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Pend Oreille County Fire Protection District No. 2
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the
Board of Commissioners on November 14, 2005
Meeting called to order by Acting Chairman Dick Norton at 10:00 at the Administrative Office. Present were: Commissioners Layton and Norton, and Administrative Assistant Rumelhart. District Operations Captain Doughty arrived at 10:19.

Commissioner Layton moved that the minutes of the October 10, 2005 and October 24, 2005 Regular Meeting be approved as corrected. Commissioner Norton seconded the motion. The motion passed 2-0.

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: FD05-131 through FD05-144, totaling $2,822.28
    • Rescue Fund (646-002-020)
      • Vouchers number: RD05-274 through RD05-298, totaling $11,098.16.
    Commissioner Layton seconded the motion. The motion passed 2-0.
Correspondence:
  • A letter of thanks was received from the Lions Club for the Fire District’s assistance with the Lions Mobile Health Screening Unit.
Reports:
  • Administrative Assistant
    • As of October 31, 2005 the fund balances were as follows:
      General Fund = $21,599.17, Invested = $6,000.00
      Rescue Fund = $8,840.78, Invested = $100.00
      Building Fund = $10,081.86, Invested = $1,800.00
    • Vehicle Titles - The district does not possess copies of the titles for most of the fire vehicles. Commissioner Norton will stop by the licensing office in Ione and attempt to obtain duplicate copies.
  • Commissioner Stone
    • Station 23 (Tiger) – No Report.
    • Station 24 (Riveredge Estates) – No Report.
  • Commissioner Layton
    • Nothing to Report.
  • Commissioner Norton
    • Grants – FEMA has money allocated for the 2006 fire services grant. Commissioner Norton will be rewriting the water tender application.
    • Loans – Still working on bank loan applications.
    • Computer – The new computer has arrived. Commissioner Norton moved that Julius Gage be allowed to use the old computer for EMT & Firefighter training. Commissioner Layton seconded the motion. The motion passed 2-0.
  • Chief Report
    • No Report
  • District Operations Captain
    • CPR Policy Update – Nancy Kiss & Mary Hubert will be running the CPR program. Captain Doughty will only be helping out when needed.
    • Medic 24 Repairs – It turned out the brake problem was caused by a broken belt. M24 is back in service.
    • Status of the District’s apparatus was given.
    • Goforth garage – When the sale of Ladder 20 is completed, Medic 23 and Rescue 23 will be stationed in the rented Goforth garage space.
    • EMT Class Mileage – A discussion was held on either paying Captain Doughty mileage or having him put the miles on R22 driving it to the EMT class he is teaching in Airway Heights. Commissioner Norton moved that Captain Doughty be allowed to make the decision. Commissioner Layton seconded the motion. The motion passed 2-0.

    Old Business:
    • Policy Update – No action.
    • Boundary Contract – The contract should be here ready to sign at the next meeting.
    • Ione Contract – No written proposal has been received.

    New Business:
    • BVFF List – The draft BVFF list was reviewed. The various Captains & Lieutenants will be asked to review the list.
    • Ladder 20 – Joint Fire Districts Ferry 3 & Stevens 8 have offered to purchase Ladder 20 for $15,000 and they would like to take over the purchase agreement with North Highline Fire District. After some discussion, Commissioner Norton moved that the Fire District 2 sell Ladder 20 for $15,000 and allow them, with approval of North Highline Fire District, to take over the purchase agreement. Commissioner Layton seconded the motion. The motion passed 2-0.
    • Sandie Durance Column – Sandie Durand, Fire Prevention Office, placed an article about the EDITH trailer and fire prevention in the Selkirk Sun and Newport Miner. The Board expressed their appreciation for the time and effort she put into the article.
    • Stipend Policy – The current EMS stipend policy was reviewed and discussed. It was noted that the stipends were a little higher than most other agencies in the area because of length of time ambulance transports take and the difficulty of attracting EMTs to schedule and staff the ambulances. Captain Doughty was directed to review the policy with Chief Pollock and bring any recommendations for changes to the December 12th meeting.
    • Stipend Policy, Part 2 - Administrative Assistant Rumelhart was directed to review the stipends paid for October ambulance runs and if there were any overpayments, they should be deducted from the November stipends.
    • Airport Road – The County is willing to build a road from the airport gate to the tarmac, but they will need approximately $2,000 worth of material. The Town of Ione asked if the District could help with the cost. After reviewing the current balances and the budget, Commissioner Layton moved that the Fire District inform the Town that the District does not have the money at this time. Commissioner Norton seconded the motion. The motion passed 2-0.
    • December 26th Meeting – Commissioner Norton moved that the regularly scheduled December 26th Commissioner Meeting be canceled. Commissioner Layton seconded the motion. The motion passed 2-0.

    Action Items
    • Administrative Assistant Rumelhart – Review October stipends.

    The meeting was adjourned at 11:50. The next meeting will be the regular meeting at 10:00 AM on Monday November 28th at the Administrative Office.

    /s/ John Rumelhart, Clerk of the Board

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