MEETING MINUTES

North Bannock County Fire District

Location: 13041 N. Yellowstone Hwy & Tyhee Rd (old church building), Pocatello ID

June 7 2019 @ 7 PM

Meeting opened by Roy Allen, President @ 7 PM

Roll call: Commissioners - Roy Allen, Bruce Savage, Steve Klauser (by phone)

Others – Kevin Quick, Alan Curtis, June Heilman, Wendy Briscoe

Bill Gigray of White, Peterson, Gigray & Nichols, P.A. law firm (by phone)

Actions:

Motion by R. Allen and seconded by B. Savage to approve the second amended agenda. Motion passed unanimously.

Motion by R. Allen and seconded by B. Savage to receive the Agenda Notice Posting Report to set the Agenda. (First agenda posted 5 June at 7:07 PM and the second on 7 June at 6:32 AM.) Motion passed unanimously

Motion by R. Allen and seconded by B. Savage to go into Executive Session based on Idaho Code 74-206(1). Motion passed unanimously.

EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES DELETED

Motion by R. Allen and seconded by B. Savage to come out of the Executive Session and resume the regular session. Motion passed unanimously.

Regular session opened by Roy Allen. A brief summary of the Executive Session was given as noted above. He stated that it has become necessary for the district to develop its own fire department. He noted a committee has been set up to assist the commissioners with the development of the fire department. June Heilman has been appointed secretary to facilitate the actions of the commissioners.

The public was given an opportunity for questions and comments throughout the meeting. The value of their input was acknowledged.

Actions:

Motion by R. Allen and seconded by B. Savage to form a voluntary fire department to provide fire service for the district. Motion passed unanimously.

Motion by B. Savage and seconded by S. Klauser to approve for publication the draft first amended Fiscal Year 2018/2019 budget. Motion passed unanimously.

Motion by B. Savage and seconded by R. Allen to set the date June 21, 2019 for the budget hearing for the draft first amended Fiscal Year 2018/2019 budget. Motion passed unanimously.

Motion by B. Savage and seconded by R. Allen to authorize the publication of the draft first amended Fiscal Year 2018/2019 budget. Motion passed unanimously.

Motion by B. Savage and seconded by S. Klauser to hold an emergency election for a temporary increase in the levy for Fiscal Year 2019/2020 and beyond. Motion passed with B. Savage and S. Klauser voting yes and R. Allen voting no.

Motion by B. Savage and seconded by S. Klauser to authorize the lease negotiations for a building on Tyhee Road owned by Bryon Goode and Matt Oswald at $1500 per month. Motion passed unanimously.

Motion by B. Savage and seconded by S. Klauser to authorize the Equipment Committee to purchase all firefighting apparatus and equipment excluding the fire trucks, brush truck and water tender. Motion passed with B. Savage and S. Klauser voting yes and R. Allen voting no.

Motion by B. Savage and seconded by S. Klauser to authorize the Equipment Committee to search for fire trucks, brush trucks and a water tender and place a refundable deposit up to $5000 on the item with immediate notification of the other commissioners for final approval. Motion passed unanimously.

Motion by R. Allen and seconded by B. Savage to authorize a tax exempt lease/purchase via the County Sheriff’s Department for the purchasing of radios and pagers if proposed radios are not compatible. Motion passed unanimously.

Motion by B. Savage and seconded by R. Allen to establish communication with Bannock County Sheriff’s office, County 911 coordinator and others as required to set up dispatching and communications for the fire district and to pay the associated costs. Motion passed unanimously.

Motion by B. Savage and seconded by R. Allen to compensate those in the district incurring travel and other expenses associated with the creation of the fire department and the acquisition of equipment. Motion passed unanimously.

R. Allen and B. Savage are to meet with Mayor England of the City of Chubbuck to inform him of the district’s decision to form a fire department and request the city’s support of the fire department in the future.

New Business

Motion by R. Allen and seconded by B. Savage to hold a regular meeting on June 11, 2019 @ 7 PM in the same location as this meeting. Motion passed unanimously.

Motion by R. Allen and seconded by B. Savage to approve the minutes of the May 21, 2019 meeting. Motion passed unanimously.

Adjournment

Motion by B. Savage and seconded by R. Allen to adjourn the meeting at 11 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

June Heilman, Secretary