MINUTES

REGULAR MEETING

NORTH BANNOCK FIRE DISTRICT

NBFD FIRE STATION - 444 E Chubbuck Road

December 10, 2020

Meeting was opened by Alan Curtis at 7:02 PM.

Roll call –Alan Curtis, Fire Chief JR Farnsworth. By Zoom - Roy Allen, Debra Shell, Assistant Chief Mark Brood, Bryan Wheat from the Firefighters’ Association, BC Powell and Nathan Cuoio, legal counsel

ACTION ITEMS:

• A motion was made by Alan Curtis and seconded by Roy Allen to approve the agenda with the addition of Deaton & Co. to the Treasurer’s report. The motion passed unanimously.

• A motion was made by Alan Curtis and seconded by Roy Allen to approve as amended the minutes of the November 12, 2020 meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

• A motion was made by Roy Allen and seconded by Debra Shell to accept and sign the contract for legal services to be provided by Nathan Cuoio of the Merrill & Merrill law firm. The motion passed unanimously.

• A motion was made by Alan Curtis and seconded by Roy Allen to table action on the Dispatch MOU and direct Chief Farnsworth to work with Nathan Cuoio to address the concerns raised and present a revised MOU to be adopted at the next meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The draft is to be sent to the commissioners for their input prior to the meeting.

• A motion was made by Alan Curtis and seconded by Debra Shell to approve as amended Resolution No. 2020-07 – A Resolution Requiring the Annual Inspection and Permitting of Mobile Food Preparation Vehicles. The motion passed unanimously.

• A motion was made by Roy Allen and seconded by Alan Curtis to table action on the City of Chubbuck Hydrant MOU and to direct Chief Farnsworth to work with Nathan Cuoio to address the concerns raised and present a revised MOU to be adopted at the next meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The draft is to be sent to the commissioners for their input prior to the meeting.

Mr. Cuoio briefly discussed the need to have a Covid-19 policy in place to lessen the chance of any liability issues. This policy should follow CDC guidelines. Chief Farnsworth has developed a written Covid-19 policy which is in the fire department policy handbook and has been sent to the commissioners.

TREASURER REPORT:

The following balances were reported by Alan Curtis:

ICCU checking account - $271,545.04

ICCU savings account - $40,046.28

Connections Credit Union checking account - $96,884.89

Connections Credit Union savings account - $25.00

There was a brief discussion as to whether to have Deaton and Associates Co. continue with the fire district’s audits. This will be decided at the next meeting.

FIRE CHIEF REPORT:

Chief Farnsworth reported there were 14 calls in November. Two of the calls were for mutual aid. One of the calls was the department’s first structure fire. There was one call in the far eastern part of the district which had a timely response. There were 6 building site inspections and 8 final building inspections. Twenty burn permits were issued. Engine 11’s foam pump required repair of a wire. Brush 22 required a replacement of a tire. The department participated in several community activities including Christmas in the Nighttime Sky. The firefighters have had 2 community projects to benefit the needy.

ACTION ITEMS:

• A motion was made by Roy Allen and seconded by Debra Shell to authorize up to $20,000 for the purchase of a command vehicle by Commissioner Alan Curtis and Chief Farnsworth and up to $2,000 for the shipment of or travel costs to acquire the vehicle. The motion passed unanimously.

There was a discussion of the purchase of 4 PPEs by the fire chief. Since this cost is covered by the fire department budget, no action was needed.

TRAINING REPORT

Chief Brood reported there are 31 volunteer firefighters with 9 of the staff at FF1 or above. There are 4 new volunteers who will initially be trained separately. Training has been adjusted to ensure no more than 10 firefighters are in any one session to follow the CDC’s recommendations. There are 17 firefighters ready to test for the FF1. Chief Brood is posting online training weekly via Target Solutions.

ACTION ITEMS:

• A motion was made by Alan Curtis and seconded by Roy Allen to table the approval of Resolution No. 2020-05 until another meeting as there has been no response from the attorneys who are reviewing it. The motion passed unanimously.

• A motion was made by Roy Allen and seconded by Debra Shell to approve the letter to the fire district constituents with the addition of the contact information of each of the commissioners and to authorize up to $3,000 to cover the costs of the mailings. The motion passed unanimously.

Debra Shell has been unable to contact the person who owns land that may serve as a second station. She and Roy Allen will attempt to recontact him.

• A motion was made by Debra Shell and seconded by Roy Allen to authorize the payment of the fire district invoices as listed below. The motion passed unanimously.

White Peterson (attorney) $87.50

Deaton & Co (audit) $5,117.15

ICCU (checks) $43.30

• A motion was made by Alan Curtis and seconded by Roy Allen to authorize the payment of the fire department invoices as listed below. The motion passed unanimously.

Larsen Fire Apparatus (vehicle maintenance) $535.00

Weidner Fire (PPE, truck equipment) $1,195.03

K & M Repair (vehicle maintenance) $162.50

• A motion was made by Debra Shell and seconded by Roy Allen to approve the payment of the bill pay invoices as listed below. The motion passed unanimously.

Intermountain Gas (natural gas) $164.00

Sparklight (internet) $72.24

First Net (phone) $104.08

Idaho Power (electricity) $111.22

• A motion was made by Roy Allen and seconded by Alan Curtis to approve the fire department credit card charges as listed below. The motion passed unanimously.

Shell – Jackson’s (fuel) $127.91

Witmer Public Safety (truck equipment) $34.96

Witmer Public Safety (volunteer awards) $208.00

NFPA (fire prevention) $257.45

NFPA (training: tuition) $475.00

Snell’s Pharmacy (PPE) $23.98

SLT Graphics (uniforms) $1,357.50

Jackson Lighting (Bulb Town) (supplies) $22.34

Bound Tree Medical (medical equipment) $323.97

Burger King (fire event food) $25.44

NEW BUSINESS

There was a discussion of the holiday letter that the department is sending out. The commissioners are to come by the station to sign it.

Chief Farnsworth reported the department has joined the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association).

The next regular meeting will be January 14, 2021 at 7 PM.

• A motion was made by Alan Curtis and seconded by Debra Shell to adjourn the meeting at 10:05 PM. The motion passed unanimously.

Respectively submitted,

June Heilman, Secretary

APPROVED AT JANUARY 14, 2021 MEETING

ASSIGNMENTS

Roy Allen – Contact Boise attorney re: Resolution No. 2020-05