The professional service contract promoting Interim Chief Noel Monin to Chief of San Juan Island Fire and Rescue was passed on Tuesday, Feb.13 by the commissioners of San Juan Fire District 3. Monin took the Interim Chief position in early November following former Chief Norvin Collins' retirement, and as the commissioners began drafting an Interim Chief contract for Monin, they decided to elect Monin as Chief and draft a contract to reflect the organization’s structural changes. The commissioners referenced multiple local, state, and out-of-state Fire Chief contracts during its creation, and after multiple reviews of the contract at open board meetings and by the Fire Department’s attorney, Eric Quinn, the contract was officially passed at the February board meeting.