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July 21, 2008 CALL
TO ORDER The
Board of Fire Commissioners of Spokane Fire Protection District No. 13 met on
July 21, 2008, at Station No. 1, Present:
Chairman/Commissioner Eileen Weyrauch, Commissioner Robert Neu,
Commissioner Clayton Andersen Others
Present: Chief Wintermute, Deputy Chief Toni Halloran, Auxiliary President Katie
Rulffes, Financial Officer Janni Hills, District Secretary Rosa Ingram AUXILIARY
REPORT Katie
Rulffes reported the Hot Dog fund raiser was very successful.
The Auxiliary took in over $5000. The
Fire Department donation jar took in over $500; plus the $500 collected prior to
the sale. The Auxiliary received
enough food donations that they still have $500 left which will go into a
savings account for next year. Even
though attendance was down, donations were good. One
of the things they did this year that was very successful was having a drop off
day at SCOPE for all the donations. It
made it easier to track donations. T-shirts
are for sale at the Exxon and the Marina. Toni
has sent the information to Nora regarding US Bank and the Washer request. Commissioner
Weyrauch made the motion to approve the Minutes of the meetings of May 8; June
16; June 19; June 25; June 26;
and July 7, 2008 to
be accepted with corrections. (Commissioner
Andersen arrived 6:27 P M.) Commissioner
Neu seconded Chairman Weyrauch called for the vote on the motion, the motion
carried unanimously. Scott
Hanson presented information on Enduris for the Commissioners to consider.
Enduris is a Governmental Entity Pool (WGEP).
Their annual retention is over 98%. They have a 96% confidence rating,
the law requires 87%. They cover
four (4) Spokane County Fire Districts. The
commissioners expressed concern over the replacement cost of the vehicles.
Scott based his figures on the current coverage; commissioners may want
to change those figures when they decide on a carrier.
Commissioner Andersen will send Scott an e-mail with updated values. FINANCIAL
REPORT APPROVAL
OF VOUCHERS & PAYROLL Accounts
Payable:
Invoices were presented and reviewed by the Commissioners.
Commissioner Weyrauch made a motion that Voucher numbers 3870 through
3895 in the amount of $13,086.43 should be paid.
Commissioner Neu seconded, Chairman Weyrauch called for the vote on the
motion, the motion carried unanimously. Wintermute
reported that he had met with Janni and performed a mid year budget review.
Time restraints did not allow for an in-depth evaluation, but they were
able to identify areas that need watching. In
general, our revenue will experience a short fall of nearly $12,000; due to low
interest rates. Janni presented a
graph to indicate this. On the
expenditure side of the budget, we are currently $3000 to $4000, over.
There are a few things that will help.
The
bottom line is we are ok, but need to be watchful.
Commissioner Weyrauch stated our budget is better since we made
management changes in the best interest of the district.
Smoke
Signals should be out any day now. Commissioner
Andersen sent an example to our current Insurer for review, and received this
back as an attachment. It doesn’t
seem that this is what we wanted. The
Board recommended that Commissioner Andersen run this by our attorney to find
out if: 1) we need this and 2) would he recommend this. Commissioner
Andersen made a motion that we make
resolution 2008-12
to
authorize the old boat as
surplus and authorize the Chair to sign it.
Commissioner Neu seconded the motion; Chairman Weyrauch called for the
vote, the motion carried unanimously. Commissioner
Neu made a motion to to authorize the sale of the old boat pending approval of
resolution and to authorize the Chief to advertise the boat. Commissioner
Andersen, seconded, Chairman Weyrauch called for the vote; the motion carried
unanimously. The
Commissioners reviewed the following reports.
Commissioner Neu made a motion to approve the Deputy Chief, and Medical
reports. Commissioner
Andersen seconded, Chairman Weyrauch called for the vote, the motion
carried unanimously. See
Attached Discussion
ensued regarding the frustration of trying to get permits from the county for
the building of the training tower. Commissioner
Andersen suggested a variance; IC Wintermute will go talk with them. Commissioner
Neu requested, on behalf of the Board, that DC Halloran thank all the
firefighters than participated in the structure and Valley View fires. See
Attached NEW
BUSINESS Fire
Chief’s Application Packet Commissioner
Weyrauch presented a nine (9) page application packet and requested an executive
session when we get to the Chief’s selection process. Commissioner
Neu made a motion that Revised
Board Policy Manual IC
Wintermute presented the revised edition of the manual.
The Board reviewed it and noted some corrections and revisions.
Chief
Wintermute presented a draft for the Board to review. Chief
Wintermute presented a report of the status of the Goals and Objectives (see
attached) Chief
Wintermute noted this is in progress. Chief
Wintermute noted this is in progress. DC
Halloran will contact Susan about the public hearing required for this
annexation. Thank
You and Donation from Judy and Jim Koch Commissioner
Neu made a motion to send a thank you letter to the Koch’s; and the Chair to
sign it. The motion passed
unanimously. Commissioner
Neu will be absent from the district July 25- August 10.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION – PERSONNEL ISSUES Chairman
Eileen Weyrauch called an executive session at 9:28PM for Personnel Issues to
take 20 minutes pursuant to RCW42.30.110(1)(g) to evaluate the qualifications
of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public
employee.
Commissioner Andersen made a motion to follow the
time table submitted by Jerry, Commissioner Neu seconded, and the motion passed.
Chairman
Eileen Weyrauch adjourned the meeting at 11:50 P. M.
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