Minutes
Chairman John Boyd called the meeting to order
at 7:05 p.m.
Pledge to the flag was given.
Roll
Call: John Boyd; Arturo Pierera;
Elizabeth G. Carr; and Carolyn Towsley.
Absent Greg Babbitt and Phil Hanford.
Approval
of Agenda – Arturo Pierera moved that
the Agenda be approved as presented.
Supported by Carolyn Towsley.
Motion carried.
Approval
of Minutes – Elizabeth Carr moved the
minutes be approved as presented.
Supported by Arturo Pierera. Motion
carried.
Treasurer’s Report –Firemen Checking
$52,406.94– Firemen Fund $921.23
Independent Bank $14,722.53.
Total Assets $68,050.70. As of July
18, 2012. First Responders Checking
$11,465.90 as of July 18, 2012.
John Boyd said the report would be accepted as presented.
Carolyn Towsley moved to approve the bills: Fire
Department checks #4617-4635 and EFT Payment and First Responders checks
#1298-1309. Arturo Pierera
seconded. Roll Call: Arturo Pierera
– yea; Elizabeth Carr – yea; Carolyn Towsley – yea; and John Boyd – yea.
Motion carried.
Old
Business –
Propane/Natural Gas Status –All
switched over to natural gas.
Furnace hooked up;, water heater and stove will be converted and hooked up this
Saturday. Need to call Resvor about
converter for stove. Holton’s has
been called to pick up their tank and it has only about 5% fuel left in it.
New 6X6
– Pump went out after 15 minutes of
pumping. Checking out cost for
repairs: Shaft $580, bearings $100/ea.
Waiting to see if the impeller is still good.
Transmission is slipping and they will check into this further.
Will get the costs to board for approval before next board meeting.
.
Parking
Lot – No costs to date.
Getting price from Bob Parker and will get two more bids for next board
meeting.
Internet
Service –Switched over to Frontier.
Reports went through first time and fast.
It is a 3-year contract with possible $250 pre- paid credit cards to be
sent in 3 and again 13 months into contract.
NetPort service needs to be cancelled.
Commercial Site Visits –Ron Palmer is
still working on getting the details and costs together.
Will have for September meeting.
New
Business –
Providing Water Standard – Insurance
company letter was read regarding liability issues.
At the next board meeting fire department will have a disclaimer put
together on how water will be provided for a donation.
Fire
Chief’s Report – Marv Bell reported
there were 15-16 fire runs since last meeting and four of those were downed
power lines. Before the next
meeting the ladder test will have been completed.
Pump testing will be done late August or early September.
This is the year for the 6 year maintenance on SCBA (self-containment
breathing apparatus) and fitness tests which will cost about $2,100.
The ridge vent cost will be about $750.
But they are getting a second quote.
So decision on this will be next month.
Safety
Report - Alan Brennan was not
present. Ron Palmer reported there
were no injuries. At Brower Park
they had training on drafting water out of the river.
SCBA training will be done when it is cooler.
Two employees need one more pump training class and several others are up
to date on the pump training. On
Saturday the fire department will have two trucks at the park and one at the
church for the DAM Fest.
Maintenance Report – Steve Cook
reported oil changes have been done.
Some light issues have been resolved.
He changed the A/C on Engine 3-12 and the boat motor issue has been
resolved.
MFR
Report –Runs:
May 11; June 12; July 11 to date.
Priority medical calls are down.
They have not had a lot of calls for heat exhaustion during this heat
spell.
Brief
Public Comment – Michael Owen
reported that he had to resign from the fire department due to heart problems.
Announcements – None.
Correspondence – None.
The next meeting will be September 19, 2012 at
7:00 p.m. at the Fire Hall.
Adjournment - At 8:15 p.m. John Boyd
declared the meeting closed.
Submitted by,
Carolyn Towsley, Secretary