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Holden police and fire present year-end reports; fire pumper replacement tied to bond
Summary
Police and fire chiefs delivered year-end reports at the Jan. 16 council meeting, with Police Chief Mayhew detailing incident and traffic enforcement numbers and Fire Chief Wakeman noting a planned pumper replacement funded by the General Obligation Bond and Holden’s average response time of 6 minutes, 46 seconds.
Police Chief Mayhew presented his department's year-end activity totals, reporting 21 incident reports, 10 misdemeanors, 2 felonies, 47 traffic summonses and 67 traffic warnings; codes and animal-control cases numbered 16. The minutes note the chief provided a PowerPoint with additional detail.
Fire Chief Wakeman reported 11 fire incidents and 6 rescue/EMS calls for the year, said Engine 211 recently had a new alternator installed and stated that a pumper will be replaced using funds from the General Obligation Bond approved by the council. Chief Wakeman said Holden’s average response time is 6 minutes, 46 seconds and contrasted that with a stated national average of five minutes; he also described new tablets on apparatus to improve reporting and access to GPS and vehicle wiring maps.
Councilman McDaniel also reported that the Public Safety Committee was updated by the Police Chief regarding the legality of marijuana use and on cellular-device use while driving; the minutes record this as a committee update rather than a council policy action.
The minutes do not record additional detail such as staffing levels or fiscal amounts for equipment replacement; Chief Mayhew’s PowerPoint was noted as the place for further information.
