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Regular City Council Minutes — 12/08103 <br />DRAST Minutes - Page 5 <br />Mr. Hoffs spoke in support of the direction the Chief was <br />attempting to take the department; relating the difficulty of <br />current training schedule requirements, and conflicts with <br />other employment and family responsibilities; and <br />encouraged Council support of the Training Manager <br />position to achieve consistency in department training, <br />Mr. Hoffs noted that the pay differential was not a prime <br />factor in recruitment efforts of the department, but most <br />joined for the job, camaraderie and fun. <br />Terry Coleman, (3 year member of the Fire <br />Department), 592 County Road B <br />Mr. Coleman recognized how the current training schedule <br />cut into family time and other commitments, creating a <br />continual struggle; and encouraged Council direction in <br />order to achieve the most efficient use of firefighter time. <br />Eric Dixon, (3 year member of the Fire Department), <br />2073 gene Street <br />Mr. Dixon spoke in favor of the availability of hands -on <br />training with afull -time Training Manager, versus the <br />limited hands -on available with the current training <br />system. <br />Tom Gust, (2 year member of the Fire Department) <br />Mr. Gust shared the expressed concerns of those other <br />firefighters having spoken, recognizing that the League of <br />Women Voters' recommendations for additional <br />advertising and increased pay would have budget impacts, <br />but that the Training Manager would not put additional <br />strains on the budget. <br />Matt Ostendorf, (3 year member of the Fire <br />Department), 2355 Dale Street <br />Mr. Ostendorf expressed his support of the Fire Chief s <br />vision for the future of the department. <br />Andrew Chandler, (3 year member of the Fire <br />Department), 2127 Alameda <br />Mx. Chandler advised Councilmembers that he did not <br />serve as a firefighter for the money, but loved the job; and <br />