NORTH BANNOCK FIRE DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

NBFD Fire Station – 444 E. Chubbuck Road

October 13, 2022 @ 5:30pm

1. OPEN MEETING - The meeting was opened by Commissioner Shell at 5:35pm.

2. ROLL CALL - Commissioners Shell and Curtis and Secretary Ramirez appeared in person. Commissioner Johnson and Chief Brood appeared via Google Meet.

3. ACTION ITEMS:

   1. Approval of agenda - Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the agenda. The motion passed unanimously.

   2. Approval of minutes of September 8, 2022 regular meeting - Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the minutes. The motion passed unanimously.

   3. Approval of minutes of September 8, 2022 executive session - Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the minutes. The motion passed unanimously.

4. TREASURER’S REPORT & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Bank account statement balances

      1. Idaho Central CU - Checking $651,159.12; Savings $40,121.26

      2. Connections CU - Checking $0; Savings $25

   2. Approval of monies received - Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to accept the monies received. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Rental Income - $400

      2. Taxes Received - $5,646.93

   3. Authorization of payment of fire district invoices - Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Shell to pay the district invoices. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Payroll/Taxes/Benefits - $1,831.63

      2. Accounting Services - $3,843.75

      3. Legal Services - $129.50

   4. Authorization of payment of fire department invoices - Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to pay the department invoices. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Department of Lands - $206.50

      2. K&M Repair - $17,615.09

      3. ESO Solutions - $2,095.00

   5. Approval of auto pay invoices - Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the auto-pay invoices. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Idaho Power - $177

      2. City of Chubbuck - $386.74

      3. Intermountain Gas - $338

   6. Approval of credit card charges - Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the credit card charges. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Fuel - $1,223.86

      2. Facilities - $130.16

      3. Office Supplies - $143.45

      4. FirstNet Phone - $297.38

   7. Approval of 4th quarter firefighter stipends - Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the firefighter stipends. The motion passed unanimously. $2,718.00

5. FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT

   1. In the month of September, we had 6 calls for service: 1 EMS assist call, 2 mutual aid for Wildland fires, 1 false alarm call, and 2 in district fires.

   2. We currently have 21 volunteer members with two new recruits that started in September.

   3. The 2000 International Tender is back from the mechanics but is still not in service as the tank leaks.

   4. Radios: We’re still waiting for them to arrive. Order has been placed with day wireless 6 portables and two mobiles utilizing the county grant, unknown delivery time and I have placed a separate order for the Bendix Kings at a cost of $6,271.60. We’re still waiting on grants within the county.

   5. Public Relations: Lowes safety fair to kick off Fire Prevention

6. TRAINING REPORT

   1. Fire: For the month of September, we are completing our yearly hose testing.

   2. EMS: None

7. FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION - Captain Wheat appeared for the FF association.

   1. The association is excited about the new recruits and the recruits are excited to begin working.

   2. Regarding the call with the 4 deaths, there have been 2 After Action Reports and there is discussion about how the FFs are responding to the traumatic situation. The FFs need an outlet for their emotions. There is a 1-800 number they can call.

   3. The other districts have been having trouble finding younger recruits, but we are doing well with that.

   4. The association held their first Christmas party last year and they want to again. Capt Wheat thought it might also be a good time to make it an awards banquet as well and have awards for the firefighters. Would the district be willing to help with the awards and costs and the association can come up with ideas for the awards?

8. DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS:

   1. Status of building a second station

      1. Morton would like us to approve the plans so they can go on to the next step of the planning process.

      2. There still is a desire to have all of the building to be the same height by extending the mezzanine to the space above the offices.The chief will talk to Morton and see what the costs of making this change would be.

      3. Commissioners Shell & Curtis as well as Chief Brood (via Zoom), the Watsons and the county Planning and Development had a meeting regarding the Anderson property. We looked over the regulations with Director Hal Jensen’s staff and found that all of the buildings must be completed (the station and the Watson’s shed) before the land could be subdivided.

      4. We are also still waiting on the county to meet with the chief to see if we can utilize an approach onto Pocatello Creek.

      5. We still need our attorney to create an agreement. Commissioner Shell will follow up with Bill Gigray. Commissioner Curtis feels that there should be 2 separate agreements: one for the purchase of the property and one for the lease to buy.

   2. Discussion on weed control and snow removal provider

      1. Current bid is pretty high for the work being performed, but this was the only bid we could obtain with larger commercial providers.

      2. Secretary Ramirez will try to get bids from smaller providers as long as they are bonded and insured.

   3. Discuss County fire construction permits

      1. Planning and development issues. There are multiple problems with fire construction permits. For example, the county approved a driveway variance for a homeowner from 20’, which is the code, and they allowed it to be 12’ wide and now they want the chief to sign off on it.

      2. They are also charging for multiple permit fees on the same property.

      3. Chief feels that the county commissioners need to be informed and have a discussion about the permit issues that are happening. We are not the only organization expressing concerns about working with Panning and Development.

      4. With one outgoing county commissioner, maybe it would be best to wait until after the election to have this discussion.

   4. Discussion on District equipment

      1. T24 is back from the mechanic, but it is still not usable. What do we want to do with it? Should we sell it and look for something else? The chief and Commissioner Johnson will look into options.

   5. Discussion on fleet fuel card vendors

      1. It is hard to fuel the trucks since the drivers have to depend on the staff to provide credit cards for payment.

      2. Commissioner Curtis feels that we should switch to a fleet card system where each vehicle will have a card that can be used for fuel and other vehicle parts at specific locations in the city.

      3. The state has a contract with Wex and all government agencies can join onto the contract.

      4. Each driver would be assigned a PIN number and need to put in the mileage to fuel the apparatus. Receipts can then be provided to the admin and reports could be printed to show purchases for the vehicles.

      5. Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to join the state contract through Wex Bank under contract SBP015200544. The motion passed unanimously.

9. PUBLIC COMMENT - No one from the public attended the meeting.

10. NEW BUSINESS

    1. Trauma training: We had a pretty traumatic call with a vehicle accident that took four lives. The chief has been working with Chief King and Dr. Crawford in a group effort to bring some training on how to handle traumatic calls within our district. The chief would like to bring people from the Boise area to make them available to the FFs and will try to find out the costs for the board.

    2. Commissioner Curtis discussed the management statement that has been requested by Wipfli as part of the audit. He feels that we have addressed the issues Wipfli found and he will create the response to Wipfli.

11. ADJOURNMENT - Commissioner Johnson made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Curtis to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously and the meeting closed at 6:59pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Todd Ramirez, Board Secretary