NORTH BANNOCK FIRE DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

NBFD Fire Station – 444 E. Chubbuck Road

February 8, 2024 @ 5:30pm

1. OPEN MEETING - Commissioner Shell opened the meeting at 5:34pm.

2. ROLL CALL - Commissioner Curtis, Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Shell, Assistant Chief Timbana, Board Secretary Millar.

3. ACTION ITEMS

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

   2. Approval of minutes of January 11, 2024 Regular Meeting - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to approve the minutes from January 11, 2024 Regular Meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

   3. Meeting with tenant regarding lease termination - tenant was not in attendance.

4. TREASURER’S REPORT & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Bank Account Statement Balances

      1. Idaho Central Credit Union

         1. Savings - $40,173.32

         2. Checking - $928,181.28

      2. Connections Credit Union

         1. Savings - $25.00

         2. Checking - $0.00

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

      1. Total Monies Received - $300,862.61

   3. Authorization of Payment of Fire District Invoices - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the payment of fire district invoices. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Total of Fire District Invoices - $2,695.38

   4. Authorization of Payment of Fire Department Invoices - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the payment of fire department invoices. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Total of Fire Department Invoices - $10,810.71

      2. The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the captain payment dated back from November 2023. The motion passed unanimously.

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

      1. Total of Auto-Pay Invoices - $906.82

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

      1. Total of Credit Card Charges - $2,156.61

   7. Approval of Paid Call Compensation - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the paid call compensation. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Total of Paid Call Compensation - $1,950.00

5. FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT

   1. In the month of January we had 11 calls for service.

      1. 6 Fire Responses

      2. 5 Medical Assists

   2. We have 22 volunteer members with no new recruits, 12 to 15 are very active.

   3. Public Relations: We delivered donuts and other snacks to the dispatch department at the sheriff’s office.

   4. Three volunteers have been hired at Fort Hall Fire Department.

   5. EMS: The ISU EMT class has commenced. Classes started on January 9th.

   6. Interdepartmental relations in the area are developing well.

6. TRAINING REPORT

   1. The burn house has commenced and is going well. We have been working on crawl walk, hose deployment, and structure search and rescue training.

   2. We started building our Vector Solutions site and are now live for online training.

7. FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION - No one from the association was present.

8. DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Inquiry regarding selling property in the existing station - The doctor of the nearby urgent care is interested in purchasing our rental property and training building with the purpose of expanding their clinic.

      1. The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to decline the doctor’s request to purchase. The motion passed unanimously.

   2. Discussion of the annexation notice of the Shiozawa property.

   3. Discussion to clarify interstate boundaries and response obligation with Pocatello and Bannock County. Commissioner Curtis to follow up on this with Chief Curtis.

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to convene in executive session pursuant to Idaho Code § 74-206 to consider personnel matters [Idaho Code §74-206(1)(a)]. The motion passed unanimously.

   1. Executive session opened at 6:15pm.

   2. Executive session adjourned at 6:26pm and the regular session resumed.

10. PUBLIC COMMENT - No one from the public was present.

11. NEW BUSINESS

    1. Update on the new build - Morton’s financial team presented everything. A financial mistake was made, but it has been resolved in the department’s favor. We plan for them to attend our March regular meeting to present their work.

    2. Mr. Brown will send information on a metal building kit and install and is awaiting details on concrete from their structural engineer. He sent a video of the three-dimensional CAD models to demonstrate what a structural addition would look like. The video was presented for all in attendance. 

    3. Follow-up on Chief’s report of all calls from 2022 and 2023. Will be discussed further in upcoming regular meetings. Commissioner Johnson is looking for calls where we were paged and unable to assist.

12. ADJOURNMENT

    1. The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

    2. The meeting adjourned at 6:52pm.