Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board public meetings in 2020

Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board

The Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board of Review is holding a public meeting via Zoom on December 10, 2020, at 10:00 A.M. The agenda contains only procedural boilerplate with no specific items for decision or discussion listed.

The Board approved supplemental pay applications for 96 new applicants and four specific individuals from various fire departments. Most approvals included specific effective dates based on certification and service requirements. The Board also approved the minutes from the September 16, 2020 meeting.

• Approved minutes of September 16, 2020 meeting (All aye)
• Approved supplemental pay for Justin Arnone, St. George FD (All aye)
• Approved supplemental pay for Courtney Danea Edwards, Ville Platte FD, effective March 11, 2021 (All aye)
• Approved supplemental pay for Alexander Gorman, East Bank Consolidated FD, effective September 16, 2021 (All aye)
• Approved supplemental pay for Kimberely Ann Duncan, Covington FD, effective February 12, 2021 (All aye)
• Approved 96 new supplemental pay applications, pending one correction for applicant No. 65 (All aye)

Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board

The Board approved 74 new supplemental pay applications and recognized the Schriever Fire Protection District as an official district. Several individual pay requests were approved or corrected, while one request from the St. George Fire Department was deferred pending documentation.

• Approved minutes of July 20, 2020 meeting (All aye)
• Approved corrected effective date of 6/03/19 for Zachary Causey, Ascension Parish No. 3 (All aye)
• Approved supplemental pay for Robert Eiserloh, New Orleans Fire Department, effective 8/25/2019 (All aye)
• Deferred supplemental pay for Justin Arnone, St. George Fire Department, pending Personnel Action Form (All aye)
• Recognized Schriever Fire Protection District as an official state district (All aye)
• Approved supplemental pay for Christopher James Bourgeois, Schriever Fire Protection District, effective 3/01/2020 (All aye)
• Approved supplemental pay for Jay Edward Tenhundfeld, Natalbany Fire Department, effective 4/1/20 (All aye)
• Approved supplemental pay for Dylan Mitchell, Wilmer Fire Department, effective 8/01/2020 (All aye)

Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board

The Board approved supplemental pay applications for Morgan City Fire Department, Tangipahoa Parish Fire District #1, and Zachary Fire Department. The Board denied an application from Ville Platte Fire Department due to a job title classification issue and tabled a request from New Orleans Fire Department pending further documentation.

• Elected Brien Ruiz as Chairman
• Elected Dwayne Thevis as Vice-Chair
• Approved March 12, 2020 meeting minutes
• Approved Paradis Volunteer Fire Department and firefighter Noah Bruce Allshouse
• Approved Stanley Crochet, Jr. (Morgan City FD) effective January 15, 2021
• Denied Courtney Edwards (Ville Platte FD) due to secretary classification
• Approved Gregory Paul Noel (Zachary FD) effective September 17, 2019
• Approved Kolby Newman (Tangipahoa Parish Fire District #1) effective March 19, 2020

Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board

The Firemen’s Supplemental Pay Board of Review is meeting to approve 96 new applications. The board will also review personnel changes for several fire departments and approve minutes from March 12, 2020.

• Review of 96 new applications for approval
• Personnel review for St. George Fire Department (Justin Arnone)
• New or name change departments: Paradis Volunteer Fire Dept and Walker Volunteer Fire Dept
• New business regarding Ville Platte Fire Department (Courtney Denea Edwards) and Zachary Fire Department (Gregory Paul Noel)

The Firefighters Supplemental Pay Board of Review conducted an electronic vote to approve 96 new applicants for the payroll. The meeting was held electronically because Tropical Storm Cristobel cancelled the regularly scheduled June 8, 2020, meeting.

• Approved 96 new applicants for supplemental pay via electronic vote

Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board

The agenda provides the date, time, and location for a public meeting of the Municipal Firemen’s Supplemental Pay Board of Review. No specific discussion items or decisions were listed.

The Board discussed the improper inclusion of several individuals on the East Bank Consolidated Fire Department's supplemental pay warrant. Chief Tibbetts agreed to remove individuals who are not his employees, including Scott Berthelot, Dave Saunders, and Joe Greco. The Board determined that these individuals must appeal to the Board to prove eligibility for future payments.

• Chief Tibbetts agreed to remove Scott Berthelot, Dave Saunders, and Joe Greco from the supplemental pay warrant
• Board determined removed individuals must use the appeal process to seek continued supplemental pay
• Board proposed seeking reimbursement from Jefferson Parish for illegal payments made to ineligible individuals