Board of Directors

As a Fire Protection District, Arcata Fire is governed by an elected five-person Board of Directors.  Anyone residing within the fire district boundaries, and who meets other legal requirements to hold public office, can run for a position on the Board.  Elections are conducted every two years; each director serves a four-year term.  The Board of Directors conducts regular public meetings, in compliance with the Brown Act. The meetings are held at the Arcata Station, 631 9th Street, Arcata, CA at 7 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.  Anyone who is interested in how the business of the fire district is conducted is welcome to attend and to comment on any item on the agenda.

Members of the public are welcome to address the Board about any item not on the agenda in the “Oral Communications” portion of each meeting’s agenda.  All presentations made under public appearance are normally restricted to three (3) minutes in length per meeting unless the board President specifically authorizes additional time.  The Board meeting agenda is posted on the Friday before the regular Board meeting: at the Arcata Station, 631 9th Street, Arcata CA 95521.

Prior to each meeting, a Board packet is assembled, containing documents pertinent to agenda actions items along with copies of the District’s accounts payables, correspondence, and other items of general information for the Board.  A copy of the Board packet is available upon request.  Request for a copy of the Board packet needs to be made to the Clerk of the Board at 631 9th Street, Arcata CA 95521 24 hours in advance.  Minutes are recorded of all regular and special Board meetings.  To contact the Arcata Fire Protection District Board of Directors, email us at slindke@arcatafire.org

Reasonable accommodation will be made at the meeting for anyone having special needs due to disabilities.  We request such person contact the Clerk of the Board at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Arcata Fire Protection District
Board of Directors

• John Davis
  Chairman
   
• Elena David
  Vice Chair
   
• Larry Mendez
  Secretary
   
• Steve Tyler
  Director
  
  
• Tom Ayotte
  Director