Comments on: Boise Fire Chief On Admin Leave

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 20:53:26 +0000

I didn’t follow council person McLean’s voting record although I never saw or heard anything that went against Dave Bieter? To bad Lauren didn’t surprise her constituents at a council member level!

By: Western guy

Western guy — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 19:24:16 +0000

Team Dave is getting smaller and smaller. Does He, Himself have any comment? Doubt it.

By: Western guy

Western guy — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 19:22:34 +0000

Read the letter from City HR Director to Mr Doan. Focus on the final sentence… ‘public vote’? Does that mean a vote by the City Council to terminate?

The HR Director needs a lesson in effective communication.

By: XX

XX — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 18:17:47 +0000

Alone with no uniform.

Submitted his retirment to Mayor McLean.

On paid leave to the end of May.

Stated he wanted to set the record straight that this in not because he did anything wrong, not for cause of anything, has not been disciplined.

Really?

One does not get placed on leave for NOTHING!

By: XX

XX — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 16:51:48 +0000

Boise City just announced Chief Doan will speak at 10:30 am from the steps of City Hall. KTVB will lifestream.

Hoping for honesty on this on – not spin control.

By: Easterner

Easterner — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 04:44:57 +0000

agreed OWG.
Maybe the simultaneous changing of the guard will allow the mayor to direct new, improved BPD an BFD to coordinate with each other AND with the ambulance response for all local 911 calls. Less cost- equal quality. But that will probably require an Asian-American chief to make that happen, right Chickenhawk? ha!!!

Yes, my TDS inflames when I see/read such things with sexism, racism, xenophobs, hypos, and misogynist comments while the male Legislature passes a bill all worried about a poor woman’s access to reproductive health care- but people are more worried about whether a Boise councilmember lives in South Boise.
I start to shake and it makes me hold by c-4 closer!

By: western guy

western guy — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 00:01:15 +0000

That many vehicles and people is standard for a medical call… otherwise, fire depts wouldn’t have any ‘runs’ from their stations.

By: John Q Publique

John Q Publique — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 21:20:34 +0000

And not to get too far off topic but …

Thanks to Dave Kangas for H 413 hearing time and place info.

Three current Boise City Council members (Bageant, Clegg, and Sanchez) have, in various forums, publicly announced they are opposed to election by District. And apparently the Boise Chamber of Commerce also has been lobbying the legislature to kill H 413, so far without success.

For those wanting more information about H 413, here are some links:

Hearing: https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/standingcommittees/200304_ssta_0800AM-Agenda.pdf.

Bill specifics: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0413/

By: Old White Guy

Old White Guy — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 20:27:23 +0000

Why do 4 vehicles and 14 responders race to medical calls? It’s pretty scary when I’m halfway across the street with my walker and I need to dive for the sidewalk. Often because fat Martha got her pills mixed up again.

Eastie, your TDS is showing. Don’t worry man, it’s uncle Joe’s turn next. Dethroned is a better way to put it. Although his lieutenant, now queen of the cartel, is just as frightening. I expect every increase possible with a promise to feed house and trasport the bums as the highest city priority. All just in time for a recession to force the taxpayers out of their homes.

By: Easterner

Easterner — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 19:40:29 +0000

Word on the street:
“a Native American (Hispanic?)”

Are you sure about that ‘racial reference’, Editor? Not Italian?
And what kind of street is that anyway?
sounds more like a coffee shop chat with the current guard.

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depose: remove from office suddenly and forcefully.
smh

EDITOR NOTE–Two losses and a near 2/3 rejection in about a month would certainly qualify as DEPOSED. You got something against diversity? Nothing wrong with having a wide cast of candidates.