CALL TO ORDER
The Haworth Volunteer Firefighters Association held a regularly scheduled monthly business meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at the Haworth Fire Station.  Meeting was called to order at 7:41 p.m. by Secretary/Treasurer Storey.  Members present were: Storey, Boyd, Batson, Middleton, Ferguson, Farley, Cowart, Hall, Ebert, & Gray.
 
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
Minutes from the previous meeting were read.  Middleton moved to accept.  Gray seconded.  All members in favor.  Minutes approved.
 
PRESIDENT REPORT
None.
 
FINANCIAL REPORT
Beginning Balance:        $1,815.22
Incomes:                       $5,000.00          Bokhoma Masonic Lodge – Pollard Benefit Proceeds & Masonic match
                                    $   150.00          Don Hale, Jr. – Sale of Surplus RC1000 Phone Patch
                                    $   730.80          Rural Water - $1 Donations
                                    $1,000.00          Lindsey Communications – Sale of Surplused Handheld Radios
                                    $     19.22         Foreman United Fund – ’01 Domtar Employee Donations
                                    $   512.03          Foreman United Fund – ’02 Domtar Employee Donations
                                    $   730.80          Rural Water - $1 Donations
Expenses:                     $     88.20         Country Store – Fuel
                                    $   178.00          Risk Management – Personnel Indemnity Insurance
                                    $2,766.00          Alphabet Electronics – Balance Due on New Handheld Radios
                                    $   117.04          Crow-Burlingame - Parts
                                    $   308.38          First State Bank – Loan Payment
                                    $     32.24         Choctaw Electric – Redland & Pollard Substations
                                    $   142.53          O’Reilly Auto Parts - Parts
                                    $     10.91         Wal-Mart – Paint & Brush for Pollard Substation Sign
                                    $   119.37          Fuelman - Fuel
                                    $   308.38          First State Bank – Loan Payment
                                    $     32.34         Choctaw Electric – Redland & Pollard Substations
                                    $   500.00          Best Ways – Freight on Jaws of Life from Ashland Fire Department
                                    $   185.00          Casco Industries – Helmet & Gloves
                                    $   102.30          Crow-Burlingame - Parts
                                    $     69.87         TC’s Truck Parts – Muffler & Air Horn Valve
                                    $   115.00          McCurtain Butane Co. – Propane for Haworth Station
                                    $     79.25         Country Store - Fuel
Ending Balance:            $4,803.26
 
Cowart moved to accept finance report.  Hall seconded.  All members in favor.  Report approved.
 
CHANGE DATE OF REGULAR MEETINGS
Boyd reported that the Town had changed the time of their regular monthly meetings to 6:00 p.m.  He expressed a desire to change the Association’s regular meeting date from the first Tuesday of each month at 6:45 p.m., to the second Tuesday of each month at 6:45 p.m.  This would allow him to attend the Town Council meetings and keep Town officials apprised of the Fire Department’s activities.  It would also allow Don White, who is also a member of the Town Council, to be able to attend Association meetings again.  Cowart moved to change the meeting date to the second Tuesday.  Hall seconded.  All members in favor.  Motion carried.
 
REPAIRS ON VENTILATION FAN ON ENGINE-2
Members discussed repairing the positive pressure ventilation fan on Engine-2.  Boyd reported that the carburetor was leaking gasoline.  Members will attempt to repair the fan, but if unsuccessful the unit will be taken to a small engine repair shop.
   
PURCHASE WATER & AIR LINES FOR MAIN STATION
Batson suggested purchasing supplies necessary to run water and air lines to the front of the station.  Middleton moved to purchase the supplies.  Gray seconded.  All members in favor.  Motion carried.
 
OLD BUSINESS
Middleton reported that the power unit on the Jaws of Life set acquired from the Winchester Fire Department (Winchester, MA) has a carburetor problem.  Parts are extremely difficult to locate and dependability of the unit is questionable, due to its age.  Members discussed replacing the 2 cycle power unit with a 4 cycle power unit.  Storey presented information on a few used power units he had located.  Members selected a package offer from Howell Rescue Systems.  The package includes a 4 cycle power unit with 3-way valve, a Rescue 90 cutter, two 16 feet extension hoses, and two gallons of hydraulic fluid.  The cost of this package is $2,850.00 plus freight charges.  Ferguson moved to purchase the package.  Cowart seconded.  All members in favor.  Motion carried.  Members requested that Storey inquire about trading in the old power unit on the replacement. 

NEW BUSINESS
Boyd reported that the phone patch on the department’s repeater continues to have a problem with the ringer, after several attempts to repair it.  Storey reported that a new VP4700 phone patch costs $292.00 through Alphabet Electronics.  Cowart moved to purchase the new phone patch.  Ferguson seconded.  All members in favor.  Motion carried.
 
ADJOURN
Batson moved to adjourn.  Gray seconded.  Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
 
  Signed: