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City of Tukwila
City Council Public Safety Committee
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
July 2, 2018 ǷȜǵDz JȚGȚ (;T?FHON #IH@?L?H=? 2IIGț #CNS (;FF
Councilmembers: Kathy Hougardy, Chair; Dennis Robertson, Thomas McLeod
Staff: Jay Wittwer, Brandon Miles, FF Kim, FF Evans, FF Shell, BC Hayman and Deputy
Chief Mitchell
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Hougardy called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
I.ANNOUNCEMENT
II.BUSINESS AGENDA
Fire Department Staffing Update
A.
Staff updated the Committee on the status of staffing within the Fire Department. It is
anticipated that seven to nine total employees will leave the department in 2018, depleting the
pipeline positions previously approved by Council. Because retirements and departures are
difficult to predict, it has been tricky to find the appropriate balance of pipeline positions. Staff
proposes to have 63 total suppression employees in place by September, including three
pipeline positions. The Committee asked how much was spent in overtime in 2016, 2017, and
2018 year to date, and staff agreed to follow up with that information. Councilmember McLeod
asked for details on numbers of fire versus aid calls, and staff estimated that 68% are medical
aid calls and 32% are any other types of calls. Staff presented the City
apparatus units. The Committee asked how many were purchased, and staff will follow up.
DISCUSSION ONLY.
III.MISCELLANEOUS
Adjourned 6:30 p.m.
Committee Chair Approval
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