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Home My WebLink AboutCC-12-04-06-01 Waiving Requirements/Fire Chief SPONSOR(S): Brian D. Mayo RESOLUTION CC-12-04-06-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL. INDIANA, WAIVING DEPARTMENT SERVICE REOUIREMENTS FOR NEW FIRE CHIEF WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code 36-4-9-8(b)(3), Carmel Mayor James Brainard has appointed Mr. Keith D. Smith as the new Fire Chief for the Carmel Clay Fire Department, effective January 2,2007; and WHEREAS, Indiana Code 36-8-3.5-1 l(b) requires the Fire Chief to have been a member of, and have had five (5) years of service in, the Carmel Clay Fire Department, unless those requirements are waived by a majority vote of the Common Council; and WHEREAS, although Mr. Smith has approximately forty (40) years offull-time paid service with the Indianapolis Fire Department and brings this wealth of knowledge and experience to the City (see attachment), he has not previously served in the Carmel Clay Fire Department; and WHEREAS, Mayor Brainard has requested that the Common Council waive the requirements that Mr. Smith previously have been a. member of the Carmel Clay Fire Department and have had five (5) years of experience in that Department before assuming the position of Fire Chief; and WHEREAS, it is in the City's best interests to waive the above-referenced requirement~. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, that the requirements that Mr. Keith D. Smith have been a member of the Carmel Clay Fire Department and have served in that Department for at least five (5) years prior to assuming the position 'of Fire Chief of the Carmel Clay Fire Department should be and the same are hereby WAIVED. ~D by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this ~.ft.- day of . ,,,~v. . ,2006, by a vote of t" ayes and 0 nays. Page One of Two Pages The initial draft of this document was prepared by Douglas C. Haney, Carmel City Attorney, on November 22, 2006. Any changes thereafter made to this document are the sole responsibility of the document sponsor. {VE Bass'My nrx:mnenls'-ResolLllinns.CCC\2006\fIRECHIEf.doc:11122/2006 IO:~3 AM] SPONSOR(S): Brian D. Mayo COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA No, PR~l:,v, Kevin Kirby lLD-~~ vij76?~ Mark Raltennann cE~~ iana L. Cordray, I~C, erk- Treasr Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Cannel, Indiana, this ~ day of~ 2006, at 1: 40 O'clock, P . M. . - f"P0A/..> ~,.~.~~1 L )(!n: L. Cordray, IAMC,C6~~ Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Cannel, Indiana, this if tf-, 2006, at -r: I..{O O'clock, L. M. ATTEST: . ~~ Council Resolution No. CC-12-04-06-01 Page Two of Two Pages The initial draft of this document was prepared by Douglas C. Haney, Carmel City Attorney, on November 22, 2006. Any changes thereafter made to this document are the sole responsibility of the document sponsor. [Z:',E Ilau\M) Docwnents',Rcsoluuons-CCC'l006'FlRJ: CHIEF. doc:! 112212006 10:43 AM] Keith D. Smith 4340 South Franklin Raad . Indianapalis, Indiaria 46239 317.862.6714 Personal Philosophy My management style is to. lead by example, by setting.and fallaWing a higher standard afbehaviar, which establishes a madel far professianalism.. Peaple providing ideas and effart are my visian and d(;lfinitian af success in an arganizatian. I am flexible and adjustable to. the situatian, and believe that cammunicatian and apen dialague are absalute resaurces for gaadjudgment. Enthusiasm is a.basic motivatar, and I believe that high spirits are fundamental to. leadership. I have learned patience is a quality which allaws far mistakes, yet becames basic to. success. My practice is to. caach peaple, encaurage participatian and let them do. their jDb. Campassian and respect far peDple are persanal habits, and demanstrate an attitude af understanding. I use knawledge, training arid experience to. evaluate decisians, then examine the decisian frDm a cammDn sense point Df view, and take the "right thingtD do." approach. Professional