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, November 9, 2004 at the Haworth Fire
Department. Chief
Vic Marsh called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m.
Members present were: Vic Marsh, Keith Donaldson, David Smith,
John
Coffman, Floyd Middleton, Chad Wright, Aubrey Gray, Eric Jackson, Mark
Kates,
Lyndon Farley, Clint Ebert, Ryan Scott, Kirk Storey, and Chris Hall. Junior Firefighters present were: Landon
Middleton, Jarred Campbell, and Shane Farley.
MINUTES
OF PREVIOUS MEETING:
Minutes of the previous meeting were
presented. Wright moved to accept the
minutes as written. Jackson seconded. All members in favor. Minutes
approved.
FINANCIAL
REPORT:
Beginning
Balance: $
781.24
Income:
$ 7,000.00 Choctaw
Nation – Grant for Pumper/Tanker
Project
$ 146.00
Town
Water Customers - $1 Donations
Expenses:
$ 164.01
Fuelman – Fuel
$ 161.41
Fuelman
– Fuel
Ending
Balance $
7,601.82
Middleton moved to accept financial
report. Smith seconded.
All members in favor. Financial
Report approved.
2004
ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS
GRANT:
Storey reported that the department
had received official notification of the award of the grant for the
new
pumper/tanker. The entire requested
amount was funded; $212,850. Marsh asked
apparatus committee members to stay after the meeting to begin
developing
specifications for the truck. Once the
preliminary specifications are developed, they are to be sent to
apparatus
manufacturers for bid proposals.
SALE OF
APPARATUS:
Members discussed the future sale of
apparatus. Storey stated that he had
spoken with Dana at Fire Apparatus Resources concerning the possibility
of
selling Engine-2. She advised that she
could assist in locating a buyer, and to contact her with the details
and
asking price when appropriate. Marsh
also discussed the need to replace Engine-4.
He reported that a possible replacement had been located at
Smithville. Keith Gammel has a 1984
Ford/FMC with a 1,000 GPM pump and a 1,000 gallon tank.
He is asking $12,000 for the pumper. Marsh
suggested refinancing the Association’s
existing loan and purchasing the pumper, then selling Engine-2 and use
the
money from its sale to purchase a replacement cab and chasis for the
mini-pumper. Wright stated that the
mini-pumper was the most mechanically problematic apparatus and we
should focus
on replacing it first. Floyd Middleton
stated that we could replace the motor in the mini-pumper.
Aubrey Gray moved to replace the motor in the
mini-pumper. Wright seconded.
All members in favor Motion
approved.
HIRE/FIRE
FIREFIGHTER:
Tabled.
OLD
BUSINESS:
Storey reported that some members
were lacking training hours and that he would contact Donnie Gray about
setting
up training.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Jackson inquired about using
the rural
water flush valve at Brockus Corner for refilling apparatus. Marsh stated that the department had
permission to use flush valves for refilling.
ADJOURN:
Aubrey Gray moved to adjourn. Smith
seconded. All members in favor. Meeting adjourned at 7:09 p.m.
Signed:
Vic Marsh, Chief
Kyle Batson, Assistant Chief
Kirk Storey, Secretary/Treasurer