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Pend Oreille County Fire Protection District No. 2
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the
Board of Commissioners on February 13, 2006
Meeting called to order by Chairman Rick Stone at 10:00 at the Administrative Office. Present were: Commissioners Stone and Norton, District Chief Pollock, Julius Gage, Gayle Pollock and Administrative Assistant Rumelhart. District Operations Captain Doughty arrived at 10:39 & left at 11:45.

Commissioner Norton moved that the minutes of the January 9, 2006 and January 23, 2006 Regular Meeting be approved as corrected. Commissioner Stone seconded the motion. The motion passed 2-0.

Guests or Public Appearances:
  • From 11:00 to 12:15 Bob Hines, Matt Castle and Jamie Urbach with the Department of Natural Resources, Kary Peterson with the Department of Ecology and Deputy Carmen participated in a discussion on the rules and regulations on outdoor burning, wildfires and burn barrels.
Payment of Bills:
  • The outstanding bills were reviewed and discussed. Commissioner Norton moved that the following vouchers be approved for payment:
    • General Fund (646-002-010)
      • Voucher numbers: FD06-015 through FD06-022, totaling $1,754.66.
    • Rescue Fund (646-002-020)
      • Voucher numbers: RD06-031 through RD06-054 totaling $4,924.18.
    • Payroll warrants 60115 through 60121 totaling $6,736.98 and payroll warrants 60205 through 60210 totaling $1,567.60.
    Commissioner Norton seconded the motion. The motion passed 2-0.

Correspondence:
  • None.
Reports:
  • Administrative Assistant
    • As of January 31, 2006 the fund balances were as follows:
      • General Fund = $ 2,556.49, Invested = $16,000.00
      • Rescue Fund = $17,460.12, Invested = $100.00
      • Building Fund = $5,432.68, Invested = $11,800.00
    • Vehicle Titles – North Highline has sent the title to Engine 232 and it will be transferred shortly. They also send a form to release the registered owner’s interest in Ladder 20.
    • Office hours change – The new office hours were discussed and it was decided to make them permanent.
  • Commissioner Stone
    • Station 23 (Tiger) – Floor plans for both stations were reviewed. Commissioner Stone is working on a pole building bid from Ziggy’s.
    • Station 24 (Riveredge Estates) – See Above.
  • Commissioner Layton
    • Not present.
  • Commissioner Norton
    • Grants – Will be attending a FEMA grant meeting on Wednesday .
    • Loans – Will be meeting with USDA next week on status of loan application. So far it has preliminary approval.
  • Chief Report
    • Chief Pollock and Gayle Pollock will be attending the EMS conference in Spokane.
    • The instructor training for the new CPR method will occur next month. There will be some expenditure with the new methods.
    • The final repairs to Medic 23 are waiting on some parts.
    • The EMT class starts on Friday.
    • A wall map of Fire District #2 has been received from the county.
    • The DNR and County mutual aid agreements were discussed.
  • District Operations Captain
    • The FEPP vehicle (Rescue 24) is being painted by Boundary Dam.
    • The district will be receiving a mobile data terminal and one digital radio when the new digital system is online.
    • The county EMS council has applied for a FEMA grant for mass causality equipment and for upgraded defibrillators.

    Old Business:
    • Policy Update – No Action.
    • District Ops Captain Job Description – A draft copy was presented and tabled until next meeting.
    • Admin Assistant COLA – The COLA was briefly discussed and tabled until next meeting.
    • Hospital District #2 meeting – The Hospital District will be having a special meeting to discuss ambulance funding at 6:30 PM. A discussion on the Fire District’s needs was held.

    New Business:
    • Vehicle Logs – A discussion on having vehicle logs was held.
    • Budgeting – The 2006 internal budget was adjusted to account for Rescue 24.
    • Insurance – Commissioner Norton is going to look into the rates from Washington Government Entity Pool (WGEP).
    • Patient Letter – A patient wrote a letter to the Board requesting a reduction in his bill. After some discussion Commissioner Norton moved to reduce the supplies charges to the actual cost of the supplies. Commissioner Stone seconded the motion. The motion passed 2-0.

    The meeting was adjourned for lunch from 12:15 until 13:15. The meeting was again adjourned from 15:00 to 18:30. At 18:30 the meeting was reconvened as a joint meeting with Hospital District #2. Present were Fire Commissioners Stone and Norton, Chief Pollock, District Operations Captain Doughty, Administrative Assistant Rumelhart, Hospital District #2 Commissioners Ellsworth, Enyeart and Huntley and various members of the public.

    • Extensive discussions were held on ways that Hospital District #2 could assist in the operation of the ambulance. The Hospital District Commissioners voted to give $25,000, less the $3,000 already given to the Fire District, to assist in the operation of the ambulance service. In exchange the Fire District will reassume the CPR program and will give the Hospital District quarterly status reports on the expenditures of the Hospital District funds.

    The meeting was adjourned at 19:25. The next meeting will be the regular meeting at 10:00 AM on Monday February 27th at the Administrative Office.

    /s/ John Rumelhart, Clerk of the Board

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