Updated: November 9, 2011 8:49 AM
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Nov. 9, 2011:
MEASURE F WINS with 76.44 percent!
The PFPD's ballot Measure F, a parcel tax of $85 on developed parcels in the district, passed by a decisive margin in the Nov. 8, 2011 election. With a two-thirds majority required to pass, the voters in the district approved the measure by a better than three-to-one margin. Here are the "unofficial" results from El Dorado County Elections Dept.:Pioneer Fire Protection District / Measure F
YES: 1301 - 76.44%
NO: 401 - 23.56%Total Votes 1702
Number of Precincts 3
Precincts Reporting 100.0 %
June 15, 2011:
Here is the informational handout for tonight's Town Hall meeting in Grizzly Flats.
Link is here.
June 14, 2011:
There will be a Community Meeting about the future of the PFPD, Wednesday, June 15, 7 p.m., at the Grizzly Flats Community Church, 5061 Sciaroni Rd., Grizzly Flats. The discussion will include the financial situation that the district is in, as well as the possibility of asking voters to approve a parcel tax.
March 21, 2011:
The Mountain Democrat's series on fire district funding: "Part 3: Fire districts look for economies." It's here.(Here is the the full 3-part Mountain Democrat series on fire district funding. - 1.2 meg .pdf.)
March 17, 2011:
The Mountain Democrat's series on fire district funding: "Part 2: Firefighter salaries don’t tell the whole story" It's here.
March 15, 2011:
The Mountain Democrat's series on fire district funding: "Part 1: Fire districts cut to the bone"
It's here.
March 7, 2011:
The El Dorado Hills fire board rejected the idea of a major consolidation with smaller districts. Here is their letter.
Feb. 2, 2011:
We mourn the passing of Walt Tyler, April 24, 1936 - January 26, 2011
Here is a link to the great man's obituary.
There is also information about the memorial service, and a place to leave remembrances and best wishes to the family.
Jan. 28, 2011:
The Mountain Democrat ran an article: "Fire districts looking at consolidation."
It's here.
Jan. 18, 2011
The final settlement agreement in Gill vs. PFPD.
Also, I was re-appointed to a seat on the PFPD Board for a two-year term.
Jan 13, 2011:
More legal bills: The district recieved a final bill for $10,405.23 from Downey Brand. This is the amount in excess of the $25,000 covered by the district's insurance company.Dec. 16, 2010:
Here we go again.
At the PFPD board meeting on Dec. 14, the district's part-time administrative assistant Sandra R. stood up to make a complaint to the board about the behavior of newly-elected board member Don Ramos. [more]Nov. 30, 2010:
Former PFPD director Don Ramos, who resigned last August after being accused of harrassment by a female firefighter, has announced that he will be taking his seat on the board.
Ramos won a seat on the board in the Nov. election. Before his resignation, Ramos had been appointed to the board to fill the unexpired term of his wife, who also resigned.Nov. 3, 2010:
Pioneer Fire Protection District election results - Final
(The top two win seats on the board):DON RAMOS: 1,221 = 35.98%
ROBERT "ROB" JANZEN: 1,101 = 32.44%
RUSS SIME: 1,047 = 30.85%From this point, as I understand it: at the December board meeting, Rob Janzen will resign from his appointed position to assume his elected four-year term. This will create a vacancy on the board.
The term to which I was appointed expires the first Friday in December. This creates a second vacancy on the board.Russ Sime will stay where he is, and fulfill the remainder of the unexpired term he was appointed to.
Mr. Don Ramos has not indicated whether he will assume the office to which he was elected. It seems unlikely, since he resigned from the board a couple of months ago, but who knows?
In any event, Directors Tyler, Janzen and Sime remain on the board. I guess we'll have to see who shows up at the meetings . . . .
Oct. 21, 2010:
Walt Tyler, PFPD board chairman, has scheduled a "Special Meeting" for Monday, Oct. 25. Here is the agenda. At the meeting we will appoint a new legal committee, and decide whether to fire our current attorneys. [more]Oct. 15, 2010:
Well alrighty then! At the October board meeting, Russ Sime and I were appointed to fill the two open positions on the board. The vacancies were caused by the sudden and unexplained resignations of Don Ramos, Lulu Silva-Manuel and Gretchen Fretter. Last month, the EDC board of supervisors appointed Rob Janzen to the board.
After the Nov. 2 election, another seat on the board will open up because sitting Dir. Dave Boucke did not run for reelection. Anyone interested in sitting on the PFPD board should apply at the PFPD office.
Here is a link to the district's Web site.
Sept. 28, 2010:
At the Sept. 21 PFPD board meeeting, in addition to welcoming Rob Janzen as the newest board member the board took action on several items. Most important, they passed the district's 2010 - 11 budget. [more]
