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Pend Oreille County Fire Protection District No. 2
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the
Board of Commissioners on May 14, 2007
Meeting called to order by Chairman Rick Stone at 10:06 at the Administrative Office. Present were: Commissioners Norton and Stone and Administrative Assistant Rumelhart.

Guests or Public Appearances:
  • None
Approval of Minutes:
  • Commissioner Norton moved that the minutes of the April 9 and April 23, 2007 Regular Meetings be approved as corrected. Commissioner Stone seconded the motion. The motion passed 2-0.
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)
      • Voucher numbers: FD07-062 through FD07-071, totaling $1,817.57.
    • Rescue Fund (646-002-020)
      • Voucher numbers: RD07-121 through RD07-146, totaling $11,186.44.
    • Building Fund (646-002-040)
      • Voucher numbers: BF07-009 through BF07-011, totaling $4,269.17.
      Payroll warrants 70826 through 70833 totaling $6,833.79, and 70887 through 70889 totaling $873.50 and 70921 through 70922 totaling $1,568.39.
    Commissioner Stone seconded the motion. The motion passed 2-0.
Correspondence:
  • A Management Excellence Award questionnaire was received from the WFCA.
Reports:
  • Administrative Assistant
    • As of April 30, 2007 the fund balances were as follows:
      General Fund = $42,145.44, Invested = $1,000.00
      EMS Fund = $18,064.24, Invested = $19,000.00
      Building Fund = $479.25, Invested = $25,000.00
  • Commissioner Stone
    • Station 23 (Tiger) – Working on getting a drywall bid as well as other bids.
    • Station 24 (Riveredge Estates) – The concrete was poured last Friday. Will start framing in the next week or so.
  • Commissioner Layton
    • Not present due to a medical appointment.
  • Commissioner Norton
    • Loans – Nothing to report.
  • Chief Report (Not present, report given by Commissioner Stone)
    • District personal attended training on using the HazMat trailer.
    • A meeting was held with the county about the communication and paging system. The repeater located at the Ione transfer station was off. An interruptible power system and a ladder will be installed. The Ruby Mountain repeater needs a omnidirectional antenna, but it has to wait until Hoodoo Mountain is updated.
    • The sheriff department is giving the fire district six mobile radios. The district will have to pay $10 each to have the sheriff’s programming removed.
    • Chief Pollock is attending a cross border emergency response conference in Vancouver, B.C.
    • District Operations Doughty is attending fire investigation training.
    • Chief Pollock obtained bids for nozzles and a foam system from LM Curtis for the new brush engines. Commissioner Norton requested an estimated total cost of putting both engines into service.
  • District Operations Captain Doughty
    • Not present, at fire investigation training.
Executive Session
  • An executive session was held from 10:55 to 11:00 to discuss the performance of a public employee.
Old Business:
  • Standby Policy – Tabled.
  • Vehicle Replacement Schedule – Tabled.
  • Chain of Command - Tabled.
New Business:
  • Commissioner Resignation – Before the meeting Commissioner Layton left a resignation letter. Commissioner Stone moved to accept the resignation of Commissioner Layton. Commissioner Norton seconded the motion. The motion passed 2-0. Sandie Durand has expressed interest in becoming a commissioner, but was unable to attend the meeting due to a previous engagement. After a short discussion, Commissioner Stone moved that Sandie Durand be appointed to fill the commissioner position vacated by Commissioner Layton. Commissioner Norton seconded the motion. The motion passed 2-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:09. Due the Memorial Day holiday the next regular meeting will be at 10:00 AM on Tuesday May 29th at the Administrative Office.

/s/ John Rumelhart, Clerk of the Board

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