and DailyDispatch.com. Longtime IAFF President Won't Seek Reelection in January. I did tell Kelsey I was over 40 and only a year away from the retirement time I needed. The Chief and command staff manage an annual budget of 59 million in FY2020. It stated I would retire on March 2nd, it also offered $50k and the normal NDA language. By Friday afternoon, he was out of a job. After the news conference, he disclosed a letter he had just received from the human resources director, Kelcey Stewart, saying the city’s go-away offer had been rescinded and Doan’s fate would be put to “a public vote” by the council. Doan shared with the Statesman a letter he sent to the council 30 minutes before the meeting. That was the last communication I have had with the Mayor or Kelsey. Doan not only endorsed Bieter, he donated to his re-election campaign and hosted a campaign event for him in October. The service requires full JavaScript support in order to view this website. Her political reporting won first place in the 2019 Idaho Press Club awards. She said more than once, “I am not playing a money game with you”. “The Mayor did not give me that opportunity.”. If given until May 29th on Paid Administrative Leave, I will return and sign the Separation Agreement. I then emailed you the notice of retirement and announced my retirement to the community. Sheppard is … McLean, then the City Council president, defeated Bieter in a December runoff. 500+ homes. Founded in 1876 as a volunteer Fire Department, Boise Fire has been serving the residents of Boise for over 125 years. This afternoon my wife told me a special council meeting has been called to terminate me. “I don’t just want to be a fire chief, I want to be a fire chief in a community where I can have impact,” he said. The next Fire Chief will have the opportunity to continuously improve an already high performing agency. On Friday February 21st I had my first meeting with the Mayor since she took office. One of the two finalists for Boise Fire Chief was the subject of a vote of no confidence by the fire union in his department earlier this year, but a union spokesman now says the vote was “maybe premature.”. On February 25th I got an email from Courtney Washburn asking me to meet with the Mayor on the 28th. © 2020 Endeavor Business Media, LLC. Emergency response services are delivered from 17 fire stations located throughout the city in a 130+ square mile response area. It was humiliating. MI City Official: FD Will Keep Provisional Fire Chief into 2021, New Orleans Fire Superintendent Tim McConnell to Retire, Assistant Minneapolis Fire Chief Nominated to Head Department, Take Our Survey on Women in the Fire Service, MO Fire Chief Charged in Fight with Cops at Traffic Stop, FDSOA Safety Officer Award Goes to CA Battalion Chief. I told Kelsey I could not accept retiring on March 2nd (that same day). He said he was not initially looking to leave Phoenix, but when he saw the qualifications Mayor Lauren McLean advertised he said he met all of her criteria and the job and Boise’s quality of life “called” him. Before being named acting chief, Gervais served at the Deputy Chief and Fire Marshal for the Boise Fire Department. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. On Monday, Boise Fire Chief Dennis Doan was put on administrative leave. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. That made him Boise’s No. I called the Command Staff together and told them I was on Administrative Leave as of noon that day. I again asked Kelsey if this was the last and final offer and she said yes. This process is automatic. McLean on Tuesday named Deputy Chief Romeo Gervais acting chief. After the news conference, he disclosed a letter he had just received from Stewart saying the city’s go-away offer had been rescinded and Doan’s fate would be put to “a public vote” by the council. The Boise Fire Department is the agency that provides fire suppression services within the city of Boise, Idaho and contract services to two suburban fire districts including the city of Garden City and village of Hidden Springs]. Idaho sets yet another coronavirus record, and Ada County has worst day since July 22, Suez wants Boise-area customers to pay a lot more for water. She then told me I was on Administrative Leave as of noon that same day. She told me that I had a relationship with my former boss and not with her. Doan’s Thursday letter to the council said it was “humiliating” to have “dozens of people, including firefighters,” watching him pack his car after he told his command staff that he had been put on leave. The city of Boise found itself without a fire chief on Monday after Dennis Doan was placed on paid administrative leave. Advance your education, advance your career with Upper Iowa University. The Mayor did not give me that opportunity. On Monday, Boise Fire Chief Dennis Doan was put on administrative leave. Adrian Sheppard and Scott Walker "exceed professional qualifications and bring the unique qualities needed to lead the Boise Fire Department," according to a news release. “NDA” stands for nondisclosure agreement. RELATED: Boise Fire chief placed on administrative leave, RELATED: 'It smells like rotten eggs:' How to detect and prevent propane or other gas leaks. I had friends and family calling asking what I did wrong. She said more than once, “I am not playing a money game with you”.