REGULAR
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS MEETING
July 11,
2007
Chairman Lensing called to order the regular meeting
of the Sagle Fire District Commissioners at 1:00 p.m. at Northern Lights,
Present were Commissioners Dudley, Lensing, Shellhart
and Winkelmann. Also present were Chief
Goodyear and District Clerk RuthAnn Zigler.
CONSENT
AGENDA
Commissioner Winkelmann made a motion to approve the
accounts payables as submitted.
Commissioner Dudley seconded and the motion carried.
Commissioner Dudley made a motion to approve the
minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of June 13, 2007. Commissioner Shellhart seconded and the
motion carried.
REPORTS
Chief’s Monthly Report: For the
month of June we responded to 16 fires, 10 vehicle accidents, 25 medical
rescues, 2 hazardous materials, 3 mutual aid, and 5 non-emergency. Volunteers responded to 19 incidents and
training consisted of 80 hours.
Special projects in June were:
Study for engineer test, Boise Firefighters Challenge,
1252 pump installed, 1221 repairs, station tours, Public Education at New Song
Bible Church, and passed out flyers for the upcoming rummage sale.
Chief Goodyear reported that our crews responded to a
number of incidents during the storm on June 29th. We had a very large call back from our
volunteers. Crews responded to a number
of wires and trees being down. They
prioritized the calls and were able to do various assessments in the major
corridor areas and at the same time tried to repair Station 1’s roof as it was
blown off during the storm. The Chief
stated that he heard from several agencies that the professionalism and
response from our crews was the model for Bonner County. Bonner County 911 lost telephone and power so
we established somebody at the station to take calls in the event of
emergencies.
REPORTS continued…
During all the storm activities, engine 1221 started
having transmission problems. It is
currently down in Spokane for repairs.
It seems to be an internal problem with the transmission and if it is,
it will be covered under warranty.
Engine 1222 lost a transmission linkage which Firefighter Littlefield
was able to fix.
Station 4 Update: Commissioner Winkelmann showed
a PowerPoint presentation of the station.
He reported that he didn’t realize the waterline would be as expensive
as it is. With the double check valves,
the extra loop for the water meter and the stainless steel pipe into the
building, the cost will be an additional $4,500 or so which is over and above
the cost originally predicted. The
septic is now hooked up. We have
plumbing approval and we are now waiting for Gordon Hollett to fill in the
ditch.
Commissioner Winkelmann made a suggestion to change
the stations plan to add a storage area above the ceiling area. The additional cost to add this addition will
be approximately $2,000 to $3,000.
Paid to-date, between the $50,000 from Panhandle Area
Council and the $15,000 Investment Pool, there is $8,000 authorized left to
spend, but Commissioner Winkelmann is guessing that he will be about $15,000
minimum short.
Treasurer’s Report: Commissioner Winkelmann reported year-to-date we are at about 101.4%
so we are in great shape. The current
cash balance is 390,000.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
There was no unfinished business.
NEW
BUSINESS
Badge Pinning Ceremony for Luke Cordle: Firefighter
Luke Cordle was presented with his Engineers badge.
Fund Raiser Rummage Sale: Laura
Goodyear gave a brief update on the upcoming rummage sale. She reported that at this time we are in need
of a trailer to store all the donated items in.
There are six businesses that have donated raffle items.
Discussion and possible adoption of labor contract
with Local 3724: Commissioner Dudley commented that it was refreshing
to deal with the unions Local 3724. They
came up with some great ideas.
Commissioner Winkelman made a motion to adopt the
contract with Local 3724 as presented with minor cosmetic changes to be
made. Commissioner Shellhart seconded
the motion and the motion carried.
NEW
BUSINESS continued…
Election of Secretary of the Board of Fire
Commissioners: The charge of the Secretary is to sign the
occasional legal document for the Board.
Commissioner Winkelmann made a motion to appoint
Commissioner Dudley as the Secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners. Commissioner Shellhart seconded the motion
and the motion carried.
Declaration of surplus items: The
Commissioners were given a list of surplus items. The listed items are excess to the needs of
the District due to their condition and age and should be declared as
surplus. There is no negative fiscal
impact to the District. Many of the
items can be sold at the upcoming rummage sale and the radios can be sold on
Ebay and proceeds returned to the general fund.
Commissioner Dudley made a motion to approve
declaring the submitted items as surplus.
Commissioner Shellhart seconded the motion and the motion carried.
Website update: Steve Fels and RuthAnn Zigler
are working on getting the website updated.
Pictures of Commissioners, firefighters and volunteers will be added
with brief bio’s. Pictures will continue
to be updated as we get them for events, etc.
It was suggested that pictures and information be given to RuthAnn and
then she will sort through and then pass them on to Steve.
PUBLIC
COMMENT
There was no public comment.
ADJOURN TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION AT SAGLE SENIOR CENTER – Idaho Code 67-2345 (f)
There was no need for executive session.
CORRESPONDENCE
A longtime resident of Sagle, Jan Weille, gave us a
$3,000 donation. Chief Goodyear
suggested that we look at buying a new generator. After the recent storm on June 29th,
it is quite evident that a generator is desperately needed.
Commissioner Dudley made a motion to approve using
the $3,000 donation received from Jan Weille to Purchase a new generator. Commissioner Winkelmann seconded the motion
and the motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Dudley made a motion to adjourn the
meeting at 2:45 p.m. Commissioner Shellhart
seconded the motion and the motion carried.