unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-0,
ORDER NO. ~O ~~
RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE
KERR COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION ADVISORY BOARD
On this day come on to be considered the matter of the
establishment of the KERB COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION ADVISORY
BOARD and the Court found that:
WHEREAS, Kerr County has, under Chapter 352 of the Texas
Local Government Code, the authority to provide fire protection to
the residents of the county who live outside municipalities; and
WHEREAS, Kerr County provides this service through contract
with the City of Kerrville, Texas, and various volunteer fire
departments; and
WHEREAS, Kerr County desires to ensure that the services
provided are efficiently provided, are of the highest quality
possible, and at the lowest possible cost to the taxpayers;
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:
I. There is hereby created the KERB COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION
ADVISORY BOARD, hereinafter "BOARD".
2. The BOARD shall be composed of seven members as follows:
a. The Fire Chief of the City of Kerrville, Texas.
b. A County Commissioner to be appointed by the
Commissioners' Court for a term of two (2) years.
c. Five citizen members to be appointed by the
Commissioners' Court, staggered terms of three (3) years
each.
3. The initial BOARD shall be composed of:
a. Raymond Holloway, Fire Chief, City of Kerrville,
Texas.
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b. R. Gordon Morgan, County Commissioner, to serve until
December 31, 1992.
c. Citizen Place #1: Eugene Haufler, to serve until
December 31, 1994.
d. Citizen Place #2: Hans Guldmann, to serve until
December 31, 1996.
e Citizen Place #3: Michael Hughes, to serve until
December 31, 1994.
f. Citizen Place #4: ,loe McPhail, to serve until
December 31, 1996.
g. Citizen Place #5: Eric Lowenthal, to serve until
December 31, 1994.
4. The appointed County Commissioner shall be the presiding
officer of the BOARD and should function in a neutral, informative,
and administrative position.
5. The guide for appointments to the BOARD should be persons
who are experienced in business and/or in executive corporate
experience with knowledge of fire services.
6. Members of a contracting Volunteer Fire Department are
ineligible for service on the BOARD.
7. The BOARD shall have such duties and powers as set forth
below and such other duties and powers as may be conferred upon it
by the Commissioners' Court:
a. Initiate a Study of the condition of the fire protection
system in the county and make recommendations on how
it can be improved.
b. Initiate a Study or series of studies on the effectiveness
of the various volunteer fire departments with which the
county contracts and make recommendations on:
i) the geographical boundaries of the various service
areas;
i i) Minimum training requirements;
iii) an inspection policy for the volunteer fire
departments;
iv) coordination in provision of fire protection
between the various fire departments including a
centralized command and control structure;
v) coordination of available training for all fire
departments;
vi) standards for financial accounting and financial
reporting procedures; and
vii) a performance standard for volunteer fire
departments.
viii) study of applicable insurance and recommendations.
c. Initiate a Study or series of studies on the effectiveness
of non-contracting volunteer fire departments and other
groups and make recommendations on:
i) improvement of the effectiveness of those
departments and groups;
i i) the coordination and integration of the various
non-contracting volunteer fire departments and
other groups into the county's fire protection
system; and
iii) the feasibility of including members of non-
contracting volunteer fire departments and other
groups into a county wide training program.
d. Such other recommendations as the BOARD feels will
improve and enhance the level and quality of fire
protection in Kerr County.
8. The BOARD shall not have any authority whatsoever to make
recommendations directly to volunteer fire departments nor shall it
attempt to direct the manner or means by which such department
engages in the actual provision of fire protection services.
9. The BOARD shall, however, ensure that all contracts with the
volunteer fire departments are being complied with and shall
establish a notice and hearing procedure for investigating any
potential violations. The Commissioners' Court shall promptly
department shall be informed of their right to appeal to the
Commissioners' Court from an adverse finding of the BOARD.
The BOARD may be retired or abolished upon the majority vote
of Commissioners' Court or a majority vote of the BOARD whenever
their goals or purposes seem to be fulfilled or no additional
accomplishments are feasible.
ORDERED this the zstn day of October ,
1991, Wlth CommISSlOnerS _R_ ('nrdnn Ak~rgan T_ H_ Tackav
Glenn K. Holekamp, and Bruce Oehler ,voting yea, and
and ,
voting nay.
CLERK'S CERTIFICATION
I, PATRICIA DYE, Kerr County Clerk, certify that the above
Order was issued by Kerr County Commissioners' Court on ~Rth of
October 1991, recorded and filed in Volume ~,_,
Page a~~ of the Minutes of the Kerr County Commissioners' Court,
Kerr County, Texas.
P tricia D ey
Kerr County Clerk
Kerr County, Texas
rk' o}w 3 1981
Date
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ORDER Z1O, 20639

APPROVAL OF ~C COF~ 5~~'S
KF~R COUi~ VOLU~~~ COUNTY
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October 28~ 1991
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