MOAPA VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM
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Yolanda T. King, County Manager |
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Extend the terms of Joe Davis, Chance Munford, Anthony Rivera, and Adam Smith on the Moapa Valley Fire Protection District Advisory Board until February 1, 2022. (For possible action)
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BACKGROUND:
The Moapa Valley Fire Protection District (District) was created pursuant to NRS 474.460 and Clark County Code Chapter 3.20. The District was created for the protection of property, public health, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants of Clark County. Specifically, the District provides for the prevention and extinguishment of fires and the provision of emergency medical services in the unincorporated areas within Clark County generally located, described, and comprising the following: from the northerly Warm Springs area, Moapa, Moapa Valley, Logandale, Overton, the Valley of Fire, and southerly, including the Echo Bay area.
The Moapa Valley Fire Protection District Advisory Board (Advisory Board) provides assistance to the Board of Fire Commissioners (BFC). The Advisory Board receives and reviews monthly reports from the three (3) station Assistant Fire Chiefs pertaining to station operations, improvement requests, physical updates, bills, and purchase requests. Moreover, the Advisory Board makes recommendations to the BFC for the approval or denial of payments on all monetary requests to be paid out of the approved operating and capital improvement budgets.
The Advisory Board members are appointed by the BFC. Each member appointed to the Advisory Board are appointed to two-year (2-year) terms beginning in February. All Advisory Board members serve at the pleasure of the BFC.
The terms of several Advisory Board members are currently incorrect and do not align with the Advisory Board Bylaws. The following adjustments need to occur:
• There are two (2) citizen non-volunteer firefighter positions. Eugene Houston was appointed this past February for a two-year (2-year) term ending February 2023. Joe Davis is also currently serving as a citizen non-volunteer firefighter, but his term should expire on an even year. The BCC should extend his term until February 1, 2022. He will be eligible for reappointment in February 2022 for the start of a new two-year (2-year) term.
• The Logandale Fire Station representative is appointed in an even year. This past February, Anthony Rivera was reappointed as the Logandale representative until February 2023. However, due to not aligning with the requirements in the Advisory Board bylaws for this seat, the BCC should adjust his term to expire on February 1, 2022. He will be eligible for reappointment in February 2022 for the start of a new two-year (2-year) term.
• The Moapa Fire Station and Overton Fire Station representatives (Adam Smith and Chance Munford, respectively) are appointed in even years. Based on records, their appointments are due to expire in 2021. The BCC is asked to extend their current terms until February 1, 2022. They will both be eligible for reappointment in February 2022 for the start of new two-year (2-year) terms.
Please note, no adjustments are needed for the citizen non-volunteer seat held by Eugene Houston, the seat held by the representative from the Moapa Town Advisory Board, or the seat held by the representative from the Moapa Valley Town Advisory Board.
The BCC is asked to make these adjustments for the terms to align with the Advisory Board Bylaws.