2003-03-11 Regular Meeting
11 March 2003 at 7:30 p.m.
Bayside Fire Hall
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Fire Protection District No. 1
Regular Meeting Minutes
BOROUGH CLERK'S OFFICE
1. Call to Order
Chairperson Scott Arndt called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Board Members present were Roy Aguirre,
Halcomb and Greg Spalinger.
Scott Arndt, Jeff
Board Member absent was Jeff Cliff Davidson.
established.
A quorum was
Others present were Bob Himes, Assistant Fire Chief, Doug
Mathers and Sharon Lea Adinolfi [ElF Department] .
The Chair entertained a motion to excuse Cliff Davidson.
was a second and a unanimous affirmative voice vote.
There
3. Approval of Agenda
The Agenda was presented for approval. G. Spalinger moved that
the Agenda be accepted. The Motion was seconded by R. Aguirre
and unanimously passed.
4. Visitor Comments
None
5. Approval of Minutes
With the exception of typos to be corrected, G. Spalinger moved
and R. Aguirre seconded the motion to approve the Minutes of 21
January 2003. There was a unanimous voice vote to approve the
Minutes as amended.
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6. Public Hearings
The Chair presented
various line items.
a motion to put the
Regular Meeting was
Hearing.
the Budget for FY04 to
J. Halcomb moved and
Budget on the table
recessed to open
the Board, explaining
G. Spalinger seconded
for discussion. The
discussion at Public
. ,
D. Mathers questioned the cost of Workers' Compensation. There
was also discussion re the ever increasing costs associated with
fuel and electricity. The Chair responded that in preparing the
budget he allowed for a "buffer" in these areas and that there
is enough in the budget to cover those costs. The Chair
indicated he tried to build flexibility into the budget.
The Chair asked for any further questions.
The Regular Meeting was reconvened.
There were none.
A roll call vote was taken with there being a unanimous
affirmative vote to accept the budget for FY04 as presented.
7. Old Business
A. Training Site Development. Nothing to report at this time.
B. Purchase of Sweatshirts and T-shirts. Assistant Chief Himes
reviewed pricing, colors and designs of shirts. The Chair
reviewed the two competitive bids received and Royall Ts was the
low bidder. If the purchase is approved, Assistant Chief Himes
will canvas members for their selections. J. Halcomb would like
to be advised of the total cost. He also suggested that if
people wanted addi tional shirts and there were a stockpile, a
charge slightly above cost would help recoup money spent.
Assistant Chief Himes suggested aNTE $3500 amount [allowing
approximately $100.00/per member]. J. Halcomb moved and G.
Spalinger seconded a motion to authorize the purchase of
sweatshirts/t-shirts at a cost NTE $3500.00. There was a
unanimous affirmative roll call vote.
c. Purchase of Officers Coats. Assistant Chief Himes presented
pricing for coats w/Galls being the low bidder. The Chair
requested quotations in writing. J. Halcomb questioned how many
coats would be purchased. The Chair responded for Officers and
Board Members - 5 Officers and 4 Board Members. G. Spalinger
moved and R. Aguirre seconded a motion to award the purchase to
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Galls. Discussion. The coats will cost $219.00/ea plus freight
- a NTE amount of $2500.00. D. Mathers asked if the coats would
be reflective, water and wind resistant. Assistant Chief Himes
responded in the affirmative. There was a unanimous affirmative
roll call vote
8. Chief's Report
Assistant Chief Himes reported that most of the dumpsters
located on Bayside' s parking lot had been moved. He reported
that the hose on order would be delivered this week and that the
foam had arrived. Re retirement, Himes indicated he needed 30
years for retirement - could not retire at 20 years and that he
was waiting for an update from the Borough.
Re 911 enhancement Assistant Chief Himes said it was still being
worked on. J. Halcomb said he found the work on this going too
slowly - that it was of import and should be taken care of. He
continued - Bayside is the only area that is not right. This
should be an important issue and should be brought to the fore
front. Chief Himes indicated that it was his understanding
there was a "hefty" excess amount in the fund [for this
project] . D. Mathers suggested a letter be written re this
issue and sent to the Assembly, the Borough and the Mayor. The
Chair said he would talk to the Manager.
Assistant Chief Himes said that the annual banquet was
tentatively scheduled for 20 September, that a recrui ts' class
had just been completed and a new class would start on 1 April.
Assistant Chief Himes went on to say that on 9-10 April he would
be attending a State Emergency Training Seminar and from 25-27
April he would be attending a Heart Association Meeting.
Re Squad 14
to schedule
training.
communications bus - close to being ready and need
a date to discuss proper protocol, basic driver
9. Bayside FFA President's Report
D. Mathers said there had not been any meeting - the next one to
be held on 7 April and by that time should have some lot plans
to report to the Board.
D. Mathers thanked the Board for raising the travellperdiem line
items in the budget. He said the training received by traveling
to various programslseminars had been excellent.
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10. Chair's Report
The Chair reported continued work on an RFP for a new p/u truck.
The Chair requested authorization to expend funds for the
advertisement of the RFP. G. Spalinger made such motion and R.
Aguirre seconded the motion. Discussion. J. Halcomb asked if
lights would be on the truck. Assistant Chief Himes to get
prices for lights, radio and graphics. There was a unanimous
voice vote to authorize funds to advertise for a new plu truck.
[Note: this was an item under New Business]
There was discussion, Assistant Chief Himes, re 2003 Assistance
to Firefighters Grant Program. He suggested that the grant be
completed the same as last year withe addi tion of requesting
monies for adding a building. The Chair suggested looking into
getting letters from State Senator/Representatives/Governor - to
assist in obtaining Grant dollars.
Re FEMA Grant - referred to next Work Session.
11. New Business
New Business handled under Chair's Report.
12. visitor's Comments
None.
13. Board Comments
None.
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Adjournment. There being no further business to come before the
Board, a motion was made and seconded - with a unanimous vote -
to adjourn the meeting at 9:00pm.
Respectfully submitted:
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Approved by:
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Scott Arndt, Chair
Fire Protection District
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