Comments on: SFD Board May 2018 Regular Meeting Draft Minutes

By: Rich collister

Rich collister — Mon, 21 May 2018 15:46:22 +0000

The ole dog and pony show brought to you by Dwight Kandar..

Ask a question at a fire board meeting then leave before the answer.. Act like the Fire Dept is an enemy…(deleted by editor)

By: mshobert

mshobert — Mon, 21 May 2018 14:27:05 +0000

Sad. …nothing to do in “majestic, peaceful, harmonic Sedona,” but complain and whine, until you croak. …seen it for years, …zactly why I left.

Fact! …read this stuff.

By: Dwight Kadar

Dwight Kadar — Mon, 21 May 2018 13:49:46 +0000

At its regularly scheduled monthly meeting in May, the Sedona Fire District Governing Board voted unanimously to hire a public relations firm.
They agreed to spend $2,500 a month, or $30,000 a year, to employ David Leibowitz, out of Phoenix, for “community awareness and public relations needs.”
This was the job retired Fire Marshall Gary Johnson did very effectively for years as SFD’s Public Information Officer at no additional cost to the taxpayers.
Chief Kris Kazian explained that current Fire Marshall Jon Davis
and staff should “focus on other duties” and they needed to hire someone new “in communicating who SFD is, what the organization does and how it helps residents. In an effort to meet the goal to educate the community on what SFD does as well as promote safety in the community.”
Leibowitz stated “that SFD could be better at explaining in an aggressive way what the public is getting in return for a $15,000,000 annual budget.”
So Chief Kazian, never at a loss for words, and his entire Executive Management and Command Staff can’t explain what we’re getting for all our tax dollars? We have to hire a PR guy out of Phoenix to “educate” us?
You would think, after the recent defeat of SFD’s bloated bond proposal, the Governing Board would have gotten the message: The taxpayers have had it. We don’t need additional justification on how SFD spends all our dollars, we want strategies to save money and reduce costs.
In November, three of the five seats on the Governing Board are up for election. As taxpayers, that will be our opportunity to finally elect some new members who will prioritize these goals. And, yes, this can be done while still maintaining SFD’s high level of service that we all expect and deserve.

By: Oy vey

Oy vey — Sun, 20 May 2018 13:54:54 +0000

this is EXACTLY how the chamber started with the city!

NO NO NO

By: Matt Shobert, fire chief (retired)

Matt Shobert, fire chief (retired) — Sun, 20 May 2018 12:13:14 +0000

Why don’t you “70, 80-somethings” opine about something you know about? Any day now, at your ages, you will need these critcal services. And you will want them to arrive well-equipped, professional and “Johnny on the spot.” Try holding your breath for 18 minutes, like the days before a paid, professional department. Sad. Bigly. …or, go back to Cali, and complain there. You have ruined this little town.

By: Rich Collister

Rich Collister — Sun, 20 May 2018 06:57:04 +0000

Hey Mike

I’m surprised you didn’t ask that question at the fire board meeting ( under the public forum) and then walk out before the answer…

You know like you and your buddy Kandar do.. All a big dog and pony show put on by you two.

By: So Who Wins?

So Who Wins? — Sun, 20 May 2018 03:40:05 +0000

Totally support the firefighters and what they do. However, the Fire Chief, unions, and fire board appear to be the downfall. Do they really believe the public that just denied them an outrageous amount of more money will buy into some ads that wastes even more money! OMG – are they so convinced that it’s only the old and feeble who call upon them for services and don’t understand what’s going on here?
P-U-L-E-E-Z-E ….. as far as I’m concerned just reading about this frivolous amount being approved for “hype” is another reason to continue voting no, no, no on increases for bonds and/or overrides. How about doing something really worthwhile and getting rid of the foolish ladder truck that is unable to turn around in Oak Creek Canyon? We are ALL losers as long as this nonsense continues.

By: @ steve Segner

@ steve Segner — Sat, 19 May 2018 20:29:17 +0000

Great idea, steve Segner! You should hire a PR firm to write your illiterate and moronic comments here at the Eye.

By: Joan, nearest

Joan, nearest — Sat, 19 May 2018 19:42:54 +0000

@SedonaLarry don’t miss the point, PR is a sales tool, the stories are fabricated & like Marlboro Man fronting for cigareete manufacturers makes you want death & cancer & SFD & Chamber & Council makes you want smog & e coli in Oak Creek Canyon & crime disguised as GOOD for you

By: Sedona Larry

Sedona Larry — Sat, 19 May 2018 17:59:03 +0000

Well told stories change elections.