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• <br /> Ao Lei-4- -D 34 <br /> • <br /> Gwen Harvey <br /> From: Andy Gates[cfdchief @mindspring.com] <br /> Sent Wednesday,November 14,2007 10:03 AM <br /> To: Gwen Harvey <br /> Cc: Gwen Snowden;Mike Tapp;Brad Allison;bparkernhfd @hotmail.com;Dan Jones;DAVID ODELL;JEFF <br /> BORLAND;Jeff Cabe;KEVIN BROOKS;PETER HALLENBECK;R.Nathan Huey;TOMMY HOLMES; <br /> Travis Crabtree;Troy Blalock;Andy Gates <br /> Subject New Microsoft Word Document <br /> response to request of recomendation for emergency services study <br /> Ms Harvey, <br /> x We appreciate your attendance and participation in our last meeting (Nov.7). As discussed in <br /> o)C c that meeting the general consensus from those in attendance was that the Sage Report was at <br /> best incomplete and the summary from School of Government was an incorrect interpretation <br /> of the information that was included in the Sage Group report <br /> / The recommendation being made by the council is that there be a retreat held similar to the <br /> one held approximately 12 years ago in which all of the parties involved in emergency services <br /> ���,,,/// were in attendance. At this event we would recommend that there be an outside facilitator to <br /> ,nor, orchestrate and address the matters of present and future strategic plans. At the conclusion of <br /> this meeting there would be a summary of the event that would be forwarded to the Managers <br /> 1,k,'a office and the BOCC. <br /> At the present time we do not have an EM director to implement any plan that might be <br /> surmised by another "Study." It is our feeling that we are the organizations that are providing <br /> the services and the group is more likely to take ownership of a plan that has been thought <br /> through by the providers.We are not opposed to an outside opinion but considering the present <br /> 3u t situation (EM Director) and the amount of time and funds spent on this project to date with <br /> little or no results we believe that this would be the best route at this time. <br /> i Ca bt We appreciate your consideration of this alternate plan.We all want what is best for our citizens <br /> 1��b i� and are willing to take those steps to achieve this goal. <br /> r1jo G Sincerely, <br /> c Chief Andy Gates <br /> VP Orange County _ <br /> Chief Council.Association <br /> 11/14/2007 <br />