2004 Annual Report - City of Fairbanks

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
On November 17, 2003, the Fairbanks City Council passed and approved
Ordinance 5553 creating the Fairbanks Public Safety Commission. The
Commission was established to advise the Mayor and the City Council on
important issues that our police, fire and emergency medical staff provide.
There are seven members of the PSC. Five voting members include
representatives from the following: (1) member of the City Council, (1)
member with current or past experience in law enforcement or criminal law,
(1) member with experience in fire suppression, prevention, or emergency
medical services, (1) member with experience in management, logistics or
operations, and (1) at-large public member. Two non voting members
include: (1) current Fire Department employee, chosen by the employees
and (1) current Police Department employee, chosen by the employees.
Fairbanks Police Department Intern Willow Seay was
responsible for coordinating the schedules, agenda and
minutes for the first few meetings of the Commission. The
PSC held it’s first meeting on August 3 rd to establish the Rules
of Conduct, select the Commission Chair, and general
business.
The term of the commission member shall be appointed for a period of three
years. Current members of the Commission are:
Peter Stern, Frank Eagle, Annette Freiburger, Commission Chair, Harry
Davis, Dan Hoffman, FPD Deputy Chief. Commission members not
pictured: Howard Thies, Scott Learned, Fire Department Representative
and Doug Whorton, Police Department Representative
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