MINUTES

WEAVERVILLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

 

Regular Meeting – July 7, 2015

 

           I.               CALL TO ORDER: The Regular Meeting of the Weaverville Fire Protection District was called to order by Chairman, Mike Williams at 1000 hrs.  Members present:  Arden Potter, Bill Britton and George Owen.  Members absent: Larry Helsley. Others present: Chief Scott Alvord, and Clerk Lisa Guglielmina.

 

         II.               CONSENT AGENDA:

A.    Approve Regular Meeting Minutes of June 2, 2015 –

B.     Approve Warrant List and Journal Entries –

MSC Britton/Potter to approve the consent agenda as presented.

           

       III.               ACTION ITEMS:

A.  Discuss/Approve Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2015/2016 – Short discussion on the budget. 

MSC Potter/Britton to approve the Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2015/2016 as presented.

B.  Discussion/Approve Resolution 15-3 Authorizing Application for Federal Excess Personal Property in Accordance with United States Forest Service Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act (CFAA) of 1978 – Short discussion on surplus items.

MSC Britton/Owen to approve Resolution 15-3 Authorizing Application for Federal Excess Personal Property in Accordance with United States Forest Service Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act (CFAA) of 1978.  Roll call vote: Britton – Aye, Owen – Aye, Potter – Aye, Williams – Aye Noes: None Absent: Helsley

C.  Discuss/Approve Payment of AC/Heating unit in Dormitory – Fiscal Impact $2,393.00 –Trinity Heating and Air donated labor for unit.  A $700.00 rebate will be applied to Station one electric bill.  Short discussion on unit, cost, and budget.

MSC Owen/Potter to approve payment of AC/Heating unit in Dormitory.

D.  Discuss/Approve Variance for fire sprinkler system – tabled from June 2, 2015 – discussion on pressure and flow and how it is presented.  Will test again. 

This item tabled until August meeting.

           

       IV.               DEPARTMENT AND BUSINESS REPORTS

A.    Hazardous Reduction Progress Report: Program still going strong.    

B.     Fire Chief/Marshall Report:  

·        July 4th weekend was busy

·        Firework Incident at community display

·        Flag ceremony – WFD was a part of it; did very well

·        Open House went well – more people than expected

·        Highway 3 encroachment is paved

·        Herk doing maintenance on the apparatus

·        New foam system for B2103

 

C.    Fire Department Report: 4th of July events at station one.  

D.    Sleeper Program Reports:  No report.        

E.     Committee Reports:

·        Recruitment Committee:  No report.

·        Collection Committee: No report

·        Contract Committee: No report

·        Tuition Committee: No report.

·        Budget Committee:  No report.   

F.     Director Reports: Britton helped Scott and firefighters with the dorm project one day; there is a lot of behind the scene work that goes on.  Williams questions on Chief position.                                                

 

         V.               PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.  

 

       VI.               CORRESPONDENCE: None.

 

     VII.               ADJOURNMENT:  There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1047 hrs.      

 

 

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    Bill Britton, Vice-Chairman                                     Lisa Guglielmina, Clerk of the Board