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New Castle County Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee Meeting

March 11, 2026 · Elsmere, DE
Source: Meeting minutes 2026-03-11 (PDF, 4 pp)
Retrieved April 14, 2026 from www.newcastlede.gov ↗
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Attendees

Kenny Dunn (Co-Chairman)
Dennis Godek (Co-Chairman)
Joe Day (Member)
Brandon Toole (Councilman)
Kevin Caneco (Councilman)
Kevin Cowperthwait (Member)
Fran Williams (Member)
Dan Burris (Member)
John Adams (Member)
Stephanie Warren (Staff Person)
Aaron Goldstein (County Attorney)
Dave Del Grande (Member)
Bruce Pinkett (Member)
Gordon Edwards (Member)
Lynn Wells (Member)
✓ Present: 15/15

Decisions

#1

UNANIMOUS

#2

UNANIMOUS

#3

UNANIMOUS

Agenda Items

#1

Call to Order and Roll Call

The meeting was called to order at 2:02pm by Co-Chair Kenny Dunn.

#2

Approval of Minutes

Meeting Minutes from February 25, 2026, were reviewed and discussed.

#3

County Council Legislative Updates

Ordinance 26-020: Fire Permit Legislation and Ordinance 26-021: Line of Duty Death Legislation were discussed.

#4

Request for Proposal (RFP) Process Discussion

The committee discussed the development of an RFP for a professional services consultant to conduct an operational study of the County’s fire and EMS system.

#5

Proposed Scope of Work for the Operational Study

The committee discussed the proposed scope of work for the operational study, including operational deployment analysis, fire and EMS resource evaluation, and volunteer participation analysis.

#6

Timeline and Deliverables

The committee discussed potential timelines for the RFP and study process.

#7

EMS Billing Discussion

The committee revisited the topic of EMS billing and agreed to revisit the discussion at a future meeting.

#8

Public Comment

No public comments were made.

#9

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 2:48pm.