Commissioner Akerman served on the Board for twelve years, having joined in 2008 at the request of his friend and neighbor, retired Commissioner and Assistant Chief Richard Martin. Before retiring to Scott Valley in 1995, Akerman worked in the defense industry and in the early days of pre-internet, timesharing, remote super-computers. He taught at Dartmouth and MIT, then became a District Manager at General Electric and accepted international assignments in Paris and Greece. Eventually returning to California, Akerman’s career took off in a different direction when he became a screenwriter for Universal Studios. He was married for 31 years and has three children.
Akerman has filled several volunteer roles in Scott Valley and says how much he appreciated being on the Scott Valley Fire board and that it was an “honor assisting the firefighters who are doing the real work.” Akerman will continue to offer his vast experience to Scott Valley Fire as a consultant.
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Website Accesibilty Policy Scott Valley Fire Protection District
Scott Valley Fire Protection District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Scott Valley Fire Protection District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations
Scott Valley Fire Protection District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Scott Valley Fire Protection District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found. In our ongoing commitment to transparency, we make the
last three months' reports available to the public.
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.