The Safety and Licensing Committee met 05/08/2024. One of the information items they received was a 6-month review of the shared service agreement between Gold Cross ambulance service and the City of Appleton Fire Department. Back in August of 2023, the Safety and Licensing Committee […]
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Finance Committee Approves Sole Source Purchase Of Fire Truck – Asks Staff To Clarify Whether Contract Locks Price In Or Allows For It To Be Increased Annually Over 50 Month Lead Time
The Finance Committee met 05/06/2024. One of the items they took up was a request to approve the sole source purchase of a new fire engine from Pierce Manufacturing with an expected delivery date of 4 years from now. The committee had some questions about […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Mutual Aid Agreements Between Appleton Fire Department And Kimberly, Grand Chute – Fire Chief Hansen Lays Out Plan To Cover Entire City With Mutual Aid Agreements
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 04/24/2024. Two of the items they took up were mutual aid agreements between the Appleton Fire Department and the Kimberly Fire Department and the Grand Chute Fire Department. Both agreements were recommended unanimously for approval by the committee. I’ve […]
Common Council Accepts Firehouse Subgrant For $24,000 – Will Cover Purchase Cost Of 8 Video Laryngoscopes
The Common Council met 04/17/2024. One of the items that was separated out for an individual vote was the Fire Department request to accept a Firehouse Sub Grant for roughly $24,000 to cover the cost of eight McGrath video laryngoscopes. This item was spoken about […]
Police And Fire Chiefs Talk To Safety And Licensing Committee About Staff And Recruitment Plans
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 02/14/2024. Half the meeting was taken up with Directors Reports from Police Chief Polly Olson and Fire Chief Jeremy Hansen. Chief Olson spoke about the Police Department’s plans to conduct a police staffing study to help them determine the […]
Common Council Approves Increased Fees For Clerk’s Office And Fire Department
The Common Council met 09/20/2023. Two of the items that were separated out for individual votes were the Clerk’s Office License Fee Changes and the updates to Chapter 6 of the municipal code related to the Fire Department which included moving to the 2021 International […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Updates To Municipal Code Regarding The Fire Department – Moves To 2021 Edition Of International Fire Code, Updates Permit Fees, Keeps Annual Backyard Burn Permit At $30
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 09/13/2023. One of the items they took up were revisions to Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code which pertained to the Fire Department. The Fire Department wanted to adopt the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code because currently […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Receives Information Items – Update On Police And Fire Department Grants, Purchase Of Police Mobile Command Post Vehicle
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 08/23/2023. In addition to voting to approve the purchase of new radios for the Fire Department, the committee received a few information items. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download. 2023 EDWARD BYRN MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Purchase Of New Fire Department Radios – Cost Will Be Paid For Partly From Grant Funds, Remaining $315,000 With City Funds
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 08/23/2023. It was not a long meeting, but the item that took up the bulk of their time was the Fire Department’s request to approve the purchase of radio equipment. Last August, the Appleton Fire Department along with 18 […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 08/23/2023 – Will Receive Update On Project To Upgrade Regional Fire/EMS Portal Radios
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 08/23/2023 at 5:30PM. They have no agenda items but they will be receiving a number of information items. The first is an update on the Fire Department’s request to purchase radio equipment. Last August, the Appleton Fire Department […]