Governing Board

Golder Ranch Fire District Governing Board meeting

Golder Ranch Fire District Board

Golder Ranch Fire District is governed by a five-person, non-partisan board that is elected by registered voters of the District. Board members are elected for alternating four-year terms. As a result, there are at least two members elected every two-years. The Governing Board is charged with diverse responsibilities. Specifically, the Board establishes policy, sets tax rates, approves annual budgets and hires the Fire Chief. The Governing Board also maintains sole authority to set policy and approval of annexations.

GRFD Governing Board Meeting Agenda

Pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.02, the Golder Ranch Fire District hereby states that all notices of the meetings of the Golder Ranch Fire District Governing Board and the Local Pension Board will be posted. Please see the GRFD Governing Board Meeting Schedule 2026 of where all meeting notices of the Golder Ranch Fire District Governing Board will be posted and the GRFD Governing Board Meeting schedule for calendar year 2026.

Public meeting notices are also posted on GRFD’s website. Please be advised that only the Golder Ranch Fire District station and administration bulletin boards may be relied on for official postings under the Arizona Open Meeting Law. A technological problem or failure that either prevents the posting of public notices on a website or that temporarily or permanently prevents the use of all or part of the website does not preclude the holding of the meeting for which the notice was posted, if the public body complies with all other public notice requirements.

Meet the Grfd Governing board

Vicki Cox, Golder Ranch Fire District Governing Board member

Vicki Cox-Golder

Chairperson

Golder Ranch Fire District leadership team member

Tom Shellenberger

Board Member
Wally Vette, Golder Ranch Fire District Governing Board member

Wally Vette

Vice Chairperson
Golder Ranch Fire District Governing Board member

Steve Brady

Board Member
Sandi Outlaw, Golder Ranch Fire District Governing Board member

Sandra Outlaw

Board Clerk

Golder Ranch's Senior Chiefs

Tom Brandhuber, Assistant Chief, Golder Ranch Fire District

Tom Brandhuber

Fire Chief
Chris Grissom, Deputy Chief, Golder Ranch Fire District

Chris Grissom

Assistant Chief of EMS – Fire Response
Fire Chief Eric Perry, Golder Ranch Fire District

Eric Perry

Assistant Chief of Community Risk Reduction
Grant Cesarek, Deputy Chief, Golder Ranch Fire District

Grant Cesarek

Assistant Chief of Support Services

Golder Ranch Finance Board

The GRFD Finance Board coordinates the annual audit of our financial records and issues our Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Access past annual reports, budgets, strategic plans, and financial audits here.

Public Safety Personnel Retirement System logo

Public Safety Local Pension Board

Our public safety local pension board is responsible for making decisions related to PSPRS retirement benefits under the pension plan. The Local Pension Boards is also responsible for communicating and reporting all matters to the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Administrator. The Local Pension Board consists of five members. One member of the Local Pension Board shall be the Clerk of the District Governing Board. The last two shall be District Firefighters who are elected by secret ballot. The elected Members shall serve staggered four year terms. The Members appointed by the District Governing Board shall hold office until the next regular District Governing Board Meeting held in Decemeber and until their successor is appointed or until his/her failure to continue meeting the qualifications for his/her appointment. Each Firefighter that is elected shall hold office until his/her four year term expires.

Annual Local Pension Board Meetings are held in December-January of each year. The Chairperson can elect to conduct Special Board Meetings throughout the year when it is necessary. 

In compliance with the new statutuary requirements of Laws 2018, Chapter 112, please see Golder Ranch Fire District’s Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Pension Funding Policy.

oUR Bond Committee

The Bond Committee was formed at the direction of the Golder Ranch Fire District Governing Board. As such, the Bond Committee will abide by the Open Meeting Law – all meetings will be posted with a date, time, location and agenda of items that will be discussed and will be open to the public. The purpose of the Bond Committee is to evaluate the capital improvement needs of the District and to provide a final recommendation to the Governing Board regarding the size and scope of the upcoming General Obligation bond. 

There are eight members on the Bond Committee. All committee members that were selected live within the Golder Ranch Fire District boundaries. They were chosen based upon their expertise, experience and involvement within the community. Committee Members

Bruce Baca

Bill Einecker

Tim Fudge

John Klippenstein

Lisa Lehman

Lee Mayes

Barbara McClure

Erinn Oller