been trading <br />time as of yet as it hadn't been required. <br /> <br />Mr. Powers was dismissed. <br /> <br />Personnel Coordinator McAloney stated that Mr. Powers gave emergency training to the Rink <br />Attendants and that he did not follow through with things he said he would, nor did he call when <br />he said he would and was not available when he said he would be. She stated that it was <br />mentioned earlier that Mr. Powers was not attending drills and that he stated he had not been <br />required to trade any days. Ms. McAloney felt that if the Ramsey Fire Department drills and <br />trainings were important to him, he would have arranged to be at more of them. <br /> <br />Mr. Hartley stated that during his visit with Mr. Griffin previously, he talked about the drills and <br />trainings being mandatory. Mr. Griffin also felt that the morale of the Department would probably <br />go down because he will require people to do their job, however, he feels that in just a short time <br />the moral will come back up again. Mr. Hartley suggested that Dave Griffin is the person for the <br />job and that he will provide what we're looking for in a Fire Chief. <br /> <br />Ms. McAloney informed the Fire Board that if Mr. Griffin gets the position of Fire Chief, there is <br />the possibility of Mr. Powers leaving the Department. <br /> <br />Mr. Griffin and Mr. Powers along with the other members of the Fire Department who were <br />present were called back in to the meeting. <br /> <br />Motion by Mr. Cich and seconded by Mr. Spence to appoint Mr. David Griffin as Fire Chief for <br />the City of Ramsey Fire Department. <br /> <br />Fire Board/August 14, 1990 <br /> Page 3 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />