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CITY OF LANSING
BOARD OF FIRE
COMMISSIONERS
120 E. SHIAWASSEE ST., LANSING MI 48933
(517) 483-4200 |LANSINGMI.GOV/FIRE
Brian Sturdivant, Fire Chief
1.Call to Order – 5:30 p.m.
1.1.Present: Barbara Lawrence, Jarrod LaRue, Charles Willis,
Steven Purchase, Krishna Singh
1.2.Absent: Gina Nelson
2.Additions to Agenda
2.1.Educational Presentation
2.2.Communications
3.Approval of Minutes: October 9, 2024
4.Public Comment – Agenda Items (Time Limit: 3 Minutes):
4.1.Battalion Chief Clevenger from B shift, introduces self
4.2.Fire Cadets introduce themselves to Board as they are touring Station 8 and EOC
5.Review Communications
5.1.Letter from McLaren Hospital
5.2.Letter from LPD
6.Comments from Chair
6.1.Chair Purchase will send out communication to board regarding meeting with the Mayor in early
January to discuss the annual report.
7.Presentations
7.1.River Caddis on Public Safety Complex and fire stations
8.Fire Administration Report – Chief Sturdivant
8.1.Chief and Local are working to ensure that the staffing model conforms to the current contract and not
to the COVID specific guidelines that may have carried over.
8.2.HR and LFD are working to establish lateral hiring processes to hire qualified paramedics outside of
hiring cycle for recruits
8.3.For current hiring cycle: written tests are in November, and interviews are in early December.
8.4.One additional captain has been added to training (total of three) and one to EMS (total of two).
Fire Commissioners
1st Ward Barbara Lawrence – Vice-Chair
2nd Ward Jarrod LeRue (arrives 5:35)
3rd Ward Vacant
4th Ward Gina Nelson
At-Large Steve Purchase –Chair
At-Large Vacant
At-Large Charles Willis
. (departs 6:35)
At-Large Krishna Singh
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | 5:30 PM |
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT| LANSING MI
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Please contact Board Secretary, Jules Overfelt if you cannot attend the meeting or, need special accommodations.
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8.5.The training exersices at the airport went well.
9.Old Business – none
10.New Business
10.1.Lexipol policies 405, 408, 409
• Passes unanimously as written.
10.2 2024 Annual Report
•Chair Purchase presents report
•Commissioners discuss content
•Commissioners unanimously pass report, pending grammatical changes and additional added
information
11.Request for Commissioners to be excused.
12.Commissioner Comments
12.1.Vice Chair Lawrence attended the CPR/AED training at Foster Community Center and was impressed
by the professionalism and materials.
12.2.Commissioner LaRue opens discussion on what an ideally staffed department looks like,
Commissioner and Chief to meet to discuss
13.Public Comment – None
14.General Order – None
14.1.Chair Purchase asks after the ways and means committees, Chief Sturdivant will pass on information
14.2.Chair Purchase requests draft budget for next meeting
15.Adjournment – 7:17
Minutes submitted Monday, December 9thth, 2024 by Jules Overfelt
Jules Overfelt | they/she | Administrative Specialist and Fire Board Secretary | Lansing Fire Dept
517-483-4564 | E: jules.overfelt@lansingmi.gov