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Pend Oreille County Fire Protection District No. 2
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the
Board of Commissioners on October 10, 2005
Meeting called to order by Chairman Rick Stone at 10:00 at the Administrative Office. Present were: Commissioners Layton, Norton and Stone, Chief Pollock, District Operations Captain Doughty and Administrative Assistant Rumelhart. District Operations Captain Doughty left at 11:04. Commissioner Layton left at 12:17.

Commissioner Norton moved that the minutes of the September 12, 2005 and September 26, 2005 Regular Meeting be approved as sent. Commissioner Layton seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-0.

Guests or Public Appearances:
  • None.
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 number: FD05-117 through FD05-124, totaling $634.33.
    • Rescue Fund (646-002-020)
      • Vouchers number: RD05-247 through RD05-267, totaling $3,889.66.
    • Payroll warrants 53216 through 53221 totaling $6,402.80.
    Commissioner Layton seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-0.
Correspondence:
  • None.
Reports:
  • Administrative Assistant
    • As of September 30, 2005 the fund balances were as follows:
      General Fund = $22,581.21, Invested = $6,000.00
      Rescue Fund = $15,245.80, Invested = $6,000.00
      Building Fund = $80.78, Invested = $1,800.00
  • Commissioner Stone
    • Station 23 (Tiger) – Nothing to Report.
    • Station 24 (Riveredge Estates) – A discussion was held on having a pole building put up by a contractor was held. Commissioner Stone will get some informal bids for next meeting.
    • Hospital District #2 – Hospital District #2 has agreed to pay $1,000 / month toward the paramedic program for the 2006 fiscal year.
    • Metalines Chamber of Commerce - Commissioner Stone will be attending the Metalines Chamber of Commerce meeting to present the address sign program and give information on how the EMS system is funded.
  • Commissioner Layton
    • Nothing to Report.
  • Commissioner Norton
    • Grants – Nothing to Report.
    • Dry Hydrant – The county road crew will be finishing the rip rap and top soil at the dry hydrant site.
    • Lid Lift Levy – To run a lid lift levy with a special election could cost up to $7,000.00. Additional discussions were held with no decision made.
  • Chief Report
    • Engine 21 – The engine is back at station 21. A couple of fire axes and a hooligan tool were stolen off the engine while it was in Spokane.
    • Rescue 23 – The surplusing of Rescue 23 was discussed. Commissioner Stone moved that Rescue 23, a 1988 Dodge W350, be declared surplus and be offered for auction at a local community auction to be held on Wednesday.
    • EDITH House – The EDITH house will be at Ione Primary School on October 24th.
  • District Operations Captain
    • CPR Policy Update – Not present.
    • Ladder 20 Ad – Not present.
    • Prehospital Needs Grant – Not Present.

    Old Business:
    • Policy Update – No action.
    • Boundary Contract – Has not arrived.
    • Ione Contract – The Ione contract was reviewed and finalized and will be sent to Ione with a request that it be returned by next meeting.
    • Coppock Tender – The tender would require too much expense to get it operational.

    New Business:
    • Resolution No. 05-06 Amending the 2005 Rescue Fund Budget – Commissioner Norton moved the resolution be approved. Commissioner Layton seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-0.
    • Resolution No. 05-07 Amending the 2005 Building Fund Budget – Commissioner Layton moved the resolution be approved. Commissioner Norton seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-0.
    • Resolution No. 05-08 1% Increase of Property Tax Revenue – Commissioner Norton moved the resolution be approved. Commissioner Layton seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-0.
    • Resolution No. 05-09 Adopting of Final 2006 Budget – Commissioner Layton moved the resolution be approved. Commissioner Norton seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-0.
    • Resolution No. 05-10 Adoption of National Incident Management System – Commissioner Norton moved the resolution be approved. Commissioner Layton seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-0.
    • October 24th Meeting Time Change – Due the need of manpower for the EDITH house at the Ione Primary School, Commissioner Stone moved that the meeting start time for the October 24th Regular meeting be changed to 4:00 PM. Commissioner Norton seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-0.

    Action Items
    • District Operations Captain Doughty – Meet with the CPR instructors to discuss the CPR policy.
    • District Operations Captain Doughty – Work on Ladder 20 ad.
    • District Operations Captain Doughty – Work on Prehospital Needs Grant.

    The meeting was adjourned at 13:00. The next meeting will be the regular meeting at 4:00 PM on Monday October 24th at the Administrative Office.

    /s/ John Rumelhart, Clerk of the Board

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