MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
FIRE COUNCIL OF THE CENTRAL MARIN FIRE AUTHORITY
250 Doherty Drive, Larkspur, CA 94939
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2026
AT 6:30PM
The Central Marin Fire Council met in person. Members of the public had the option to attend the meeting in person, or view and participate in the meeting remotely through the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/99034310040 Options provided for submitting public comment:
1. Email [email protected] prior to 4:00PM on the day of the meeting or during the meeting (Comments received prior to that time on the day of the meeting will be distributed to the Fire Council and made available in the online agenda packet).
2. Attending the meeting in-person at the Town Council Chambers of Corte Madera, 300 Tamalpais Drive
3. Selecting the “Raise Hand” icon during the meeting, or dialing *9 if calling in to the meeting.
1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL
The regular meeting of the Fire Council of the Central Marin Fire Authority (CMFA) was called to order on February 12, 2026 at 7:26PM by Council Member Scot Candell.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
Scot Candell, Council Member, City of Larkspur
Fred Casissa, Council Member, Town of Corte Madera (Alternate) Stephanie Andre, Council Member, City of Larkspur
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT:
Rosa Thomas, Vice Chair, Town of Corte Madera
Pat Ravasio, Council Member, Town of Corte Madera
STAFF PRESENT:
Ruben Martin, Fire Chief
Adam Wolff, Corte Madera Town Manager
Dan Schwarz, Larkspur City Manager (Virtual)
Tom Bertrand, Authority Counsel
Finance Director Chris Petlock
Ezra Colman, Battalion Chief
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2 Lorena Barrera, Authority Clerk
Chief Martin announced a necessary reordering of the agenda to allow item 6.D. ahead of the other items in order to select a Chair and Vice Chair to run the remainder of the meeting as the previous Chair, Catherine Way, was no longer on the Council and the current Vice Chair, Rosa Thomas, was absent from today’s meeting. 6D. Appointment of the Central Marin Fire Council Officers Fire Chief Ruben Martin provided background information on the appointment of the Fire Council Chair and Vice-Chair. Chief Martin responded to questions from the Council.
No public comments were received from attendees or via email on this item.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Andre) to appoint Vice Chair Thomas as Chair and Scot Candell as Vice Chair.
ROLL CALL VOTE: 3-1 (absence of one Corte Madera vote) in favor of the motion.
Vice Chair Scot Candell took over the meeting and continued in the order published.
2. OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Vice Chair Candell opened up the item for public comment.
No public comments were received for open time.
Candell closed public comment and moved on to the next item.
3. REPORTS AND COMMENTS
A. COUNCIL MEMBERS
No reports were provided.
B. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
No reports were provided.
C. CHIEF’S COMMENTS
Chief Martin announced an upcoming graduation and badge-pinning ceremony to be held in April. He also announced that he is working with other agencies within the County on an application for a FEMA grant to be able to replace and update the breathing apparatuses used by his staff. Lastly, he thanked the Larkspur Community Foundation for awarding CMFA with a grant to purchase hand-held radios for the neighborhood response group captains.
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3 4. PRESENTATIONS
A. Fiscal Year 2025/26 Wildfire and Defensible Space Inspection Program Fire Chief Ruben Martin provided a presentation to Council. Chief Martin responded to questions from Council.
Vice Chair Candell opened the public comment period.
No public comment was received for this item.
Candell closed the public comment period and thanked Chief Martin for the presentation.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
Vice Chair Candell asked if there were public comments or requests from Council or the public for removal of items from the Consent Calendar.
There were no comments received from online attendees and no comments received by email. No requests were received from the Council or the public to remove items from the Consent Calendar.
Candell then called for a vote on the Consent Calendar.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Andre) to approve Consent Calendar items 5A – 5B.
ROLL CALL VOTE: 2-1-1 (Casissa abstained on items 5A and 5B; Corte Madera had an absence of one vote) in favor of the motion.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Andre) to approve Consent Calendar items 5C – 5E.
ROLL CALL VOTE: 3-1 (Corte Madera had an absence of one vote) in favor of the motion.
The approved Consent Calendar consisted of the following items:
A. Approve Minutes of November 13, 2025 Regular Fire Council Meeting B. Approve Minutes of January 29, 2026 Closed Session Special Meeting C. Adopt Resolution No. 2026/01 Approving a Publicly Available Pay Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
D. Accept the General Fund and Measure C Fire Tax Fund Revenue and Expenditure Report for the Period Ending December 31, 2025 February 12, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes
4 E. Acknowledge and File Accounts Payable Warrants and Electronic Payments to CalPERS for Health Payments for the Period of October 1, 2025 Through December 31, 2025
6. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Consideration and Possible Adoption of Resolution No. 2026/02 Identifying the Terms and Conditions for Fire Department Response Away from the Official Duty Station and Assigned to an Out-Of-County Emergency Incident Fire Chief Ruben Martin introduced the item and presented the staff report to Council.
Council Members asked questions. Chief Martin and Battalion Chief Ezra Colman responded to questions from Council.
Vice Chair Candell opened the public comment period.
No public comment was received for this item.
Vice Chair Candell closed the public comment period. Following further deliberation, Candell called for a motion.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Andre) to adopt Resolution No. 2026/02.
ROLL CALL VOTE: 3-1 (Corte Madera had an absence of one vote) in favor of the motion.
B. Receive the Annual AB 2561 Staffing Vacancies Report Fire Chief Ruben Martin introduced the item and presented the staff report to Council.
Chief Martin responded to questions from Council.
Vice Chair Candell opened the public comment period.
No public comment was received for this item.
Vice Chair Candell closed the public comment period. He stated that no action was required for this item. Candell moved on to the next item.
C. Consideration and Possible Adoption of Resolution No. 2026/03 Approving Revisions to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget
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5 Finance Director Chris Petlock introduced the item and presented the staff report to Council. With the assistance of Fire Chief Ruben Martin, Petlock responded to questions from Council.
Vice Chair Candell opened the public comment period.
No public comment was received for this item.
Vice Chair Candell closed the public comment period. Following further deliberation, Candell called for a motion.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Andre) to adopt Resolution No. 2026/02.
ROLL CALL VOTE: 3-1 (Corte Madera had an absence of one vote) in favor of the motion.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Vice Chair Candell adjourned the Council Meeting at 8:36PM to the next regular meeting scheduled for May 14, 2026.