Sedona AZ (February 28, 2012) -The Sedona Eye posts without comment the Sedona Fire District Governing Board Executive Session and Business Meeting minutes of February 22, 2012 as follows: DRAFT ~  SFD PUBLIC BOARD BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES Station #1 – 2860 Southwest Drive – West Sedona – Multipurpose Room, Wednesday, February 22, 2012 @ 5:30 PM Executive Session – and – 6:00 PM Business... 

Sedona AZ (September 3, 2011) –  In the interest of fairness, the SedonaEye.com provides the Sedona Fire District August 31, 2011 Governing Board Meeting Minutes without comment: DRAFT ~ SPECIAL BOARD MEETING Station #1 – 2860 Southwest Drive – West Sedona – Multipurpose Room Wednesday, August 31, 2011 / 3:00 PM ~ MINUTES ~ I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL.  Board Present: David Blauert... 

Dear Sedona, Just when I thought the antics of the Sedona Fire District Governing Board couldn’t possible get any worse, I was proven wrong. At the Special Meeting of the Board held at 9:30 a.m. on August 12, 2011, I was appalled when a particularly rude and verbose member of the audience insisted on the repeated use of foul language and attempted to impugn the opinion of an appropriately scheduled... 

Sedona Fire Chief, Nazih M. Hazime, resigns Sedona AZ (June 2, 2011) – In a letter to the Sedona Fire District and its Board, Sedona Fire Chief Nazih M. Hazime, resigns less than two years into his contract. The following is Chief Hazime’s Letter of Resignation in its entirety:   Dear residents and business owners, I have made the decision to resign from Sedona Fire District. My... 

Sedona Fire Chief Nazih M. Hazime Sedona AZ-During its February 23 2011 meeting, despite Sedona Fire Chief Nazih M. Hazime’s request that the Sedona Fire District Governing Board revisit a decision to eliminate four fleet vehicles rather than three, a motion and subsequent vote eliminated all four vehicles. Sedona Fire Board members Charles Christensen,  Dave Blauert, Craig Dible and... 

Dear SedonaEye.com Editor, I haven’t attended regular board meetings for almost six months because my blood pressure just couldn’t take it. I see a far more adversarial attitude towards staff from one particular board member. I see a lack of respect and trust from the majority of the board towards the most professional and efficient Fire Chief that we have ever had in our district. Instead of letting...