Cromwell-Wright Fire and Ambulance Joint Powers Board Regular Joint Powers Board Meeting December 27, 2016 6 p.m. A Joint Powers Board meeting of the Cromwell-Wright Fire and Ambulance was held on December 27, 2016, at 6 p.m. at the Cromwell Fire Hall. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm by Chairperson Lisa Lund. Roll Call: Beseman Township John Manninen Eagle Township Loran Shelton City of Wright Jerri Haugan Lakeview Township Steve Risacher City of Cromwell Phil Lippo Fire Chief Lucas Goodin Assist Fire Chief Mike Peterson Ambulance Operations Manager Pete Boyochecko Clerk LuAnn Freiermuth Sharon Zelazny Chairperson Lisa Lund Absent: Unorganized Townships Gary Peterson Haugen Township Tammy Onstad Agenda: Motion by Risacher to approve the Agenda. Seconded by Haugan. Motion carried unanimously. Minutes from November 22, 2016: Motion by Risacher to approve the Minutes of the November 22, 2016 Joint Powers Meeting. Seconded by Manninen. Motion carried unanimously.
Treasurer s Report: Fire receipts for the month of November: $25,858.86 Ambulance receipts for the month of November: $7,716.52 Fire disbursements for the month of November: $13,815.70 Ambulance disbursements for the month of November: $3,103.14 Bank balances for month ending November 30, 2016: Northview checking: $126,954.30 Northview savings: $20,904.82 Members Co-op Credit Union savings: $94,471.59 (Flattum Estate donation) Northview checking: $39,397.91 Northview savings: $21,109.22 Motion by Lippo to approve the November 2016 Treasurer s Report. Seconded by Shelton. Motion carried unanimously. The clerk asked for clarification of the yearly amount to be paid to the Ambulance Operations Manager so that a check can be sent out to him. The Motion from November 10, 2015 stated $15 per hour for 10 hours a week. $7800 was budgeted for 2016. The Northwest Ambulance District agreed to pay $5000 and the balance would come out of the Ambulance Fund from the City of Cromwell Northview checking account. Combining Wright & Cromwell Funds: The Fire Department members voted to hire Corporation Attorney David Pritchett from Frank Yetka s firm to research and straighten out the State and Federal Tax I.D. numbers between the fire, ambulance, and Relief Association. He will also research the Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws that need to be sent to the State so that we may be able to reinstate our Tax Exempt Status. There was a discussion on how expenses are split between the Wright and Cromwell Fire Stations. The Fire Chief has been asked to attend the Cromwell City
Council meetings to keep the Council updated and answer any questions they have. The clerk stated that any bills to be split have been sent to Wright and they have been paid in full. Relief Association Update: Mike has contacted Representative Mike Sundin. Mr. Sundin will write up a legislative bill asking the legislators to take action for special taxing districts for fire protection services. This would also allow the Wright Fire Association to leave PERA without any funding reductions or penalties. Representative Sundin will send us a draft before submitting it to the Legislature next month. Legislative District Bill: New bills will need to be submitted with new numbers. The bills will be reviewed and written. No update. SCBA Unit: Unit is not here yet. New Business: Chief and Officer s Report: The Fire Chief went over the Run Totals. Runs are down by approximately 20 runs compared to last year. This affects the budget. The EMR training has been completed. Congratulations to Isaac Bertram, Tristin Johnson, Tom Gervais, Michelle Kalwite, and Ed Pung. The Fire Fighter II training will be conducted from November to February. A Live Burn is scheduled for training. The ISO was here for an Independent Survey Insurance Rating. Equipment, procedures, training, location of water hydrants all calculate into a rating that some insurance companies use to determine the premiums on homeowners insurance. A water shuttle drill is timed to determine the response time and gallons pumped. It was recommended that we get a 3 rd tender. We have put our name on the list with the DNR for a used tender.
A decision will be made this week on which company to go with for our new Ambulance. We have had demo s at the fire department meetings over the last few months for comparison. Pete, the Ambulance Operations Manager, has been comparing the quotes. Horton Ambulance and American Emergency Vehicle quotes were very similar. The quote from Life Line did not include some of our specifications. Horton Ambulance quote: $237,039. American Emergency Vehicle quote: $229,169 Life Line quote: $181,395 A request will be made to the Northwest Ambulance District for help with funding. Bids have been received from Zoll Medical Corporation for two AED s. This is a smaller model that will be used on every call. Two batteries are included, 1 charger, and 2 sets of electrodes for $58,811. Fire Chief Goodin stated that the Wright Fire Station is in need of a regular weekly cleaning. Wanda Shiflett has agreed to clean the station for $100 per month. Motion by Risacher to hire Wanda to clean at $100 per month. Seconded by Manninen. Motion carried unanimously. The Fire Chief position is up for its yearly renewal. Chief Goodin has agreed to continue for another year. Motion by Shelton to keep Goodin as Fire Chief for 2017, Seconded by Risacher. Motion carried unanimously. It was suggested that we have some type of Appreciation Day for our personnel. Perhaps a Meet & Greet summer picnic with B&B catering. Motion by Shelton to move forward with plans for Appreciation Day. Seconded by Risacher. Motion carried unanimously.
This being Lisa Lund s last meeting as Chairperson, she thanked everyone for all the work it has taken to move forward with the joint merger. She thanked Mike Peterson and Lucas Goodin for their roles with the fire department. Mike thanked Lisa for her commitment to being chairperson. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 6 pm at the Cromwell Fire Hall. Motion by Shelton to adjourn the meeting at 7:39 p.m. Seconded by Risacher. Motion carried unanimously. Clerk LuAnn Freiermuth Chairperson Lisa Lund