CALL TO ORDER
    The Haworth Volunteer Firefighters Association held a rescheduled monthly business meeting on Monday, March 11, 2002 at the Haworth Fire Station.  Meeting was called to order at 7:20 p.m. by Secretary/Treasurer Storey.  Members present were: Middleton, Batson, Owens, Marsh, Wright, Boyd, Cowart, White, M. Carrell, Farley, Storey and Ebert.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
    Minutes of the previous meeting were read.  Cowart moved to accept.  Farley seconded.  All members in favor.  Minutes approved.

PRESIDENT REPORT
    None

FINANCIAL REPORT
    Beginning Balance:    $4,748.88
    Income:                    $   724.20    Rural Water - $1 Donations
                                    $1,500.00    Ringold VFD - Sale of ‘62 Chevrolet Pumper
    Expenses:                 $     22.34    Redland Store - Supplies for Workers at Pollard Substation
                                    $2,000.00    Short Tract Fire Dept - Purchase of 1970 Ford Pumper
                                    $     79.02    Choctaw Electric - Redland and Pollard Substations
                                    $   191.70    Rural Water Dist. #1 - Parts in Install Pollard Post Hydrant
                                    $   156.33    Wal-Mart - Tools Kit for Engine-4 - Pollard
                                    $   211.88    Crow-Burlingame  - Parts
                                    $1,420.33    Fleet Credit - Pump/Motor from Northern Tool
                                    $   108.87    Chief Fire & Safety - Adapters, 2 Spanners, & Bracket - Pollard
                                    $     65.00    Affordable Fire Equipment - 3 SCBA Brackets - Pollard
                                    $   119.84    Haworth Station - Fuel
                                    $     56.00    Country Store - Fuel
    Ending Balance:        $2,541.77
    Cowart moved to accept.  Wright seconded.  All members in favor.  Report approved.

BRUSH TRUCK PROJECT UPDATE
    Truck has been ordered from James Hodge Ford.  Equipment has also been ordered.

FIRE ACT GRANT
    Members discussed the 2002 FIRE Act Grant program.  Middleton stated that he would like to apply for funding to purchase a pumper/tanker.  The total estimated cost of the project would be approximately $110,000.  If awarded, the grant would provide $99,000, with the remaining $11,000 to be provided by the Haworth Volunteer Firefighters Association.  Wright moved to approve the proposed project and apply for the grant.  Batson seconded.  All members in favor.  Motion carried.

PURCHASE OF 1970 FORD PUMPER
    Middleton reported that the Short Tract Fire Department in Fillmore, New York had agreed to sell a 1970 Ford pumper, equipped with a 1,000 GPM pump and a 1,000 gallon tank, to the department for $2,000.  The pumper also comes with 5 SCBA, 1 spare SCBA bottle, a 35' extension ladder, and 5 sections of hard suction hose.  Batson moved to approve purchase.  Marsh seconded.  Purchase approved.

OLD BUSINESS
    None

NEW BUSINESS
    Boyd requested that “Purchase of Pickup Bed for Truck-4" be placed on next months agenda.
    Batson requested that “Purchase of Booster Hose" also be placed on agenda.

ADJOURN
    Cowart moved to adjourn.  Middleton seconded.  Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

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