Minutes of Regular Monthly
Meeting
of the
Haworth Volunteer Fire Department
CALL TO ORDER:
The Haworth Volunteer Fire Department held a rescheduled
monthly business meeting on Tuesday,
September 14, 2004 at
the Haworth Fire Department. Chief Vic
Marsh called the meeting to order
at 6:40 p.m. Members present were: Kyle Batson, Floyd
Middleton, Chris Hall, Lyndon Farley, Jim Ferguson, Aubrey Gray, David
Smith,
Eric Jackson, John Coffman, Chad Wright, Keith Donaldson, Vic Marsh,
Clint
Ebert, Donnie Gray, Ryan Scott, and Kirk Storey. Junior
Firefighters present were: Landon
Middleton, Kyle Gray, Jarred Campbell, and Shane Farley.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING:
Minutes of the previous meeting were presented.
Jackson moved to accept the minutes as
written. Wright seconded.
All members in favor. Minutes
approved.
FINANCIAL REPORT:
Beginning
Balance: $ 1,240.48
Income:
$ 0
Expenses: $ 33.03 FuelMan
– Fuel
$ 134.21
FuelMan
– Fuel
$ 60.00 OK
Firefighter Pension – Pension Dues for Ryan Scott
Ending
Balance $ 1,013.24
Donaldson moved to accept financial report.
Aubrey Gray seconded. All members
in favor. Financial Report approved.
FIREFIGHTER INACTIVITY:
Members discussed an inactive firefighter. Departmental
rules regarding meeting and
training attendance were presented and discussed. Wright
moved to place the member on
probation. Jim Ferguson seconded. All members in favor. Motion
carried. Marsh stated he would advise the
member of
the action.
ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT:
Storey reported that the department had received the “8
Questions” for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant.
The questionnaire was completed and
returned. The department must secure
$23,650 in matching funds for the grant.
Members discussed possible sources for obtaining the funds. Wright suggested forming a steering committee
to develop specifications for the pumper/tanker. Hall
stated that Marsh, Wright, Batson, F.
Middleton, and D. Gray should serve on the committee.
All members were offered the opportunity to
serve on the committee. After
establishing specifications for the apparatus, the committee will
present the
plan to the general membership for approval.
Marsh appointed himself, Chad Wright, Kyle Batson, Floyd
Middleton, and
Donnie Gray to the steering committee.
OLD BUSINESS:
Marsh stated that he had spoken with County Commissioner
Aubrey Thompson about the new tires for Engine-3. Thompson
stated that he should have the tires
in two weeks.
Members discussed the pending lease for the land where
the Redland Substation is located. The
land owner is not wanting to sign a long-term lease.
Storey stated that he had explained the
necessity of a long-term lease in order to obtain a grant for
construction of
the new Substation. The owner stated
that he would consider the issue. Storey
will contact the owner in a couple weeks and ask for his decision.
NEW BUSINESS:
Members discussed National Fire Prevention Week which
will be October 3-9th. Storey
will schedule a date for the school visit and notify firefighters.
Members were reminded to make sure that the siren control
box and radio were turned off in Truck-3 after each response.
Members were also reminded to clean up after
themselves. Empty soda bottles and other
trash have been left in the station and in the apparatus.
Marsh discussed switching the meeting dates from Monday
to Tuesday for a few months. This will
allow members who are shift workers to attend the meetings. When the Monday night meeting date falls on
their night shift, the meeting will be changed to Tuesday night. He stated that he would not implement the
change if it negatively affected anyone.
No members had any objections and the proposal was approved.
Hall reported that Bibler Lumber Company would donate
2”x4”s for the training/meeting room.
Aubrey Gray stated that he could obtain the Oriented Strand
Board.
ADJOURN:
Aubrey Gray moved to adjourn. Jim
Ferguson seconded. All members in favor. Meeting adjourned at 7:31 p.m.
Signed:
Vic Marsh, Chief
Kyle Batson, Assistant Chief
Kirk Storey, Secretary/Treasurer