November 28, 2005 Regular Commissioner Meeting Minutes

Back Pend Oreille County Fire Protection District No. 2
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the
Board of Commissioners on November 28, 2005

Meeting called to order by Chairman Rick Stone at 10:05 at the Administrative Office. Present were: Commissioners Layton, Norton and Stone, Chief Larry Pollock and Administrative Assistant Rumelhart. Julius Gage arrived at 10:39 and District Operations Captain Doughty arrived at 11:53.

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)
- Rescue Fund (646-002-020)
Commissioner Layton seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-0.

Correspondence:

A letter was received from the Metalines Chamber informing the District that the Chamber would be donating $500. The money will be placed into an equipment replacement fund.
A letter was received from the Metaline Fire Chief detailing why he rejected the District’s bid on his old fire truck.

Reports:

Administrative Assistant

Current balances were given.
Vehicle Titles – The process of obtaining titles is continuing.
Software Purchase – An upgrade to the QuickBooks software was discussed. Commissioner Norton moved that the software be purchased. Commissioner Layton seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-0.

Commissioner Stone

Station 23 (Tiger) – Nothing to Report.
Station 24 (Riveredge Estates) – Nothing to Report

Commissioner Layton

Communication System – The recent failures of the communication system was discussed. Commissioner Stone will write a letter to JoAnn Boggs expressing the District’s concerns.

Commissioner Norton

Grants – Still working on the water tender narrative will be sending it to a grant writer soon.
Loans – Still working on bank loan applications.

Chief Report

The wildland urban interface document has been signed. Pend Oreille County was the first county in the state to complete the document.
Captain Doughty is halfway done with the Airway Heights EMT class.
A discussion was held on setting up an equipment maintenance and replacement fund.
A discussion was held on asking the Hospital District to take over the funding of the ambulance.

District Operations Captain

Not Present.

Old Business:

Policy Update – No Action
Boundary Contract – The contract did not arrive, apparently Lonnie Johnson needed some clarification and sent it back to Seattle.
Ione Contract – No written proposal has been received. Commissioner Stone will send a letter informing the town that if they do not reply then the contract will be extended for a year and stated in the current contract.
BVFF List – The draft BVFF list was reviewed.
Ladder 20 – The transfer of ownership is proceeding.

New Business:

Personnel – Julius Gage volunteered to be the volunteer liaison for the EMS volunteers. After some discussion, Commissioner Stone moved that Julius Gage be appointed as volunteer liaison. Commissioner Norton seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-0.
Employee application – An application was reviewed and sent back to the Chief for a decision.
Metalines Chamber of Commerce – As detailed in the correspondence section, Metaline Chamber of Commerce will be donating $500 to the District for the ambulance. Commissioner Layton moved that the money be placed in an EMS vehicle replacement fund. Commissioner Norton seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-0.
General Fire – General Fire is selling Metaline’s engine for $3,500. The engine has old tires and no booster reels or equipment. It was decided not to purchase it.
R23 – The City of Cusick is looking for a pickup truck and heard the R23 might be for sale. Since the vehicle has already been surplused, it was decided to let the Chief decide if he wanted to sell it and to set the price.

Action Items

Commissioner Stone – Write letters to JoAnn Boggs and the Town of Ione.

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