NORTH BANNOCK FIRE DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

NBFD Fire Station – 444 E. Chubbuck Road

March 12, 2026 @ 5:30pm

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

2. ROLL CALL - Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Shell, Fire Chief Curtis, 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. Approval of minutes of February 12, 2026 Regular Meeting - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Shell to approve the minutes from February 12, 2026 Regular Meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

4. TREASURER’S REPORT & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Bank Account Statement Balances

      1. Idaho Central Credit Union

         1. Savings - $41,528.07

         2. Checking - $311,022.80

   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 unanimously.

      1. Total Monies Received - $78,865.62

   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 unanimously.

      1. Total of Fire District Invoices - $15,566.26

   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 unanimously.

      1. Total of Fire Department Invoices - $22,139.82

   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 unanimously.

      1. Total of Auto-Pay Invoices - $1,387.20

   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 unanimously.

      1. Total of Credit Card Charges - $190.31

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

      1. Total of Payroll - $12,554.14

5. FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT

   1. In the month of February we had 3 calls for service.

      1. 2 Fire Responses

      2. 1 Other

   2. Number of Fire Inspections: 7 initial, 5 final.

   3. EMS: We have 1 student in the ISU EMS course, he is doing well.

   4. We were contacted by the Idaho Bureau and Survey for ISO rating. Chief Curtis and Chief Timbana have been working on this diligently and hope to have it completed by the end of the month.

   5. Reorganizing PPE and cleaning up the station. Sorting through what turnouts are expired and stowing them away for training. Chief Curtis is now certified to repair turnouts.

   6. Ken Parks finished the build with the Command 1 swapover. Command 1 is now the old B-1 truck with a new bed. Trucks will be appropriately rebranded. 

   7. T-2 is at CAT for repairs and preparation for the new fire season. 

   8. T-3 is being worked on in Logan, we hope to have it by the end of April.

6. TRAINING REPORT

   1. In February we conducted pump and hose relays, hose pulls, victim rescue, and primary search training. 

   2. Six firefighters attended the ISU EMS conference.

   3. Two firefighters attended the Southern Idaho Fire Academy.

   4. The Pocatello Fire Department brought Ambulance 3 to the station. We did familiarization with the crew, ran scenarios, and did a Q&A. 

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

8. DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Station 1 Update - Construction is wrapped up except for the paving. We have an engineering surveying firm working on getting this property plotted to get final occupancy from Chubbuck. Commissioner Johnson was assured it would be complete by today. We don’t foresee any issues besides getting an engineer surveyor here. 

   2. Station 2 Update - The 1” water line is being run to the house and will be hooked up soon. Commissioner Johnson has not heard back on what it will cost for water meters to be put in. Annexation can take place after the water meters are in. Much of what we were told we would need for annexation into Pocatello doesn’t actually have to happen. We still need to complete the retention pond. The city is concerned they won’t be able to access easement with their heavy equipment. Trees will need to be trimmed on the end of where the sewer line ties in. We received permission to trim the trees, at the district’s cost. 

   3. Crew’s Quarter’s Update: 144 man hours, 18 shifts taken. 

   4. Sub-District 2 Commissioner Vacancy - We were supposed to be able to fill the position in January. The statute is very vague about this specific situation. There is nothing to substantiate this, but we’ve been advised to advertise every two months and to proceed with two commissioners until we fill the position.

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Shell 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 6:28pm 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 Shell to grant a 5% cost of living increase to salaried employees, retroactive to January 1, 2026. The motion passed unanimously.

    2. ICCU management - review privileges and permissions. 

    3. Commissioner Shell and Commissioner Johnson will research email and domain managers to migrate away from Yahoo Mail. 

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 6:49pm.