11/12/2013 Public Safety and Personnel CommitteeMINUTES
PUBLIC SAFETY AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
Elected Officials Present:
Councilmember Bloom
Councilmember Peterson
The Meeting was called to order at 9:22 p.m.
City Staff Present:
John Westfall, Fire Marshal
Kevin Zweber, Fire Inspector
A. Residential Dwelling Sprinkler Report.
Snohomish Fire District 1 gave a report on residential sprinklers. There have been 21 detached
single - family homes permitted since the ordinance went into effect. The average cost of
installing the sprinklers was $1.58sq /ft which is in line with the national average but slightly
higher than originally estimated.
Action: No action taken. Informational update only.
B. Update for renewal of 2014 Executive Assistant to Council Employment Agreement
Action: Send to Council forapproval on consent
C. Discussion and potential action regarding Chapter 2.10
Major decision points are number of applicants Mayor must bring to Council for consideration.
Other changes agreed to by Committee although further discussion regarding reviews of job
descriptions could be warranted. Committee felt it best to change the "will" to "may" in 2.10.010
A.
Action: Move to full Council for consideration.
D. Discussion and possible action regarding Code of Conduct:
Committee was unsure whether it should be written as a resolution or ordinance. Committee
was to contact Jeff Taraday for his input.
Action: It was agreed to forward the Code of Conduct to full Council.
E. Discussion regarding Council attendance via speaker phone:
One remaining question was whether a Councilmember must call in for the full meeting
including audience comment.
Action: Move to full Council.
F. Public Comment:
None
The meeting was adjourned at 9:52 p.m.