Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department,
Inc.
Monthly Business Meeting
Minutes
Meeting Date: May 5, 2006.
Meeting called to order by
President North at 1940 hrs.
Roll Call: President North called the roll. There were 14 members in attendance.
Secretary’s Report: The Secretary
read the minutes from the April meeting.
Motion made by Terry Cyr to accept the minutes as read. Seconded by Russ Neher. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: No report.
Chief’s Report: Fire Chief James Lagassie reported on the following:
1.
The department responded
to 6 calls during the last month. He
listed each.
2.
The new District utility
truck has been received.
3.
The Chief reminded
everyone that the annual District meeting is next week, May 10th at
BE.
Training Officer: Captain Russell Neher reported the following:
1.
Training during the month
of May will be as follows: 5/9 Dry hydrant and cistern check, 5/16 Station work
night, 5/23 Live Burn Drill at the Academy.
E-1 will leave at 1800. Drill
starts at 1830 and will finish by 2130.
Anyone can attend but only interior certified personnel will be fighting
fire. 5/30 is an open date to be
determined.
2.
June 13 and 20 will
likely be a Traffic Control class.
Details to follow.
Committee Reports
Truck: Lt. Ed
Connors reported on the Committee’s activities at FDIC. Various trucks and manufacturers were
inspected at the conference. One or
more demo trucks will be available in the coming months for the members to
inspect and operate.
Soda/Snack:
Lt. Ed Connors reported that he has not located a change machine yet, but is
still looking.
Membership: Asst
Chief Ken Cyr reported on the
following:
1.
The membership committee
has met with Robert Cataldi regarding his application. He indicated that he is still interested and
that he anticipates graduating from High School this spring. After a discussion on the particulars of
this applicant a motion was made by James Lagassie that he be accepted as a
probationary fire fighter with a 6 month probation. Seconded by Mike Follert.
Motion Carried.
2.
The membership committee
recommended upon review of his application and interview, that Richard Marcus
be accepted as a probationary fire fighter with a 6 month probation. A motion was made by Ed Connors that Richard
Marcus be accepted as a probationary fire fighter with a 6 month
probation. Seconded by Russ Neher. Motion Carried.
3.
The membership committee
recommended upon review of his application and interview, that Ben Marcus be
accepted as a junior member. A motion
was made by Ed Connors that Ben Marcus be accepted as a junior member. Seconded by Russ Neher. Motion Carried.
4.
Asst. Chief Cyr read a
letter he had received from George Vincent.
The letter requested that his application be withdrawn and his
probationary membership ended.
5.
President Peter North
read a letter from Louis Patchet. The
letter communicates that he is resigning his membership from the Department and
that he will be turning in his equipment.
Chief Lagassie informed the membership that he had spoken to Mr.
Patchett and that the gear has already been turned in.
6.
President Peter North
read a letter from John Andrysek requesting a leave of absence from the
Department. Following this there was a
discussion about recent action on this persons membership and proposal for lifetime
member at the Commissioners’ meeting last week.
Old Business
1.
Storm
Connors reported that there has been no progress with the house siren.
2.
A
50th Anniversary Committee was formed to put together an open house
in the fall to commemorate the occasion.
The committee includes Niels Johnson, James Lagassie and Ken Cyr.
3.
Ed
Connors reported that he has purchased about $75 worth of parts for the brush
truck and has assembled some of the tools but has not gotten much actual work
done yet.
4.
James
Lagassie requested that as part of the upcoming work night we finish the
outside stairs. To do this we will need
some money appropriated to purchase some fill as the Building Maintenance
account has no funds remaining.
Therefore, James Lagassie made a motion that not more than $300 be
approved to purchase materials to finish the outside stairs. Seconded by Ken Cyr. Motion carried.
5.
James
Lagassie informed the members that we got a note from the cleaning people that
he vacuum cleaner is not working very well.
Jamie is looking into getting a commercial cleaner from his Dad in
Florida. Niels Johnson said he might be
able to help with shipping it here.
1.
Russ
Neher had several letters regarding upcoming parades and other events. He went through them. The Winsted parade will be August 19. A motion was made by Ed Connors that we
attend the Winsted Parade. Seconded by
Mike Follert. Notion carried. The Washington parade was agreed to be too
far and we would not attend that. The
Thomaston 125th Anniversary event is August 9 though 12th
with the parade on the 12th.
It was discussed that this is probably the same day as the Hartland
parade- but Russ will check and get back on that. The Harwinton 50th Gala was April 22 which is
past. The Armenia NY parade is July 7th. A motion was made by Ed Connors that we
would not attend the Armenia Parade because it was too far. Seconded by Frank Wynn. Motion carried.
2.
Russ
Neher reported that he has been in touch with Ralph Scarpino regarding the
Smokey the Bear Sign. The sign is
nearing completion and we need to make preparations. This includes getting a sign permit from town hall.
None
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be
6/6/06.
Adjournment: Motion made by Frank Wynne to adjourn. Seconded by Terry Cyr. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 2040 hrs.
Respectively Submitted,
F/F James H. Shanley, Jr.
Secretary
Attachment: Sign-In Sheet