Admin Staff:
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Bill started as Secretary for the Board of Fire Commissioners in January of 1976 and was appointed part time treasurer in 1977 working from home. As Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Bill is responsible for all financial aspects of the Fire District including accounts receivable and payable, payroll, investments, budget coordination, insurance, asset tracking and the day-to-day business operations of the Fire District. He is also the primary interface with our independent auditors and the New York State Comptroller’s Office as well as providing additional financial analysis as requested by the Board of Fire Commissioners. Bill retired from Eastman Kodak in 1998 and now works part time for the Fire District at District Headquarters. |
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Ann Baxter started employment at North Greece Fire District in 1992 as our part-time secretary with no prior fire service experience. The position afforded her the flexibility she needed with two young sons. Ann came to North Greece from a full-time position with Eastman Kodak Company. Over the years, Ann’s responsibilities at North Greece have grown steadily in conjunction with the growth in North Greece operations. In the fall of 2004, the District acknowledged the need for full-time administrative support and appointed her to the position of Administrator. Responsibilities include traditional Human Resource functions; compliance with Mo. Co. Civil Service, OSHA and Workers’ Compensation; coordination of the Service Awards program, District medical program, and District travel, legal documentation and publication; computer and software support; backup to District Treasurer position; information access officer; special assignments given by the Board of Fire Commissioners, etc. Ann resides in Spencerport with her husband Bob and sons. |
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Bill has been a member of the North Greece Fire Department since 1971. Before joining North Greece, he was a Volunteer Fireman with the Brighton Fire Department for 8 years and had achieved the position of Lieutenant. With North Greece he has held numerous positions on the administrative side, and he reitred at the end of 2006 from the Board of Commissioners after serving 17 years as Commissioner. The Board of Commissioners appointed him Deputy Treasurer/Secretary for the 2007 year. He is also a member of the Fire Department's Fire Police Squad and presently holding the position of Sergeant. |
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Andy Hinds, Information Technology Coordinator IT Coordinator Andy Hinds was hired in June of 2003 to meet a growing need for improving the technology and procedures for the use of the technology for the Fire District. Andy had been an independent contractor for the District for a couple of years before coming on full-time. Having no prior fire service experience, Andy has been trained to fill in when necessary in the Dispatch office, which happens to be one of the most Technology-oriented areas in the District. More than just maintaining the PC's and network between the three fire stations and firemen's field pavilion, Andy also developed the North Greece Fire District website into what it is today. He streamlined the Fire Incident reporting software that the District uses and is always finding new ways to improve operations by leveraging technology which is constantly evolving. Andy is also the lead admin on the GIS project which the District began back in 2004. |
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Peter Sidari, Fire Safety Educator Fire Safety Educator Pete Sidari was hired on July 28, 2003 to take over for Captain Dave Walker who was moving on to other obligations. Pete came to North Greece with 24½ years of firefighting background as a volunteer with the Albion Fire Department in Albion, NY. He was also on the Fire Prevention team in Albion. He had recently graduated Summa Cum Laude from State University of New York (SUNY) at Brockport with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Science Education. He is currently working on his Master of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies (with a focus on Media Influence in Adolescent Decision-Making) at SUNY Brockport. With this background in both important areas of education and the fire service, Pete makes up a solid part of the Fire and Life Safety team at North Greece. Pete’s volunteer work extends beyond the fire service. He has been a volunteer counselor for Camp Good Days and Special Times (a camp for children with cancer) for the past 18 years. He also volunteered for two similar camps in the 1990’s: a camp in Nashville, Tennessee (4 years); and a camp in Danville, Pennsylvania (10 years). He has been a Youth Group leader in his church for the past 11 years as well as an instructor of Religious Education for the past 12 years. Pete’s duties at North Greece include researching, planning, implementing, and evaluating fire safety programs in the schools and community. He is also in charge of all scheduling of fire safety programs and tours for the district. More information on Peter and the Fire Safety Bureau can be found on the Fire Safety portion of the website. |
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