Amador County – The Ione City Council last week approved the city fire plan, which included hiring fire engineers who could begin work by September 1st. The city already has set a day shift 7 days a week for firefighters, to begin June 1st. Firefighters will be paid $100 a day to be on call 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. City Manager Kim Kerr said the vote last week authorized staff to hire fire engineers (that is, fire engine driver and operators), and the city will get notification out next week of the job descriptions. She said they hope to finish hiring by the September 1st effective date. They will get the fire engineers on board and in station, working 40-hour weeks, Sunday through Saturday, working a maximum 10 hours a day. The council has 2 special meetings this week, with the first 6 p.m. Tuesday, to discuss a potential emergency medical marijuana ordinance. Kerr in a memo for the meeting recommended the council consider adoption of “urgency ordinance” number 433 that would establish “a moratorium on the establishment of a medical cannabis dispensary” within city limits. Kerr recommended that the council waive a first reading and hold a public hearing on the ordinance. In 2004, the city adopted an ordinance, regulating the location and operation of pot dispensaries, but issues remain on “how the law applies,” Kerr said. The city’s business license and zoning regulations are in conflict, a fact discovered when someone approached the city about opening a dispensary. Due to the conflict, staff recommended a moratorium on dispensaries until the zoning and business issues were cleared up. The council will also hold a special meeting 3 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the city’s draft audited financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 2009. Kerr in a report said the council typically will only see a final draft of the audit report, but “staff felt the need to discuss in depth the draft financial audit with the full city council” and with the auditor. The meeting will be “a workshop format for council member to ask in-depth questions about the audit and processes that need to be improved going forward,” Kerr said. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Monday, 10 May 2010 06:16
Ione Approves Fire Plan, Will Discuss Emergency Pot Ordinance, Financial Audit
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Amador County – The Ione City Council last week approved the city fire plan, which included hiring fire engineers who could begin work by September 1st. The city already has set a day shift 7 days a week for firefighters, to begin June 1st. Firefighters will be paid $100 a day to be on call 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. City Manager Kim Kerr said the vote last week authorized staff to hire fire engineers (that is, fire engine driver and operators), and the city will get notification out next week of the job descriptions. She said they hope to finish hiring by the September 1st effective date. They will get the fire engineers on board and in station, working 40-hour weeks, Sunday through Saturday, working a maximum 10 hours a day. The council has 2 special meetings this week, with the first 6 p.m. Tuesday, to discuss a potential emergency medical marijuana ordinance. Kerr in a memo for the meeting recommended the council consider adoption of “urgency ordinance” number 433 that would establish “a moratorium on the establishment of a medical cannabis dispensary” within city limits. Kerr recommended that the council waive a first reading and hold a public hearing on the ordinance. In 2004, the city adopted an ordinance, regulating the location and operation of pot dispensaries, but issues remain on “how the law applies,” Kerr said. The city’s business license and zoning regulations are in conflict, a fact discovered when someone approached the city about opening a dispensary. Due to the conflict, staff recommended a moratorium on dispensaries until the zoning and business issues were cleared up. The council will also hold a special meeting 3 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the city’s draft audited financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 2009. Kerr in a report said the council typically will only see a final draft of the audit report, but “staff felt the need to discuss in depth the draft financial audit with the full city council” and with the auditor. The meeting will be “a workshop format for council member to ask in-depth questions about the audit and processes that need to be improved going forward,” Kerr said. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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