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City of Tukwila
City Council Public Safety Committee
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
September 17, 2018 ǷȜǵDz JȚGȚ (;T?FHON #IH@?L?H=? 2IIGț #CNS (;FF
Councilmembers: Kathy Hougardy, Chair; Dennis Robertson, Thomas McLeod
Staff: David Cline, Eric Drever, Jay Wittwer, Vicky Carlsen, Laurel Humphrey
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Hougardy called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
I. ANNOUNCEMENT
II.BUSINESS AGENDA
A. Ordinance: Red Light Cameras
Chair Hougardy announced that the ordinance regarding red light cameras would be
postponed until October 1, 2018.
B. 2018 Fire Department Update
Chief Wittwer presented a mid-year update on the Fire Department, including service statistics
and staffing and retirements. There has been an uptick in retirements this year, with more
expected in 2018 and 2019. The Department still plans to adjust the pipeline positions from 5
to 3. Pipeline positions are those that are unbudgeted, but on staff and fully trained in an effort
to mitigate the overtime costs that would otherwise come from retirements. DISCUSSION
ONLY.
C. 2019-
Staff
10 firefighters who qualified for a City pension prior to 1971. State revenue is expected to cover
expenditures in the coming biennium, and expenditures are projected to be comparable with
2018. When there are no more members of this Fund, staff believes the fund balance will remain
with the City for other retirement purposes. FORWARD TO SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 COMMITTEE
OF THE WHOLE.
III.MISCELLANEOUS
Chair Hougardy mentioned that the Regular Meeting packet includes the monthly report from Steve
Goldblatt, the Public Safety Plan Program
Adjourned 6:01 p.m.
Committee Chair Approval
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