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public safety
SSD Managing Board meeting summary
The Sunriver Service District Managing Board held its
regular meeting on Jan. 15,
2025. Board members present:
Jim Fister, John Shoemaker,
Denney Kelley, Jill Stephens (remotely), Kent Zook and SROA
ex-officio Randy Schneider.
SSD staff present: Police Lt.
Jason Van Meter, Fire Chief
Bill Boos, district administrator
Mindy Holliday and administrative assistant Rachel Popp.
sider the cameras in order to
safeguard the privacy and safety
of residents and those who work
here in Sunriver.
Consent Agenda
–Approved Nov. 20, 2025
regular SSD board meeting
minutes.
–Approved Dec. 16, 2025
joint SSD/Deschutes County
Commissioners meeting minutes.
–Approved Dec. 18, 2025
Public input
regular SSD board meeting
-Email read into record from minutes.
Thomas Kelley who inquired
about Sunriver’s license plate Old business
reader cameras used to monitor
–Public safety facility update:
those entering Sunriver. Kelley No significant changes since
referred to a recent article in December. Work is still being
the Bulletin about the City of done to get the apparatus bay
Bend ceasing to use the cam- exhaust system in working
eras in wake of the misuse of order and a security gate on
information in some states. the police side of the building.
Kelley feels that, under current Paint changes required by Comcircumstances, we might recon- munity Development will be
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SSD monthly board meetings:
done as soon as weather allows.
Cement work in the decontamination room and drain work in
the hose room was also being
corrected.
–Reserve Study status: Nothing new to report as still awaiting final projects and costs of
previously mentioned items of
the new building.
–SROA Rules & Regulations/
Bike Patrol contracts. Police
Chief Rasic and SROA General
Manager James Lewis continue
to meet to discuss negotiations.
–Approved chair signature
and sending a letter about an
insurance buyout incentive to
eligible Sunriver Service District
employees. The buyout will
include the following:
• Voluntary separation offer
remains open through Feb. 27,
2026.
• Separation must take place
on or before Sept. 30, 2026.
• Employee will receive one
month of district provided
healthcare coverage for each
full year of service. Service time
will be rounded up, with more
than 0.51 months counted as a
full month.
• Years of service will be calculated from the formation of the
respective departments: 1968
for fire and 1969 for police.
Time change for February, March
The Sunriver Service District (SSD) Board holds its
regular monthly meetings on the third Thursday of each
month at 1 p.m. Please note: The February and March
meeting will be a 2 p.m. to accommodate out-of-country
travel for two board members.
These meetings provide the board with the opportunity
to review pending business and take action on matters
that support the police and fire operations and services of
the district.
Community participation is welcomed and encouraged.
A public comment period is offered at the beginning of
each meeting, giving residents the chance to share their
input directly with the board members.
Meetings are held at the Sunriver Public Safety Building,
Seator Hall, 57475 Abbot Drive, and are also accessible
remotely through Microsoft Teams for added convenience.
The agenda, board packet of materials, Teams link, and
additional meeting information are posted in advance and
always available at www.sunriversdor.gov.
New business
–Discussed allocating some
funds for legal research on
potential district expansion to
include Caldera Springs and
Crosswater communities for
police services only. More work
needs to be done, and the board
feels it would be beneficial to
hire a third party legal counsel
to initiate research, if expansion
is even a viable option and how
to move forward. The cost
would be not-to-exceed amount
of $10,000. This topic will be
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placed on the February board
agenda for further discussion
and vote by the board.
–Discussed and reviewed
revisions to the employment
contract with Fire Chief Boos.
This topic was moved to the
February meeting for an official
board vote.
–Discussed potential use/allocation of 717 Funds for things
other than the building levy/
loan such as utilities, land lease,
maintenance, etc. and whether
or not the board would want
to pursue such usage. Due to
the language used that owners
voted on it was decided it could
open the district up for potential questions and scrutiny. That
being said, further discussion
will be done with Deschutes
County on whether or not the
interest income could be used in
some fashion. This will be put
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