NORTH BANNOCK FIRE DISTRICT

MINUTES

REGULAR MEETING

NBFD FIRE STATION - 444 E Chubbuck Road

November 11, 2021

The meeting was opened by Commission President Shell at 5:30 PM.

Roll call – Commissioner Alan Curtis, Commissioner Wes Johnson, Commissioner Deb Shell, Fire Chief Mark Brood

ACTION ITEMS:

• A motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the agenda. The motion passed unanimously.

• A motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to approve the minutes of the October 14, 2021 Regular Meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

• A motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to approve the minutes of the October 14, 2021 Executive Session. The motion passed unanimously.

TREASURER REPORT:

The following balances were reported by Commissioner Curtis:

ICCU checking account - $514,167.41

ICCU saving account - $40,106.27

ICCU credit card balance - 0

Connections Credit Union checking account - $96,884.89

Connections Credit Union savings account - $25.00

ACTION ITEMS:

• A motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to change the employee pay schedule from monthly to semimonthly. The motion passed unanimously.

• A motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to transfer most of the monies in the Connections checking account to the ICCU accounts leaving only enough in the Connections accounts to keep them open. The motion passed unanimously. The return on the accounts is better at the ICCU.

• A motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to hold the PERSI payment for December. The motion passed unanimously. There has been an overpayment thus the regular payment is not needed at this time.

FIRE CHIEF REPORT

Chief Brood reported the department is currently staffed with 30 firefighters. There were 4 calls in October. One was a mutual aid call. There were 2 fire prevention activities and 2 public outreach activities.

EMS training was CPR with AED refresher. The Hazmat training has been postponed until December. Electrical

Construction & Sales will install new LED lighting in the bays, repair and rewire the air compressor, add drop cords to the fire apparatus and add an outside light. The department received 15 SCBA masks from a county wide grant. The City of Chubbuck is annexing land Ordinance #838. A house has been donated by Jim Woodland for live burn training. The firefighters will do fire standby at the fairgrounds for the Nighttime Sky on November 27th.

FIREFIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION

Bryan Wheat, President, reported the firefighters had participated in the Canyons’ Trunk or Treat event and in Zoo Boo. The association is involved in several charity activities and will sponsor 2 families for the holidays. They will participate in the Socks for Veterans fundraiser. The firefighters are happy with their new turnouts and appreciate their good safety equipment. They will host a Christmas party in December. The morale of the firefighters is good.

ACTION ITEMS:

• A motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to hire Todd Ramirez as the administrative assistant. The motion passed unanimously. There had been 5 applicants for the position.

• Commissioner Shell reported she has not had a response from the owners of the land proposed for the second station regarding the Option to Purchase Agreement which was given to them for their review in October. She will contact them.

• A motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the monies received as listed below. The motion passed unanimously.

• Vickie Warner (House rental) $400.00

• Fire Recovery (Recovery of fire expenses) $402.48

• Bank of Idaho (Ice machine donation) $500.00

• A motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to authorize the payment of the fire district invoices as listed below. The motion passed unanimously.

• Merrill & Merrill (Legal services) $390.00

• State Insurance Fund (Workman’s comp) $89.05

• A motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to authorize the payment of the fire department invoices listed below. The motion passed unanimously.

• L.N. Curtis (PPEs/SCBA masks) $3,849.16

• American Trademark (PPE/Passport system) $685.20

• A motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the payment of the bill pay invoices listed below. The motion passed unanimously.

• Sparklight (Internet) $72.24

• City of Chubbuck (Water/sewer) $263.47

• A motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the fire department credit card charges listed below. The motion passed unanimously.

• Jimmy Johns (Fire prevention) $106.90

• Office Depot (office supplies) $310.96

• Shell – Jackson’s (Vehicle fuel) $320.56

• Lowes (Facilities/fixtures) $642.94

• Big Deal (Fire prevention) $80.50

PUBLIC COMMENT

There was extensive comment from the public throughout the meeting. The questions and concerns were addressed by the commissioners. To address the concern that all residents are unable to attend the meetings, the commissioners will explore the options to make the meeting available virtually.

NEW BUSINESS

Chief Brood brought up the problem of purchasing a tender. This will be placed on the December agenda.

The next regular meeting will be December 9, 2021 at 5:30 PM.

A motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to adjourn the meeting at 7:06 PM. The motion passed unanimously.

Respectfully submitted

June Heilman, Secretary