NORTH BANNOCK FIRE DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

NBFD Fire Station – 444 E. Chubbuck Road

December 14, 2023 @ 5:30pm

1. OPEN MEETING - Commissioner Johnson opened the meeting at 5:31pm.

2. ROLL CALL - Commissioner Curtis, Commissioner Johnson, Fire Chief Curtis, Board Secretary Millar, Captain Curtis, Firefighters Sam Ward and Jonaven Avilla-Lau.

3. ACTION ITEMS

   1. Approval of agenda - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the agenda. The motion passed unanimously.

   2. Approval of minutes of October 12, 2023 Regular Meeting - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the minutes from October 12, 2023 Regular Meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

   3. Approval of minutes of October 27, 2023 Special Meeting - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the minutes from the October 27, 2023 Special Meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

   4. Approval of minutes of November 9, 2023 Regular Meeting - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the minutes from the November 9, 2023 Regular Meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

4. TREASURER’S REPORT & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Bank Account Statement Balances

      1. Idaho Central Credit Union

         1. Savings - $40,158.15

         2. Checking - $672,371.54

      2. Connections Credit Union

         1. Savings - $25.00

         2. Checking - $0.00

   2. Approval of Monies Received - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the monies received. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Total Monies Received - $12,114.56

   3. Authorization of Payment of Fire District Invoices - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the payment of fire district invoices. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Total of Fire District Invoices - $3,481.04

         1. Amendment made to remove $50.00 landfill tax as it was assigned to the property erroneously. 

   4. Authorization of Payment of Fire Department Invoices - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the payment of fire department invoices. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Total of Fire Department Invoices - $3,875.80

   5. Approval of Auto-Pay Invoices - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the auto-pay invoices. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Total of Auto-Pay Invoices - $1,262.37

   6. Approval of Credit Card Charges - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the credit card charges. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Total of Credit Card Charges - $1,026.30

   7. Approval of Paid Call Compensation - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the paid call compensation. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Total of Paid Call Compensation - $795.00

5. FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT

   1. In the month of November we had 5 calls for service.

      1. 4 Fire Responses

      2. 1 Medical Assist

   2. We have 22 volunteer members, two new recruits - one in the EMT program, one EMT. We have 3 inactive volunteers.

   3. Public Relations: Christmas in the Night Time Sky went well, we flowed water for the pallet bonfires.

   4. The International Tender is back from Spartan Steel.

   5. EMS: Scholarshipped four firefighters into ISU’s EMT program, the department is paying for tuition and books for the class.

   6. Remote mics for radios arrived, will do radio training next Wednesday, will run PPE drills with radios.

   7. Ordered five sets of bunker gear, three sets of boots.

   8. Still prepping the burn house, waiting for residents to remove their belongings from the property.

   9. Holiday party and awards banquet will be held on Dec. 16th at 6:00pm, at 230 Parrish Ln.

   10. Paid call started Nov. 1st.

   11. Snow Removal - we are ending the contract with Mountain Top Lawn Care due to issues with their customer service. We will find another snow plowing business to plow the lot.

6. TRAINING REPORT

   1. In November we conducted ladder drills and PPE training. Will circle back to basics over the next few months for the new recruits.

7. FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION

   1. Elected officials of the association had an executive meeting to discuss ongoing events. One member has a ceremony at ISU for commissioning for Military, the association will attend in support, potentially with apparatus.

   2. Planning out scheduling for more regular meetings.

   3. Association is sponsoring a family for Christmas.

   4. Association to notify Commissioner Johnson when they are next holding a meeting so that he may attend.

8. DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Assistant Chief Timbana is looking to transition to I-Spy instead of Spotted Dog.

   2. We are looking into implementing Vector Solutions training.

   3. Building Updates - received an email from Morton, they were able to drop the cost by a considerable amount.

   4. Plan to extend the building to add a meeting room and ADA-compliant bathrooms.

   5. WIPFLI increased their contract to $9,500 from previously contracted $7,000. Tabling until the next meeting when Commissioner Shell can be in attendance. Moving forward with the engagement letter.

9. PUBLIC COMMENT - No one from the public was present.

10. NEW BUSINESS

    1. NASASP - unfamiliar with the program, may have done business with them in the past. We have participated in the state surplus, not federal. Chief will get the process started.

    2. Commissioner Curtis got the report into the state commissioner’s office the date before the deadline. We have not heard any feedback from them yet.

11. ADJOURNMENT

    1. The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

    2. The meeting adjourned at 6:08pm.