Experience WESTFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT (Westfield, Indiana) 2003 - PRESENT FIRE CHIEF, AdministratiDn Df 43 persDnal and an annual budget af $3 milliDn dDllars OperatiDnal and Administrative respDnsibility INDIANAPOLIS FIRE DEPARTMENT 1965- 2003 BATTALION CHIEF, 2002 - 2003: Administratian DfDepartment's CDrpDrate Partners Pragram BATTALION CHIEF, 2000-2002: ChDsen by the City DfIndianapDlis as full-time staff to' the 2001 WDrld PDliCe and Fire Games (WPFG) Office. . As DirectDr Df CDrparate DevelDpment, respDnsible fDr cDrpDrate sDlicitatiDn to. fund the WPFG internatianal event. FDllawed up With cDrpDrate spDnsors to. actively market their participatiDn. LiaisDn fDr issues and CDncerns between game and Indiana fire agenCies. Raised. aver $5 millian in cDllabaratiDn with cDrpDrate marketing team. . Member, WPFG Bid Team, and WPFG Organizing CDmmittee's AdvisDry BDard. FIRE CHIEF, 1992-2000: AdministratiDn Df805 persannel and an annual budget Df$50 milliDn. . OperatiDnal respDnsibility and accauntable fDr: - Emergency respDnse DperatiDns - .Public fire prDtectiDn - Firefighting standards. - Firefighter professianal training/develDpment . - Fire preventiDn " Department gDals and priDrities - Inter-agency cDardinatiDn - CDmmunity disaster respDnse - Physical resaurces - Department programs - Radio. cammunicatian - Fire CD de enfDrcement - LDng-range plans - Department perfDrmance ,.FIRE CHIEF (continued): . Encouraged joint training and administrative efforts on a county-wide scale, . Developed internal committee,process ,with over 120 firefighters to maximize participation in department business and five+year strategic planning, . Coordinated joint recruiting and hiring process with seven other county fire chiefs, which helped to meet diversity goals and reduce overall costs of recruiting and hiring process. . Developed an annual business plan for public knowledge and as a public agenda, while offering firefighters an internal agenda and plan based on family values. . Co-established a labor/managementpartnership with IAFF Local 416, recognized as one of two national models of progressive cooperation. . Teamed with the President of Local 416 to deliver an exclusive labor/management workshop, titled the "Indianapolis Experience," which was nationally recognized for contentand cooperation basics; presented in 10 cities and at two national fire department conferences. . Invited and participated as one of 10 United States fire departments in the National WellnesslFitness Initiative. Indianapolis Fire Department was recognized as one of 10 benchmark cities in.the nation's fire service, . Developed the children's fire safety education initiative, "Survive Alive," a hands-on experience, in cooperation with the Indianapolis Public Schools; established "Survive Alive" as part of the elementary curriculum. . Negotiated with owners to relocate the 1994 national "Fire Department Instructor's Conference" to Indianapolis. It has become the largest fire service conference in the nation with over 20,006 attendees. Served as Master of Ceremonies at three conferences and as instructor and/or panelist for educational sessions on programs and training classes. . One of seven metropolitan fire chiefs to give expert testimony at the 1998 Congressional Sub- Committee on Military Research and Development, House National Security Committee, to understand the preparedness against weapons of mass destruction by local fire agencies. ASSISTANT FIRE CffiEF, 1987-1992: Assisted Fire Chief with overall Department management. . Implemented Department programs, policies, and procedures. . Directed operational and administrative divisions, prepared budgets and allocated expenditures. DIVISION CHIEF / SHIFT COMMANDER (five years), CAPTAIN (five years), LIEUTENANT (two years), FIREFIGHTER (six years); 1965-1987. Education . National Fire Academy, Executive Officer Program . Associate Degree, General Studies, Indiana University; ,1990 . Labor Studies Curriculum, Indiana University, Incomplete