NORTH BANNOCK FIRE DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

NBFD Fire Station – 444 E. Chubbuck Road

October 12, 2023 @ 5:30pm

1. OPEN MEETING - Deb Shell opened the meeting at 5:30pm.

2. ROLL CALL - Commissioner Curtis, Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Shell, Fire Chief Curtis, Board Secretary Millar.

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 September 14, 2023 Regular Meeting - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the minutes from the September 14, 2023 Regular Meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

   3. Approval of minutes of September 21, 2023 Special Meeting - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the minutes from the September 21, 2023 Special Meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

4. TREASURER’S REPORT & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Bank Account Statement Balances

      1. Idaho Central Credit Union

         1. Savings - $40,142.98

         2. Checking - $665,353.73

      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 - $14,878.96

   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 - $162.50

   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 - $7,317.83

         1. Unfulfilled business card order to be resolved by Board Secretary.

   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 - $1,071.49

   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 - $1,083.06

5. FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT

   1. In the month of September we had four calls for service.

      1. One Medical Assist

      2. Three Fire Responses

   2. We have 28 volunteer members, twelve to 14 active volunteers.

   3. Public Relations: None to report.

   4. New hose drying rack is set up in the bay.

   5. The old T-24 Freightliner is in the process of going to Prime Time Auctions to be displayed. Auction ends Saturday, bidding is currently at $25,500.

6. TRAINING REPORT

   1. Training is going well with emphasis on Truck & Pump Operations and Primary Fire Attack for Structural Firefighting. Ran live fire training in the small building. Next month we will start Wildland training.

7. FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION - No one from the Firefighters Association was present.

8. DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Trunk-or-Treat

      1. Will be held October 21st from 3:00 to 5:00pm in Historic Downtown Pocatello.

   2. Special Needs Trunk-or-Treat

      1. Will be held October 28th from 3:00 to 5:00pm at the Portneuf District Library. Notice has been sent out to volunteers.

   3. Variance for Accessory Cottage Dwelling

      1. Mother-In-Law suite cottage on site. Fire Chief to attend the county meeting October 18th at 5:30. 

   4. Commissioner Johnson tried to contact Morton Buildings. He met with Sean Brown to get a rough cost estimate for making Station 1 ADA compliant.

   5. Biologic - Second lot did not end up being mowed due to scheduling.

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to convene in executive session pursuant to Idaho Code § 74-206 to consider personnel matters [Idaho Code §74-206(1)(a)]. The motion passed unanimously.

   1. Executive session opened at 6:06pm.

   2. Executive session adjourned at 7:00pm and the regular session resumed.

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

11. NEW BUSINESS

    1. Discussion to get Chief Brood an award to commemorate his service.

12. ADJOURNMENT

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

    2. The meeting adjourned at 7:05pm.