Woodinville Fire Commissioners to Accept Miller’s Resignation Monday

The Monday, April 16, meeting of the Woodinville fire district board of commissioners will be the first since the abrupt resignation and departure of Commissioner Bob Miller.

Miller, who has served on the fire district’s board since 1987 and is a former Woodinville mayor, read a prepared statement () at the end of the April 2 meeting then got up, walked out of the building and drove away.

In his statement, Miller said: “As a fire commissioner, our fiduciary duty is solely to the citizens. It is not to any special interest group of small segment of the populace.”

Miller did not specify which special interest groups or individuals he suspects are being favored, nor did he name which commissioners he believes are bowing to special interest pressures. The board recently gained two new members: , who was appointed to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of , and , who unseated Clint Olson in last November’s election.

“As I can no longer add value to a commission that fails to consider anything other than what is good for a select few at the expense of the entire District, I have decided to resign,” Miller said.

After Miller left, a visibly stunned acting chair Kevin Coughlin said he did not know what to say.  Commissioners Mark Emery and Gerry Vucci remained silent and the meeting was adjourned within a few minutes of Miller’s departure. Board Chairman Tim Osgood was not at the meeting; he is an active firefighter and was on duty.

Here is the agenda for Monday’s meeting:

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Approval of Agenda in Content and Order

Public Comments (please limit comments to 3 minutes or less)

Board Business Items

Executive Session pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(b) that portion of a meeting during which the governing body is planning or adopting the strategy or position to be taken by the governing body during the course of any collective bargaining.

1. Acceptance of Bob Miller’s Resignation

2. 12-014 - Hydrant Maintenance Agreement with WWD

3. 12-015 - Review of Stress-Related Coping & Intervention project

4. 12-017 – Draft Annual Report

5. District Activity Report

6. Consent Agenda

a. Approval of Minutes from April 2 and April 7, 2012 meetings

b. Approval of Payroll Voucher ACH 1146 and #31192 - #31194

c. Approval of Vouchers #31195 through #31229

7. Reports from the Commissioners/Good of the Order

8. Adjournment