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Pend Oreille County Fire Protection District No. 2
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the
Board of Commissioners on September 13, 2004
Meeting called to order by Chairman Rick Stone at 19:00 at the Administrative Office. Present were: Commissioners Stone, Norton and Layton, District Chief Pollock, Administrative Assistant Rumelhart, Operations Captain Doughty, Kelly Curtiss, Dorothy Konsbruck and Nancy Kiss.

Commissioner Layton moved that the minutes of the August 9, 2004 Regular Meeting and the August 23, 2004 Regular Meeting be approved as corrected. Commissioner Norton seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-0.

Guests or Public Appearances:
  • None.
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Payment of Bills:
  • The outstanding bills were reviewed and discussed. Commissioner Norton moved that the following vouchers be approved for payment
    • General Fund (646-002-010)
      • Vouchers numbers: FD04-080 through FD04-091, totaling $6,201.11.
    • Rescue Fund (646-002-020)
      • Vouchers numbers: RD04-215 through RD04-234, totaling $8,717.30.
    • Payroll warrant numbers 43359 and 43719 through 43723, totaling $5,694.91.
    Commissioner Layton seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-0.
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Correspondence:
  • The Title Commitment for the Radar property next to the Tiger Store was received from Mr. McNally. A deed will be sent to the District soon.
  • Information was received for the 16th annual WFCA conference. Commissioners Norton and Stone and Chief Pollock are planning on attending.
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Reports:
  • Administrative Assistant
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    • As of August 31, 2004 the General Fund has a balance of $7,997.42, the General Fund Investment Pool has a balance of $17,000.00, the Rescue Fund has a balance of $9,978.75, and the Rescue Fund Investment Pool has a balance of $26,500.00, the Building Fund has a balance of $30.80, and the Building Fund Investment Pool has a balance of $3,700.00.
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  • Commissioner Stone
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    • Riveredge Estates Station – Commissioner Stone has solicited informal bids for the construction of a pole building and they are running $20 to $24 per square foot. He also has checked the District’s borrowing capacity and found that it is near the maximum due to the ambulance and fire truck loans. It appears the best option is to construct the station with volunteer labor and in kind donations. Also, the Riverbend Homeowners Association has indicated that they would like to help the District build a station.
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  • Commissioner Layton
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    • Pager Repeater – Commissioner Layton has contacted the PUD to find out the status of the request for tower space. It was recommended that the letter sent to Joe Onley be forward to the General Manager and the PUD Commissioner. Chairman Stone will work on forwarding the letter.
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  • Commissioner Norton
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    • Nothing to report.
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  • Chief Report
    • M243 – The cost for the Stryker gurney was higher than expected. A discussion was held on various options for putting 243 into service as an ambulance. The issue was tabled until after the next Hospital District #2 meeting.
    • EMT Class – A cost proposal for the EMT class of $4,355.00 was presented and discussed. Details on the class and requirements for the students were discussed. Chief Pollock will present a proposal at the next meeting.
    • Board Recognition – Letters of recognition for Jean Aneff, Scott Doughty and Nancy Kiss for actions on EMS calls were presented to the board for placement in their personal file.
    • Ladder 20 – Ladder 20 has been offered to the Newport Fire Department. The proposal is awaiting their City Council’s action.
    • Number System – A proposed equipment numbering system was reviewed.
    • Dry Hydrant – A draft of an agreement with the River Retreats Homeowners Association was presented. - DNR Grant – A wildland grant application for two chainsaws and a generator with a light was presented. The District would have to match 50% which would be approximately $1000.
    • FEPP – The District is now part of the FEPP program.
    • NFIRS – A free software package for NFIRS data input is being obtained. A grant for a computer and a better software package will be pursued next year.
    • Wildland Response Policy – A discussion on the District’s response to wildland fires was held. A final policy will be presented at the next meeting. Commissioner Norton moved that until the final policy is approved that Fire District #2 will not respond to wildland fires that require off pavement access unless it can be confirmed that there is a threat or involvement of a structure or structures on the non paved road. Commissioner Layton seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-0.
    • LeClerc Rd Fire Investigation – The fire investigation is completed and a final report will be filed shortly.
    • Metaline & Metaline Falls Contracts – A discussion on renewing the contracts was held.
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Old Business:
  • Wallis Claim – The District has still not received a copy of the release.
  • Pager Repeater – See Commissioner Layton’s report.
  • Paramedic Employment – A draft job description and employment contract was reviewed. Commissioner Norton and Chief Pollock will present a final draft of the employment contract at the next meeting.
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New Business:
  • Medicare Payments – Medicare reimbursements were discussed.
  • Meeting Time Change – A proposal to change the start time of the second Monday meeting from 7:00 PM to 4:30 PM was discussed. A news release soliciting public comment will be put in the Selkirk Sun.
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The meeting was adjourned at 21:10. The next meeting will be the regular meeting at 10:00 AM on Monday September 27th at the Administrative Office.

/s/ John Rumelhart, Clerk of the Board

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