Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Monthly Business Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date: April 4, 2006.
Meeting called to order by
President North at 1930 hrs.
Roll Call: President North called the roll. There were 14 members in attendance.
Secretary’s Report: The Secretary
read the minutes from the February meeting.
There was no meeting in March. Motion
made by Terry Cyr to accept the minutes as read. Seconded by Ed Connors.
Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: For the period ending 2/28/06 there was $1425.00 total
expenses and $4920.00. The checking
account has a balance of $6514.66. The
savings account has a balance of $2647.99.
The Certificate of Deposit has a balance of $2647.99.
Chief’s Report: Fire Chief James Lagassie reported on the following:
1.
The department responded
to 12 calls during the last month. He
listed each.
2.
A letter was received
from the Barkhamsted School District relative to the 3/9/06 call there. The letter was read by Lt. Connors.
3.
A thank you note for the
fruit basket sent to the Lagassie family was read by Lt. Connors
4.
The FEMA grant has been
completed. We are requesting
approximately $92,385 for new PPE, new traffic vests, new gear racks, new
wildland PPE, an accountability system, and a station exhauster. The department would only be responsible for
5% of this which is $4620. The grant
was prepared by the Chief and Jim Shanley.
5.
The Chief would like to
submit a grant request to the CT Division of Forestry. We are going to request $5000 to fund the
Fire Officer I class and a lap top computer.
A motion was made by Lt. Ed Connors and seconded by Terry Cyr to
authorize James Lagassie the Chief, to enter into an agreement with the State
of Connecticut, Division of Forestry, for the purpose of executing the 2006
Volunteer Fire Assistance grant program and to provide such additional
information needed to execute such an agreement. The motion carried.
6.
The 2006-2007 budget is
being finalized. Chief detailed what
will be putting in for.
7.
The Chief recognized the
members who successfully took and passed the Fire Instructor I class.
8.
The Chief recognized the
members who successfully took and passed the Incident Safety Officer class.
9.
The Chief, Asst. Chief
and Lt. Connors will be out f town 4/25 to 4/29 to attend the FDIC in
Indianapolis.
Training Officer: Captain Russell Neher reported the following:
1.
Training during the month
of April will be as follows: 4/11 Ropes and knots at PV, 4/18 ladders at BE,
4/25 off.
2.
An ICS class will be held
in PV 4/22 and 23. Class starts at
0800. This class will give those who
attend training equivalent to NIMS 300.
The class is open to all.
3.
Asst. Chief Cyr and Capt.
Neher are working on putting together a Traffic Control Program. A class in this subject will likely be held
in the summer. More to follow.
4.
In May there will be live
burn training at the Fire Academy.
Dates and time to be determined.
Committee Reports
Membership: Asst
Chief Ken Cyr reported on the
following:
1.
George Sherman who was
voted in in March has asked resigned his membership.
2.
George Vincent needs a
letter which addresses his lack of participation. The secretary will prepare one.
3.
A person named Brian, a
former member at New Hartford has applied for membership. This persons father communicated to Asst.
Chief Cyr that it would be in the best interest of his son to wait until after
he graduates high school before acting on his application. The application was tabled until June 2006.
4.
The Commissioners took
action regarding the probationary membership of Adam Potter. A letter to him was read which indicates
that his membership has been terminated.
5.
The Commissioners decided
that letters need to be sent to John Andryzeck, Jacob Andryzeck and Louis
Patchet because of their failure to meet the requirements of the Bylaws with
regard to calls, meetings and drills. A
draft of this letter was read. With a
few modifications it was approved.
Truck: Lt. Ed
Connors reported that one of the things that will be done at FDIC is to look
over what is available and get ideas from it.
The committee is considering other options in the design of this
apparatus.
Soda/Snack:
Lt. Ed Connors reported that he has stocked the soda machine and that keys have
been obtained. When the soda machine
was opened $177.00 was found inside it.
The candy machine has been restocked.
A motion was made by Ken Cyr that no more than $200 be used to purchase
a used change machine. Seconded by
James Lagassie. Motion carried.
Old Business
1.
Storm
Connors talked to the house siren repair person. They are still trying to figure what is wrong.
2.
The
fire alarm system in the station is up and running. Alarms will be dispatched by LCD, troubles will be phoned in to a
call list. Additional funding will be
requested to have an exterior pull box.
3.
A
nominating committee needs to be appointed for the elections in June. Storm Connors and Frank Wynne will serve on
this.
4.
Francis
Lattizori purchased a wet/dry shop vac for $127.19. It is in the station now and is being marked to identify the
owner.
5.
Chief
Lagassie detailed the most recent problems with Rescue-3. They think they have found that the cause of
the electrical problems is an over voltage condition produced by the operation
of the generator.
6.
Francis
Lattizori requested that a day be picked to do station maintenance and
cleaning.
1.
Lt.
Connors detailed some recent problems with the Brush truck. He would like approval to make some changes
and repairs. A motion was made by
Francis Lattizori that $200 be authorized for work on the Brush Truck. Seconded by James Shanley. Motion carried.
2.
Jerry
Thompson made a motion that $100 per person be authorized for the three members
attending FDIC for their meals.
Seconded by Karl Jacobs. Motion
carried.
3.
Jim
Shanley informed the members that a new DSL wireless network is up and running
in the station. See him for assistance
with that.
4.
Jim
Shanley reminded the members that this year marks the 50th
anniversary of the department. Various
ideas were discussed with nothing decided.
None
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be 5/2/06.
Adjournment: Motion made by Storm Connors to adjourn. Seconded by Ed Connors. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 2053 hrs.
Respectively Submitted,
F/F James H. Shanley, Jr.
Secretary
Attachment: Sign-In Sheet,
bank balance sheets