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Barkhamsted Fire District
Board of Director’s
Monthly Meeting
June 8, 2005
President Winn called the meeting to order at 7:33pm.
Corrections to last month’s minutes:
A motion was made to approve minutes as presented by K. Hansen and 2nd by T. Collins. Unanimously approved.
A motion was made to approve the minutes from the Special Meeting held on June 1, 2005 by T. Collins and 2nd by K. Hansen. Unanimously approved.
Treasurer’s Report:
The treasurer’s report was handed out by A. O’Toole and reviewed.
A motion was made to accept the Treasurer’s Report as presented by K.Hansen and 2nd by T. Collins. Unanimously approved.
Bills:
Riverton:
CT State Firefighter’s Assoc. $ 65.00 Misc.
Northeastern Fire $ 65.00 Equip. Maint.
Firematic Supply $ 64.20 Equip. Maint.
State of CT DMV $ 100.00 Misc.
Industrial Safety $ 2,614.70 New Equip.
Firematic Supply $ 310.00 New Equip.
Hoffmann Hardware $ 35.36 Build. Maint.
Barkhamsted East:
CT State Firefighter’s Assoc. $ 65.00 Misc.
Firematic Supply $ 237.50 New Equip.
Industrial Safety $1,443.92 New Equip.
Fire Equip. Headquarters $ 9.00 Equip. Maint.
Pleasant Valley:
Bob’s Trucking $ 60.00 Build. Maint.
Firematic Supply $ 32.00 New Equip.
PenTech Safety $ 382.41 New Equip.
Hoffmann Hardware $ 67.66 Equip. Maint.
Hoffmann Hardware $ 56.42 Build. Maint.
Whitman & Son $ 220.68 Build. Maint.
Firematic $ 241.00 Misc.
Firematic $ 98.00 New Equip.
District:
Occupational Health & Rehab. $ 441.00 Health & Safety
A. O’ Toole (reimb.) $ 7.40 Clerk Exp.
A. O’Toole (reimb.) $ 4.30 Misc.
D. Healy (mileage reimb. March-May/345mi ) $ 139.72 Fire Marshall Exp.
N. Gilpin (Riv. Station Plans) $ 1,200.00 Architect
A motion was made to accept and pay the bills as presented by K. Hansen and 2nd by T. Collins. Unanimously approved.
Correspondence: A letter was received from Vesco Trust regarding the District’s Life Insurance Policies; premiums will be going up by 7%.
Fire Marshal Report: Reports handed out by President Winn for the months of March through May.
Paid Fire Fighter: Reports handed out by President Winn for April and May.
Chief’s Reports
Calls Firefighters Fire
police Juniors
Barkhamsted East 5 8 3 0
Pleasant Valley 9 19 4 5
Riverton 2 20 6 9
Committees:
Capital: Nothing at this time.
Insurance: Nothing at this time.
Fire Fighter Awards: Nothing at this time.
Health & Safety: T. Collins will be sending out an updated physical list to chiefs soon.
Policy: Meeting was held in May; topic covered was ID tags. N. Bird will be requesting the attendance of the three Training Officers at the next meeting to be held on 6/30/05 from 7:30pm-9:00pm at the Pleasant Valley Station to discuss the Training Matrix.
SCBA: S. O’Toole reported that there is a hold up on receiving out shipment of packs because of the identification labels that are suppose to go on each of the bottles. It was decided that the District should for go the labeling done by the vendor in order to receive our shipment in a more timely manor and the departments will label the bottles on their own.
A motion was made to spend $4,800.00 to upgrade the 33 airpacks ordered for the District to CBRN standards by N. Bird and 2nd by K. Hansen. Unanimously approved.
Old Business
Barkhamsted East Station and Pumper: President Winn is still working on the Lease/Purchase agreement for financing. The Resolution for the lease/purchase was approved by the Barkhamsted East Commissioners this week.
Dry Hydrants: Pleasant Valley has filed three more application for state grants; they have been accepted but not yet approved.
State/FEMA Grants: N. Bird stated that the FEMA grant
money should be received by Barkhamsted East and
Web Page: The page continues to be updated as information continues to trickle in.
Riverton Septic System: Nothing new at this time.
New Business
Mutual-Aid Stand-By: Discussion was held as to proper procedure so Barkhamsted will always have equipment coverage. President Winn will be calling an area wide Chief’s meeting to discuss the subject.
Driver Training: Discussion was held as to proper procedure for training new members to drive vehicles. It was found that there is no learning permit for a CDL or Q2 license. Every member should have the opportunity to learn how to drive each vehicle district wide.
G. LeGeyt brought up that Riverton and Barkhamsted East have both received $2,000.00 in grant money to purchase A.E.D. machines, however it is not enough money.
A motion was made to authorize Barkhamsted East and Riverton
to expend the balance of their 2005-2005 budget towards the difference in price
for the purchase of an A.E.D. machine by N. Bird and 2nd J.
Andryzeck. Unanimously approved.
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting by K. Hansen and 2nd by G. LeBlanc. Unanimously approved.
Meeting adjourned by President Winn at 8:50pm.
Attending: Directors Departments
Andryzeck Chief Lagassie
Bird Chief Gillen
Collins Chief LeGeyt
Hansen, K.
Hansen, J.
LeBlanc
Ransom
O’Toole, A.
O’Toole, S.
Winn
Respectfully Submitted,
Julie Hansen,
Assistant Clerk
The next meeting will be held on July 13, 2005 at the Riverton Station.
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