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additional staffing for either Station 20 or 70 by October 1, <br />1990, and for the remaining station by April 1, 1991. <br />8) Recommend staff to position personnel and equipment, as <br />appropriate, to achieve maximum fire and EMS protection. <br />9) Recommend the concept of Standard Personnel Rules and <br />Procedures whereby all fire and EMS staff would operate under a <br />single set of directives. <br />10) Recommend the Proposed Comprehensive Master Plan to <br />Consolidate and Unify Emergency Services as a six-year plan in <br />lieu of a five-year plan with changes necessary to move from the <br />concept of a General Fund millage to an Emergency Services <br />Special District millage in FY 91/92, if approved by the <br />electors. Also recommend the removal of the Town of Indian River <br />Shores from the Master Plan except for reference and future <br />assistance agreements. <br />11) Recommend housing of all emergency services providers in the <br />same stations if current locations can accommodate the additional <br />staff and emergency vehicles. <br />12) Recommend parity in terms of pay for fire and EMS personnel <br />as soon as funding can be identified for reasons of morale and <br />fairness considerations. <br />13) Recommend background investigations be conducted on fire and <br />EMS service applicants to determine qualifications and fitness <br />for duty with the public emergency services. <br />14) Authorize staff and County Attorney to prepare an Ordinance <br />for user fees for certain additional services provided by the <br />fire service to generate revenue for use in reducing expenses. <br />Chairman Eggert stated that she would like to have Board <br />approval of the items listed above. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED <br />by Commissioner Bird, to approve the recommenda- <br />tions of the Ad Hoc Fire Committee and to include <br />moving forward to the March, 1991, ballot for a <br />referendum. <br />Commissioner Scurlock felt the Committee should be compli- <br />mented on how well and how quickly they came together on all this <br />and certainly staff also for their background work. <br />Chairman Eggert stated 1. that she especially wanted to compli- <br />ment staff for the extra work and effort they put into this. <br />Emergency Management Director Wright confirmed that his <br />staff, including a cross section of the Fire Service, worked very <br />