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Pend Oreille County Fire Protection District No. 2
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the
Board of Commissioners on February 10, 2003
Meeting called to order by Acting Chairman Hubert at 1830 at Administrative Office, Metaline Falls, WA.   Present were: Commissioners Hubert and Layton and Administrative Assistant Rumelhart, Dan Smith, Cathy Enyeart and various members of the public.

The preliminary agenda was approved.
The minutes of the January regular and continued meetings were reviewed and approved.
All outstanding bills were reviewed and approved for payment.

Guests or Public Appearances:
  • Danny Smith had questions about the budgets, which were answered.   He also expressed concerns about the paramedic program.
  • Cathy Enyeart addressed the board with concerns about the paramedic program.
Correspondence:
  • Insurance renewal forms have been received from Canfield & Associates.   It was decided to investigate the values of District vehicles and review the forms at the next meeting.
  • A letter was received from the Town of Ione informing the District that they would be unable to contribute to the Sand Ridge repeater.
  • The Washington Fire Commissioner Association sent a letter informing the District about needing to comply with the HIPPA.   Administrative Assistant Rumelhart will be attending a seminar covering this issue on February 22nd and will report at the next meeting.
  • A contract was received from the DNR.   The contract will be reviewed and discussed at the next meeting.
  • A letter was received from the Washington State Auditor asking for information in order to determine if a full audit will need to be done.   Administrative Assistant Rumelhart will work on answering the request.
Reports:
  • Administrative Assistant
    • In December 2002 there were 21 ambulance runs with 16 transports.   Total billing was $14,419.00.
    • As of January 31, 2003 the General Fund has a balance of $13,633.92, the General Fund Investment Pool has $7,260.42, the Rescue Fund has a balance of $14,958.88, and the Rescue Fund Investment Pool has $7,636.58.
  • Fire Commissioner
    • No Report.
  • Rescue Commissioner
    • EMS District - A letter will be drafted to Hospital District #2 will a proposal that they run an EMS levy and contract with the Fire District for EMS services.
  • Administrative Commissioner
    • Riley Creek Land - Nothing has been heard from Riley Creek.   They will be contacted again.
    • Riveredge Estates Station - Costs and design of the building was discussed.
    • Sand Ridge Repeater - The Forest Service is working on the permit.
Old Business:
  • Oxygen Bottle Lifter - Tabled indefinitely.
  • Newport Ambulance Medicare MOU - The counter proposal received from Newport Ambulance was reviewed.   After some discussion it was decided to talk with the Medical Program Director about how he would like to handle patient transfers between ambulances.
  • Dodge Bid - The highest bidder has not responded to the letter requesting full payment within 30 days.   Therefore Commissioner Hubert moved that bid be rejected and it be awarded to the next highest bidder, which was The Drillerman with a bid of $501.95.   The motion was approved unanimously.
  • Ambulance Crews in Ione Policy - A proposed policy was reviewed, amended and approved.   A covered place to put an ambulance when it is stationed in Ione will be explored.
New Business:
  • Tiger Land Final Approval - The paperwork for the transfer of the Tiger land from Radar to the Fire District was reviewed and approved.
  • Collection of Account - Automated Accounts requested permission to take an account to court.   Permission was given.
  • Grants - Tabled until next meeting.
  • Medic 243 - After some discussion it was decided to not to sell Medic 243 and instead use it as an aid car.
  • Commissioners Chart Review Attendance - It was decided to have a Commissioner attend the monthly EMS chart review meeting on a quarterly basis.   Commissioner Hubert will attend the February 27th meeting, Commissioner Layton will attend the May meeting and Commissioner Larson will attend the August meeting.
  • Computer at Station 22 - Various option of obtaining a computer for the paramedic to use during his office hours was discussed.   The Administrative Assistant will present some options at the next meeting.
  • Schedule & Stipend Policy Review - Both of these polices need to be updated.   They will be reviewed at the next meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 20:30, next meeting March 10, 2003, 18:30 at the Administrative Office.

/s/ John Rumelhart, Clerk of the Board

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