Regular Meeting Minutes - July 9, 2026 5:30pm

July 9, 2026 at 5:30pm 

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

2. ROLL CALL - Commissioner Wise, Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Shell, Fire

Chief Curtis

3. ACTION ITEMS

1. Approval of agenda - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and

seconded by Commissioner Shell to approve agenda. The motion passed unanimously.

2. Approval of minutes of June 11, 2026 Regular Meeting - The motion was made

by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Wise to approve the minutes

from July 11, 2026 Regular Meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

3. Approval of minutes of July 13, 2026 Special Meeting - The motion was made by

Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Wise to approve the minutes

from July 13, 2026 Special Meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

4. Commissioner Lisa Wise was sworn in as Treasurer for the North Bannock Fire

District.

4. TREASURER'S REPORT & ACTION ITEMS

1. Bank Account Statement Balances

Idaho Central Credit Union

1. Savings - $13958. 95

2. Checking - $12808.94

2. Approval of Monies Received - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson

and seconded by Commissioner Shell to approve the monies received. The

motion passed unanimously.

Total Monies Received - $13075.78

3. Authorization of Payment of Fire District Invoices - Deferred until August meeting

4. Authorization of Payment of Fire Department Invoices - Deferred until August

meeting

5. Approval of Auto-Pay Invoices - Deferred until August meeting

6. Approval of Credit Card Charges - Deferred until August meeting

7. Approval of Payroll - Deferred until August meeting

5. FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT

1. In the month of June, we had 19 calls for service. See Incident Report for details.

2. An all-hands meeting was held for organizing 4th of July and Treaty Day events

and EMS ride alongs with Fort Hall.

3. Implemented the use of 50:1 premixed gas cans (Tru-Fuel) for chain saws and K-

12 saws.

4. The Michaud Creek fire gave personnel valuable experience and bonding time

through fire suppression efforts. Approximately 9 hours were spent there.

5. Crew Quarters usage logged 90 man hours for June

6. We purchased radio frequency for Bendix King radios (VHF) that had been

donated and those we received from BLM. Better range.

7. Seven (7) construction permit applications and six (6) final fire inspections

8. EMS post at the fairgrounds for events is set at $17/hour to volunteers. Currently

do not have an MOU with the fairgrounds.

9. Type 3 Tactical Tender work should be done by the end of this week. We will

owe them approximately $10,000.

6. TRAINING REPORT

Training included interior attack, wildland training, and SCBA confidence. No

EMS training in June

7. FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION - Nothing to report at this time.

8. DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS

1. Bank Statements - Over the last two weeks, all bank statements and dispersals of payments from January 1, 2026 until June 30, 2026 were reviewed to determine validity of such payments. Some duplicate payments were discovered, involving some payments to fraudulent bank accounts. Some payments were successfully stopped before actual payment was made. All fraudulent payments were reported to the Chubbuck Police Department (CPD), who requested NBFD submit to CPD a narrative of the timeline of events. We also will report this information to the FBI per the CPD recommendation. Wes will follow up with the narrative report, with Deb's assistance, and the report to the FBI. We will also need to submit a report to ICRMP, our insurance carrier, for a possible claim.

2. Anderson Lane Update -An affidavit needs to be submitted to the surveyor, signed by a NBFD Commissioner, as well as Noel Anderson and Reed Dudley, and to be submitted to the City of Pocatello, verifying annexation into the City. Wes will see that this gets completed.

3. Budget Discussion - Lisa will review any historical documents that Melissa may have prepared for use to discuss and prepare a budget for 2026-2027. It was decided that a Special Meeting will be held to draft the budget on Wednesday,

August 5 at 5:30pm.

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and

seconded by Commissioner Wise to enter into Executive Session consider personnel

matters [Idaho Code 74-206 (1)(a). The motion was passed unanimously, and the

Executive Session began at 6:13pm.

The regular meeting was reconvened at 6:35pm.

10. PUBLIC COMMENT - No public comments.

11. NEW BUSINESS - No new business

11. ADJOURNMENT

1. The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by

Commissioner Wise to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

2. The meeting adjourned at 6:39pm.