Back Pend Oreille County Fire Protection District No. 2 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners on January 12, 2004 Meeting called to order by Chairman Stone at 1830 at Administrative Office, Metaline Falls, WA. Present were: Commissioners Stone, Miller and Layton, EMS Lieutenant Nancy Kiss, EMS Training Officer Miller, Administrative Assistant Rumelhart, Ione Fire Commissioner Fowell, Ione Fire Chief Sterba and various members of the public. The minutes of the December regular meeting were reviewed and approved. Guests or Public Appearances: Donnie Fowell & Joe Sterba Radio Call Numbers - Ione Fire Chief Sterba proposed that the Fire District allow the radio call numbers in the 270s to be assigned to the Ione Fire Department. After some discussion it was decided that Commissioner Stone would review all the Fire District radio call numbers and bring a recommendation to the next meeting. Response Vehicle – Chief Sterba discussed how the Ione EMS response vehicle is not permitted to response south of the Fire District boundary or north of Selkirk High School. He requested the Fire District consider providing the Ione Fire Department a EMS response vehicle to use for responses that occur within Ambulance Zone 2 yet are outside of the Fire District boundary, and also for response north of the high school. After some discussion the issue was tabled until the next meeting. Firefighter Class – A firefighter fundamentals class will be held the last week of January through March. Colleen Miller Station 22 – Concerns were expressed about the maintenance of Station 22. Commissioner Stone will look into addressing the concerns and will report at the next meeting. Scheduling – Concerns were expressed about the ambulance scheduling. EMS Officer Kiss will address the concerns at the January 22nd Chart Review meeting. Training – Concerns were expressed about the role of the EMS Training Officer. Commissioner Miller will work on clarifying the role of the Training Officer and will bring a proposal to the next meeting. ILS Supplies – A purchase order for ILS Supplies was presented. After some discussion the purchase order was approved unanimously. Payment of Bills: All outstanding bills were reviewed and approved for payment. Correspondence: Selkirk Community Health Center requested the Fire District provide them with two combitubes. After some discussion it was decided to provide the combitubes. Metalines Chamber of Commerce has donated $400 to the Fire District Ambulance. Commissioner signed a thank you letter. A letter was sent to the Pend Oreille County Department of Emergency Management supporting their effort to get a grant to run an underground power line to the Calispel Peak repeater site. Reports: Administrative Assistant As of December 31, 2003 the General Fund has a balance of $9,985.31, the General Fund Investment Pool has $1.00, the Rescue Fund has a balance of $33,041.54, and the Rescue Fund Investment Pool has $5,136.58. A purchase order for office supplies and software update was submitted and approved. Fire Commissioner DNR Contract – Commissioner Stone will be going to Colville on January 13th to talk with the DNR. Northwest Resources – Commissioner Stone is trying to track down a name and phone number to contact. Radar Land - Dean Youngue will be meeting with the Planning Board on January 15th to present the short plat. Rescue Commissioner EMS Lieutenant Station 22 Captain – Applicants for the Station 22 Captain will be solicited at the January 22nd Chart Review. Ambulance Servicing – A discussion of the best place to have the ambulances serviced was discussed. Commissioner Stone will explore options and present them at the next meeting. Communication – Responders located in the south end of the District are having trouble receiving pages. Administrative Commissioner Riveredge Estates Station – Nothing to report. Paramedic Search – Commissioner Stone talked with Jim Collen about the status of the paramedic program. Old Business: Wallis Claim – The District’s attorney forwarded the District a copy of a letter sent Wallis’s lawyer asking about the status of the settlement offer. Email & Internet Access – Commissioner Stone proposed keeping the dhubert email account active for another six months and keeping the bwlarson account active for foreseeable future. The proposal was approved unanimously. Suburban Usage - Commissioner Stone proposed that the suburban be driven weekly and that someone be assigned to maintain it. New Business: Radios – Commissioner Miller is dissatisfied with the way handheld and mobile radios are being handled. CPR Billing – Mary Hubert presented a proposal for the billing of CPR classes held outside of the District. After some discussion and decision on the proposal could not be reached. A revised proposal will be presented at the next meeting. Hospital District MOUs – Memorandum of Understandings covering the sharing of office space and the Fire District use of Hospital District equipment were reviewed and approved unanimously. Board for Volunteer Firefighters – The list of responders was reviewed and approved unanimously. Applications – Applications for Tim South and Steven Hutson were reviewed and approved unanimously. Change of Meeting Time – Changing the start of the regular meeting to 7:00 PM was discussed. A resolution effecting this change will be presented at the next meeting. The meeting adjourned at 21:00, next meeting February 9, 2004, 18:30 at the Administrative Office. /s/ John Rumelhart, Clerk of the Board Back