Regular Meeting Minutes - June 11, 2026 5:30pm

June 11, 2026 at 5:30pm 

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

2. ROLL CALL - Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Shell, Fire Chief Brian Curtis, Assistant Chief Timbana, Secretary/Treasurer Millar, Lisa Wise.

3. ACTION ITEMS

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

   2. Swearing in of Lisa Wise as Commissioner - Commissioner Shell swore in Lisa Wise as Board Commissioner.

   3. Approval of minutes of April 9, 2026 Regular Meeting - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Shell to approve the minutes from April 9, 2026 Regular Meeting. The motion passed. Commissioner Wise abstained from voting.

4. TREASURER’S REPORT & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Bank Account Statement Balances

      1. Idaho Central Credit Union

         1. Savings - $41,543.42

         2. Checking - $289,607.80

   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. Commissioner Wise abstained from voting.

      1. Total Monies Received - $5,418.62

   3. Authorization of Payment of Fire District Invoices - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Shell to approve the payment of fire district invoices. The motion passed. Commissioner Wise abstained from voting.

      1. Total of Fire District Invoices - $154,784.91

   4. Authorization of Payment of Fire Department Invoices - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Shell to approve the payment of fire department invoices. The motion passed. Commissioner Wise abstained from voting.

      1. Total of Fire Department Invoices - $32,778.88

   5. Approval of Auto-Pay Invoices - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Shell to approve the auto-pay invoices. The motion passed. Commissioner Wise abstained from voting.

      1. Total of Auto-Pay Invoices - $1,715.42

   6. Approval of Credit Card Charges - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Shell to approve the credit card charges. The motion passed. Commissioner Wise abstained from voting.

      1. Total of Credit Card Charges - $1,289.10

   7. Approval of Payroll - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Shell to approve the payroll. The motion passed. Commissioner Wise abstained from voting.

      1. Total of Payroll - $10,812.43

5. FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT

   1. In the month of April we had 5 calls for service, including 2 brush fires, 1 power line down, 1 med assist, and 1 vehicle accident with clean-up.

   2. Number of Fire Inspections: 3 initial, 9 final

   3. We have hired 6 new volunteer firefighters. They will attend a new mini academy over the next month. 

   4. Public Relations: We will work up an MOU in the hopes that we will be providing a fire truck and EMTs for events at the Bannock County Event Center. We will check their field that they want to burn off.

   5. EMS: We passed our annual inspection conducted by the Idaho EMS Bureau. We have one student in the ISU EMS course. He passed the written and practical tests.

   6. ISO rating continues. We are waiting to hear back from the Bannock County Events Center and Tyhee on their water systems, which should conclude our portion of the survey. 

   7. Our ERS reporting software is decommissioning December of 2026. Chief Curtis and Chief Timbana will look into a software to migrate to. 

   8. Our Vector Solutions training module offers a Check It system for truck checks. We are looking to enter a three-year contract with them for this service.

   9. We acquired wildland uniforms for the season. They have been organized and stored properly and will be distributed as needed. A locked door will be placed on the entrance to our PPE storage for the purpose of inventory management. 

   10. We received license plates for the new B-1 truck. ICRMP has been updated on our additional vehicle. We update our vehicle list with them once annually.T-2 is back from Western States Equipment Co. We received paperwork for T-3, Hopper. We’ll have it titled and licensed after inspection soon.

   11. The county wants us on board for the burn ban starting June 1st. This ban will be especially important this fire season. The language of the burn ban is not typically clear on what fires are still allowed. This year the county will be more specific. 

6. TRAINING REPORT

   1. In April we conducted interior attack and wildland training, as well as live fire training at the Armory by the fairgrounds and on station property at 444 E Chubbuck Rd. Finishing a round of academy soon.

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

8. DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Facilities Update - We are still waiting on an electric heater in the new conference room hallway at Station 1, as well as our certificate of occupancy from the City of Chubbuck. The water at Station 2 was turned on. All water fixtures and sewage are functional, and we have the capacity to fill trucks from within the fire station.

   2. Contracting with IT specialist for IT needs of the district - Jon Palmer, though unable to attend as he hoped, provided us with pricing. Price is not to exceed $125.00 per hour. He would like to meet with our team to discuss everything. He provided a scope of his expertise as well. 

      1. The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Shell to hire Jon Palmer as our IT specialist. The motion passed unanimously. 

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Shell to deliberate regarding an acquisition of an interest in real property [Idaho Code §74-206(1)(c)]. The motion passed. Commissioner Wise abstained from voting. 

   1. Executive session opened at 6:23pm.

   2. Executive session adjourned at 8:12pm and the regular session resumed.

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

11. NEW BUSINESS -

    1. The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Wise to contact Keller Associates to move on with Phase 2 of the construction on Station 2, including paving, curb and gutter, and storm water retention. The motion passed unanimously.

    2. Secretary Millar will order required business cards for district staff.

12. ADJOURNMENT

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

    2. The meeting adjourned at 8:27pm.