CITY OF BISHOP
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JUNE 21, 2023
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Ellis called the special joint meeting of the Bishop City Council and the Bishop Rural Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners to order at 5:04 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 301 West Line Street, Bishop, California.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Councilmember Kong
Councilmember Schwartz
Councilmember Muchovej
Mayor Ellis
Commissioner Steinwand
Commissioner Metz
Commissioner Kunze
Vice-Chairperson Butler
Chairperson Holland
ABSENT:
Mayor Pro Tem Garcia
OTHERS PRESENT:
Deston Dishion, City Administrator
Robin Picken, City Clerk
3. PUBLIC COMMENT – NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: This time is set aside to receive public comment on matters agendized for closed session only. When recognized by the Mayor, please state your name, and address for the record and please limit your comments to three minutes. Under California law the City Council is prohibited from generally discussing or taking action on items not included in the agenda; however, the City Council may briefly respond to comments or questions from members of the public. Therefore, the City Council will listen to all public comment but will not generally discuss the matter or take action on it.
Lloyd Anderson, a local resident and a Bishop Rural Fire Protection District Commissioner Elect effective July 1, 2023, made comments relating to the hiring of a new Fire Chief highlighting that priority be placed on clarifying the Bishop Fire Department's mission and in doing so include input from the firefighters.
No further public comments were made.
4. CLOSED SESSION
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A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT pursuant to Government Code § 54957 – Title: Fire Chief
Closed Session began at 5:07 p.m. Closed Session ended at 6:00 p.m.
5. OPEN SESSION
Mayor Ellis called the open session of the special joint meeting of the Bishop City Council and the Bishop Rural Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners to order at 6:02 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 301 West Line Street, Bishop, California.
6. ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Councilmember Kong
Councilmember Schwartz
Councilmember Muchovej
Mayor Ellis
Commissioner Steinwand
Commissioner Metz
Commissioner Kunze
Vice-Chairperson Butler
Chairperson Holland
ABSENT:
Mayor Pro Tem Garcia
OTHERS PRESENT:
Deston Dishion, City Administrator
Robin Picken, City Clerk
7. PUBLIC COMMENT – NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: This time is set aside to receive public comment on matters not calendared on the agenda. When recognized by the Mayor, please state your name and address for the record and please limit your comments to three minutes. Under California law the City Council is prohibited from generally discussing or taking action on items not included in the agenda; however, the City Council may briefly respond to comments or questions from members of the public. Therefore, the City Council will listen to all public comment but will not generally discuss the matter or take action on it.
No public comments were made.
8. REPORT ON ACTIONS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION AS REQUIRED BY LAW
To report on actions taken in Closed Session as required by law, Mayor Ellis announced that direction was given to staff.
9. NEW BUSINESS
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A. BISHOP FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT BY ESCI - Council and Board to review the Bishop Fire Department assessment completed by ESCI.
Item 9A
Emergency Services Consulting International (ESCI) Project Manager Richard Curtis and Associate Consultant Ryan Webb reviewed their 2023 Bishop Fire Department Agency Evaluation with the Council and Board.
After a thorough discussion of ESCI's findings and recommendations which highlighted the Bishop Fire Department's government structure, levels and types of services, and programs, the Council and the Board agreed to scheduling a strategic planning meeting and to meet again in approximately three weeks to continue discussions.
10. ADJOURNMENT
The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 7:42 p.m.
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Jim Ellis, Mayor
Attest: ______________________________
Robin Picken, City Clerk
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