Haworth Volunteer Fire Department
Minutes of Regularly Scheduled Monthly Meeting


CALL TO ORDER:
    The Haworth Volunteer Fire Department held a regularly scheduled monthly business meeting on Monday, October 10, 2005 at the Haworth Fire Department.  Chief Floyd Middleton called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m.  Members present were: Eric Jackson, Lyndon Farley, Chad Wright, Jimmy Ferguson, Scott Smith, Floyd Middleton, Mark Kates, Kyle Batson, Keith Donaldson, and Kirk Storey.  Junior Firefighter present: Landon Middleton, Shane Farley, and Jarred Campbell.


MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING:
    Minutes of the previous meeting were presented.  Farley moved to accept the minutes as written.  Jackson seconded.  All members in favor.  Minutes approved.


FINANCIAL REPORT:
    No financial report received from Town Hall.  Ferguson moved to table the report.  Farley seconded.  All members in favor.  Report tabled.


GRANTS:
    Storey reported that award letters for the two grants had been received.  The state share of the 80/20 matching grant for the training/meeting room will be $5,789.00, and the local match is $1,447.25.  Middleton stated he would consult with the Mayor about the Town providing the matching funds for this grant.  Members agreed that the construction project should be placed on hold until mid-2006.
    The award letter for the 50/50 National Fire Plan grant indicates that the department was awarded $2,500 in grant funds which must be matched locally with $2,500.  This grant will be used to purchase four new handheld radios, re-coordinate the department’s radio frequencies, and purchase a new set of duplexors.


OLD BUSINESS:
    Storey presented photos of the new Pumper/Tanker.  Ed Been with Emergency Vehicles of Texas indicated that the truck should be completed in about two weeks, then it will be shipped to their Fort Worth facility.
    Storey reported that he had checked the status of the parts ordered to adapt the breathing air compressor to refill SCUBA cylinders.  The vendor stated that he had failed to enter the order, but has now placed the parts order.


NEW BUSINESS:
    Middleton and Wright explained that foam systems have been preconnected on Engine-3, Rescue-1, and Truck-3.  Operating procedures were discussed.
    Wright stated that training was on hold until the new Pumper/Tanker is delivered.


ADJOURN:
    Ferguson moved to adjourn.  Wright seconded.  All members in favor.  Meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.


Floyd Middleton, Fire Chief
Kyle Batson, Assistant Chief
Kirk Storey, Secretary/Treasurer