Public Safety Committee - Regular Meeting

ter. [clears throat] Go ahead. I'd like to welcome everybody to the February 10th, 2026 public safety committee meeting. Do I have a called meeting to order? Do I have a motion to accept the agenda? So move. Second. All in favor? I. Do I have a motion to approve the January 13, 2026 minutes? So moved. Second. All in favor? [clears throat] Motion carries.

And if we could go around the room real quick and just introduce who we have here, I'm Terry Goodwin, public safety chair, Ward 4, alderman. Alderman Garton, um, public safety vice chair, alderman Ward Five. Uh, Don Ward, alderman Ward two. Jim Jones, chief of police. Mayor Jamie Clary, George Edwards, chief of fire department. Steve Frost, treasure with Shackle Allair Fire Department. Joshua Morrison, the assistant chief of police. Ian Durham, number one fire department.

Thank you. Ordinances and resolutions. We have one resolution 2026-06 a resolution authorizing the mayor to extend the city's interlocal agreement of mutual aid assistance with number one volunteer fire department and Shackle Island volunteer fire department. Do I have a motion? Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? I I. And we will discuss that real quick. I wanted to make sure that both chiefs and our fire chief were all in agreement. [clears throat] If you've had any questions, concerns, or comments about the agreement, we're fine with it.

You're good with it, Chief Edwards? Yes, I'm good with it as well. Any other comments from anyone? I feel like I should say something. We'll let you. Okay. Uh these are the same agreements that the board approved last last year except for one addition in each of those is that we've had a brush fires and the reasoning behind that is there was a brush fire that um Shackle Island responded to. Um and uh brush fires have the strong potential to become structure fires. We would rather respond to a brush fire than a structure fire. And so that's why I thought we should add it. And we are going to wave the two rig rule and go ahead and send this on to BMA tonight. I'm hoping so.

Okay. So, um I move to send this to Bos recommendation. Second. Second. All in favor? I. Any other agenda items from anyone? Do I have a motion? Motion to