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Home My WebLink About1991-194 r RESOLUTION NO. 91-194 ABOLISHING THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY POSITION WHEREAS, the position of Public Safety Director was established on April 21, 1970; and r WHEREAS, the position of Public Safety Director was created for the purpose of providing a higher degree of leadership and supervision to the Fire Department and to resolve problems and issues of that time period; and WHEREAS, the City Council has met and conferred with regard to the necessity of retaining the position of Public Safety Director and based on the testimony offered at the meeting, the City Council finds as follows: 1. That the Chief of the Fire Department has the skills, technical knowledge and overall abilities to manage the affairs and operation of the Fire Department without the direct supervision of a Public Safety Director. 2. That the Fire Department personnel are concerned that a Police professional rather than a Fire suppression and inspection professional would be managing the Fire Department and believe it is more appropriate and would eliminate tension to have a Fire Chief manage the Fire Department rather than a Police Chief. 3. That presently, the Firemen are represented by one bargaining unit and the Policemen by another so that there are two separte unions to deal with. 4. There is a need for separate identities that were historically created by the City Charter. BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that effective immediately, the position of Public Safety Director as created and modified by resolution of the City be in the same is hereby abolished. Enacted by vote of the City Council this 1st day of October, 1991. ATTEST: #ad; ~ Mayor 11~/~ r r RESOLUTION NO. 91-194 ABOLISHING THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY POSITION BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Stillwater, Minnesota that the Public Safety Department and the position of Public Safety Director is hereby abolished; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Departments of Police and Fire shall be considered separate departments and shall be managed by the Police Chief and Fire Chief respectively. In all other ways, these departments and positions shall remain the same. Adopted by Council this 1st day of October, 1991. 114~ ATTEST: ~ ~ r r III I III nl Il ill I