Minutes
Town of Greenfield
Greenfield Town Offices, 7 Sawmill Road Greenfield, NH
Selectboard’s Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, January 12, 2015 – 4:30 PM
Selectboard: Chairwoman Debra Davidson, Selectwoman Karen Day, Selectwoman Charig Bliss
Staff: Administrator Patt, Fire Chief David Hall
Public:
The meeting was called to order at 4:30 PM by Chairwoman Davidson.
Documents for Approval/Review/Signature
The Selectboard reviewed and/or signed the following items:
- A/P Invoices
- A/P Checks
- Seasonal Employee Wage Rate
- Payment in lieu of Insurance
Chairwoman Davidson opened the meeting at 4:30pm.
4:30 PM: Fire Chief David Hall
At 4:30 PM the Board met with Fire Chief David Hall to discuss the 2015 budget, departmental improvements and the vision for the future of the department. Chief Hall provided a presentation to the Board that outlined the vision of the department. The presentation was subtitled “where we were…..where we want to be…..how to get there”. The focus of the Chief is on modernizing the Greenfield Fire Department and bringing it into the 21st century. Chief Hall outlined that 2/3rds of the calls that the Fire Department goes on are EMS related. He pointed to himself and noted that he is the first chief of the department to have an EMS license. The document provided by Chief Hall outlined many changes that have been instituted since his appointment. Chief Hall outlined the state of the department, which had been
poor, but noted that since October the fire department has not missed a call. Instituting a mandatory on-call program among the firemen has resulted in on-call coverage during the night, which allows people not on call to function normally. At the end of the presentation there was some discussion about the potential changes to the fire chief’s position (moving from elected to appointed if the Selectboard’s warrant article passes at Town Meeting in March). At the end of the meeting the Chair said that she felt much more comfortable advancing increases in the budget as a result of the presentation.
Adjournment
On a motion by the Chair, and a second by Selectwoman Day, the Board voted to adjourn. The motion carried 3-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM.
The minutes are final when approved and signed by the Selectboard. A signed copy is on file in the Selectboard’s office.
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Chair, Debra Davidson Karen Day, Selectwoman Margaret Charig Bliss, Selectwoman
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