Fire and Emergency Training Commission public meetings in 2022
8 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Fire and Emergency Training Commission
The Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Commission will hold a routine meeting on December 20, 2022. The agenda includes adoption of minutes from the November 15, 2022 meeting and reports from the chief, industrial, certification, and finance departments. No specific actions, proposals, or financial amounts are listed in the agenda.
- Adoption of minutes from 11/15/22 meeting
- Chief's report
- Industrial report
- Certification report
- Financial/budget report
The Commission postponed the adoption of November minutes and a motion regarding certification test retake waiting periods to the January 2023 meeting. No substantive votes were taken due to the loss of a quorum during the session.
- Postponed adoption of November meeting minutes to January meeting
- Postponed vote on motion to reduce test retake waiting period from 90 to 14 days to January 2023 meeting
Fire and Emergency Training Commission
The Commission approved the minutes from the previous meeting. Members discussed potential changes to recruit academy run-time requirements and the status of several training certifications and facility grants.
- Approved minutes from previous meeting(s) (Passed)
Fire and Emergency Training Commission
The commission unanimously approved Chief Wallis as Co-Chairperson and authorized the Fire Marshal to investigate hiring a grant writer. A new committee was formed to study the regionalization of training centers. The board also set a schedule for upcoming meetings through December 2022.
- Approved Chief Wallis as Co-Chairperson (Unanimous)
- Approved motion to authorize Fire Marshal and Deputy Superintendent to look into hiring a grant writer
- Approved creation of a committee (Brian Lindberg, Butch Browning, Bryan Adams) to study training center regionalization
- Approved next quarterly meeting for October 18th
- Approved meeting dates for September 20th, November 15th, and December 20th
- Adopted minutes from previous meeting
Fire and Emergency Training Commission
The Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Commission will meet to discuss old business including a proposed 2022-2023 budget, an updated job description for Superintendent, and advertising for a new Superintendent. The meeting will also receive reports from the Chief, Industrial, Certification, and Financial departments. No new business is listed.
- Proposed 2022-2023 budget discussion
- Updated job description and qualifications for Superintendent
- Advertise for new Superintendent
- New Organizational Chart
- Co-Chairperson appointment
Fire and Emergency Training Commission
The Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Commission is holding a routine meeting to adopt previous minutes, receive reports from the chief, industrial, financial, and chairman, and discuss old business including a comparison of 2019 revenue to current figures. No new business is listed. The meeting is largely procedural with one financial review item.
- Comparison of 2019 revenue vs to date (old business)
The Commission approved a motion to conduct a statewide search for a new Director to replace Dan Wallis. A subcommittee consisting of Rusty Shoultz, Ken Himel, and Bryan Adams was created to finalize the job description. The board also approved the minutes from the previous meeting.
- Approved statewide search for new Director (Motion by Chad Major, seconded by Bryan Adams)
- Created job description subcommittee: Rusty Shoultz, Ken Himel, and Bryan Adams
- Approved minutes from previous meeting (Motion by Louis Romero, seconded by Russell Di Salvo)
- Decided to move certification reports from monthly to quarterly
Fire and Emergency Training Commission
The Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Commission is holding a regular meeting with standard agenda items including adoption of previous minutes, chief's report, industrial report, certification report, financial/budget report, and chairman's report. No specific decisions or proposals are listed beyond these procedural updates.
- Chief's report
- Industrial report
- Certification report
- Financial/budget report
- Chairman report
Fire and Emergency Training Commission
The commission approved the minutes from the previous meeting. Members received reports on training schedules, industrial client revenue goals, and staffing evaluations. No other substantive votes were recorded.
- Approved minutes from last meeting
Fire and Emergency Training Commission
The commission approved the minutes from the previous meeting. Members discussed staffing updates, including the hiring of two new chiefs, and the status of pending legislation regarding hazardous duty retirement. The commission decided to move future meetings to the second Tuesday of every month.
- Approved minutes from last meeting
- Scheduled future meetings for the second Tuesday of every month