NORTH BANNOCK FIRE DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

NBFD Fire Station – 444 E. Chubbuck Road

March 14, 2024 @ 5:30pm

1. OPEN MEETING - Commissioner Johnson opened the meeting at 5:39pm.

2. ROLL CALL - Commissioner Curtis, Commissioner Johnson, Fire Chief Curtis, Board Secretary Millar, Captain Curtis, with Jake Butikofer and Marty Medley of Morton Buildings in attendance via Google Meets. 

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 February 8, 2024 Regular Meeting - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the minutes from February 8, 2024 Regular Meeting. The motion passed unanimously. 

   3. Meeting with Morton Buildings - Morton Buildings can have all needed information prepared before our April 11th regular meeting. Adjustments were made to the floor plan in regards to change of finish material and utilization of space. The company is backlogged into July. Postponing further discussion and decisions for the next meeting.

4. TREASURER’S REPORT & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Bank Account Statement Balances

      1. Idaho Central Credit Union

         1. Savings - $40,173.32

         2. Checking - $916,559.06

      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 - $10,755.44

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

      1. Total of Fire District Invoices - $7,207.89

   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 - $21,995.80

   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 - $854.82

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

      1. Total of Credit Card Charges - $875.90

   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 - $100.00

5. FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT

   1. In the month of February we had one call for service.

      1. No Fire Responses

      2. One Medical Assist

   2. We have 22 volunteer members with two new recruits. About 12-15 of our volunteers are very active.

   3. Public Relations: Three of our members were hired at Fort Hall Fire Department. They are fully engaged in the fire academy there.

   4. EMS: The ISU EMT class continues and seems to be going well.

   5. The burn house training has been terminated.

   6. Marc Farnworth has been promoted to Battalion Chief. A formal group ceremony will be held in the upcoming months.

   7. Target Solutions training is online and going well.

   8. Approached by a member of the community with a potential burn house. Property looks suitable for basement and upstairs attack training. 

6. TRAINING REPORT

   1. Extensive training was accomplished at the burn house, with an emphasis on search and rescue techniques. VEIS, self extrication, Mayday, air preservation and breathing techniques were also practiced.

7. FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION - No one from the association was present.

8. DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Property walkthrough of 446 E Chubbuck Rd.

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

   1. Executive session opened at 7:13pm.

   2. Executive session adjourned at 7:17pm and the regular session resumed.

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

11. NEW BUSINESS -

    1. Commissioner Curtis was approached by a member of the community with the potential to run wildlands training on a field. 

    2. Matter regarding commissioner interviews for the audit. Proposed that all commissioners should be interviewed. 

12. 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 7:21pm.