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Lindsay council approves MOU allowing volunteer fire department to use city arson investigator
Summary
At its July 8 meeting, the Lindsay City Council approved a memorandum permitting the Lindsay Volunteer Fire Department to use the city's arson investigator, Bryan Brindley, for investigations outside city limits; the MOU was approved with pending edits to the cancellation clause and was recorded as a 5-0 vote.
The Lindsay City Council on July 8 approved a memorandum of understanding that allows the Lindsay Volunteer Fire Department to request investigations by the city's arson investigator, Bryan Brindley. The council recorded the motion as passing 5-0.
Mayor Scott Neu told the council that "Bryan Brindley is the city's arson investigator," and the memorandum would permit him to investigate incidents outside Lindsay's municipal boundaries when requested by the volunteer fire department. The council approved the MOU with a specified pending change to the memorandum's cancellation clause.
The motion to approve was made by Councilmember Jeff Neu and seconded by Councilmember Robert Sharp. The minutes record the vote as 5-0 in favor. The meeting attendance list included Mayor Scott Neu, Mayor Pro Tem Sam Sparkman, Jeff Neu, Robert Sharp, Glenn Block and Klay Gilbert; the minutes do not specify which members voted or whether any members abstained beyond the recorded tally.
The MOU establishes a procedure for the volunteer fire department to access the city's investigative resources. The minutes note the cancellation clause required additional edits before the document was finalized; the council approved the MOU contingent on those pending changes. The council did not record additional details about cost-sharing, insurance, or a timeline for implementing the agreement in the meeting record.
