CLIO AREA FIRE AUTHORITY

                                          NOVEMBER 12, 2002

                                                   MINUTES

 

 

Meeting was called to order at 4:00pm by Chairperson Thomas Needham.

 

 

Members present:  Tom Needham, Duane Hammond, Tony McKerchie, Scott Preseau, Henry

                                   Jacobi, Paul Luttenbacher, and Verlin Morningstar.

 

Absent:                     None.

 

Also present:          Chief Jim Bronson, and Asst. Chief Gary Domerese.

   

Communications:   None

 

Visitors/Comments:

1. Shelly Ayotte, 10208 Center Rd. said she appreciated the Halloween party at  

     station #2, and that the aerial and the smokehouse were also there.               

 

Minutes:                   Motion by H. Jacobi, seconded by V. Morningstar to approve the minutes,

                                    with one correction, of  10/8/02.  All ayes.

 

Treasurer’s Report:  Treasurer’s report was given by Treasurer D. Hammond. He spoke on paying 

                                       off the aerial, or maybe refinancing to get a better interest rate.

                                       

                                       Motion by V. Morningstar, seconded by P. Luttenbacher to approve the 

                                       Treasurer's report. Roll call vote. All ayes, motion carries.

               

Chief Report:        Presented by Chief  Bronson.

                               

                                   1. Inventory tracking system. Dave Doerr, Douglass Safety Equipment was present 

                                       and gave a short presentation with the main focus on accountability. Mr. Doerr

                                       said that the company is working on an inventory system as well, and then the

                                       system will serve a dual purpose. Each reader is $ 795, personnel tags $ 25, and

                                       inventory tags $ 8.  

 

2. Purchase requests.  $5106.72, for 2-ISI SCBA from acct. # 979

                                         3920.00, for 4-sets of bunker gear. acct. # 978

                                         Total $ 9026.72

 

3. Chief reported on firefighters who had left the department for various reasons

     since 1998 in response to an inquiry from D. Hammond at the last meeting.

 

4. Reported on the recent fire at Pine Creek Apartments. He said it was a good 

    save and that the new aerial made that possible. There were 8 or 9 departments

    that responded for mutual aid.                  

 

 

OLD BUSINESS:

                                   1. Resolution concerning the media is still in publication, and will be presented at

                                       the next meeting.

 

                                   2. There were three attorneys contacted to be the attorney for the Authority and

                                        only one responded. Thomas Donnellan came to the last Authority meeting,

                                        presented his resume and expressed his interest.

 

                                   There was some discussion on whether a conflict of interest would be present if the

Authority Board hired Mr. Donnellan because he represents a member of the  

Board. This will be checked before the next meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

                                Motion by Morningstar, seconded by Jacobi to all the Chair and staff to be able to

                                contact Attorney Donnellan if the need arises till an Attorney is hired permentantly

                                by the Authority.  Roll call vote. All ayes, motion carries.                               

 

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

1.  Chairperson Needham spoke on changing the time of the meetings to 4:30pm.

 

Motion by McKerchie, seconded by Preseau to change the meeting time to 4:30pm.

Roll call vote. All ayes, motion carries. A letter will be sent to all three municipalities

as well as all Board members to inform them of this change.

 

                        

BILLS FOR APPROVAL:  Motion by McKerchie, seconded by Preseau to pay the bills in the 

                                                  amount of $ 15,732.41 and add a late bill of $ 25.90 for a total of

                                                  $ 15,758.31.  Roll call vote. All ayes.

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

 

1. Budget adjustments were presented to cover accounts that are short. 

 

 Motion by McKerchie, seconded by Hammond to make the budget adjustments as  

 presented. Roll call vote. All ayes, motion carries.

 

2. Purchase request: Motion by Hammond, seconded by Preseau to approve the 

    purchase request in the amount of $ 5106.72 for equipment. Roll call vote. All 

    ayes.

 

Purchase request. Motion by Jacobi, seconded by Preseau to approve the purchase request in the amount of $ 3920.00 for gear. Roll call vote. All ayes, motion carries.

 

 

                                3. T. McKerchie spoke on the 911 meeting and about the County changing radios 

                                    and pagers. They will pay 60 % but all departments, police and fire, will be   

                                    responsible for 40%, and to keep that in mind for the next budget.

 

 

Next meeting will be December 10, 2002 at 4:30pm at the City of Clio.

 

 

 

Meeting was adjourned at 5:10pm.

 

 

  

  

Mary V. Johnson

Recording Secretary