CLVFA Minutes

Attendance: Kylee, Denise, Jennifer, Kim, Scott

Meeting called to order at 1:18 pm - January 13th, 2008
Previous minutes read and unanimously approved.

Treasure's Report:

Checking: $12,285.16
Savings: $1,114.75

Kim requested to be reimbursed $100 for expenses: paper, postage, ink, thank you cards for donators, etc. Motion approved.

Scott motioned for a prudent reserve of $6000 to be as follows:
* $3,000 checking acct - not to be touched
* $3,000 savings acct - for truck repair/maintenance
Motion approved.

Old Business:

* AED - Jennifer talked to Bruce about obtaining AED. Bruce (paramedic) can get a discount thru his work. He recommends non-stationary type, i.e. gyms, stadiums. His cost is $1680 ea + tax/shipping. This includes new units with batteries and adult/infant patches. Motion approved for $1000 more to obtain 2 AED units. Totaling $3500 maximum.

* Oxygen Tanks - Each truck contains one tank. All tanks are full, nothing needed.

* Lock Boxes - Need to secure AED's onto truck. Jennifer will ask Bruce if he knows of lock box options and how to obtain. * SCB, RPP Trainings, etc still needed. Scotty will send an email to trainer, Diane Haw, to discuss plans. Kylee will discuss times with Diane.

* Fundraising Committee needs to get together and regroup options for future fundraisers.


* Equipment/Gear - still need boots for David and Sean. Kim will resource boots for them for their shoe size and submit invoices.

* Grant from FFIC - Kylee will send FFIC the revised list of equipment needed to FFIC, then they will cut the $26k check to us. Kylee will start ordering the items and Kim will keep a separate file for invoices, etc to send to FFIC for their records.

* Gates - According to the IRS, gates and roads are considered a private concern and is not to be handled by a public benefit nonprofit corporation (www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p557.pdf under form 123 #2)

* Road Committee - All approve to cancel the road committee

* Bylaw Committee - Discussed the amended bylaws submitted by the Bylaw Committee. Made minor changes. Motion approved to send notification to members for the intent of the Board members to vote in new bylaws.

General Business:

* Need to ask Gordy to inspect trucks and determine what maintenance services/repairs are needed. Motion approved for $500 towards oil and filter services for all fire trucks.

* Denise motions for CLVFA to provide lunches for all attending volunteers for all day (9-5pm) trainings (Hazmat, Confined Space, Title 22, etc). Motion approved.

* Last months CPR/First Responder and yesterday's Title 22 training went well. Suggest we practice and refresh at monthly fire training meetings.

New Business:

* Opening available for a board member. Michael Clark quit on Jan 12th due to lack of time. Denise nominated Craig Ponkey. All approved. Vice President position open, Kylee nominated Denise LePage. Motion approved.

* Roof on Upper Firehouse - appears to have leaked after last major rain. Jennifer contacted Scott at All Above Roofing, for they installed the new roof last year. He said he will come up and inspect. Jennifer will follow up with him.

* Kylee rewrote the Guidelines and will have a hardcopy for us to review.

* Backboard Straps - we have backboards but no straps. Kylee motions for backboard spider straps for each firehouse. She resourced straps @ $89.95 ea + tax. Motion approved not to exceed $250 for 2.

* Kylee asked the Board to approve first-aid kits @ $59.95 ea + tax and S/H for each volunteer that attended the CPR/Title 22 trainings. Kits to include donut masks for adult and infant for additional fee. Motion approved not to exceed $1000. * Need to resource an air compressor capable of filling the fire truck tires.

Meeting adjourned @ 4:49pm

Respectfully,

Jennifer Harper
CLVFA Secretary