NORTH BANNOCK FIRE DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

NBFD Fire Station – 444 E. Chubbuck Road

May 2, 2024 @ 5:30pm

1. OPEN MEETING - Commissioner Shell opened the meeting at 5:30pm.

2. ROLL CALL - Commissioner Curtis, Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Shell, Fire Chief Brian Curtis, Board Secretary Millar, Firefighter Tallerico; Jeremy Manska and Ryan Eborn of Westwind Construction arrived at 5:38.

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

4. TREASURER’S REPORT & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Bank Account Statement Balances

      1. Idaho Central Credit Union

         1. Savings - $856,702.24

         2. Checking - $40,221.42

      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 - $5,235.91

   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 - $3,767.94

      2. Total Payroll - $5,472.92

   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 - $15,037.45

      2. Total Captain Payment - $500.00

   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 - $1,029.72

   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 - $472.31

   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 - $420.00

5. FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT

   1. In the month of April we had 4 calls for service.

      1. 4 Fire Responses

      2. 0 Medical Assists

   2. We have 22 volunteer members with 3 new recruits; about 12-15 volunteers are very active.

   3. EMS: The ISU EMT class continues and seems to be going well and will soon come to a close. We will pay for the NRT test, with the exception of needing to retest.

   4. Assistant Chief Timbana reports that our volunteers associated with Fort Hall Fire are doing well.

   5. List of remodeling that should take place on the 446 E Chubbuck Rd property: Full kitchen remodel, new staircase with robust handrail, wall up and around the basement toilet room, paint, new carpet in the living room, and washer/dryer downstairs. Chief will get people to bid. Plans to purchase a lawn mower for the property. Garbage cleanup needed.

   6. Truck Maintenance: T-24 is back from the shop with a newly installed tank on the side. T-14 needs a 24-foot extension ladder and a 14-foot roof ladder.

   7. Captain Farnworth acquired our 2024 EMS license renewal.

   8. Trees and the fencing on Anderson Lane property need to be removed for better access.

6. TRAINING REPORT

   1. Pack Test completed and submitted to IDL for Red Cards. Two of our volunteers did not finish. We will have them try again. Wildland Training continues. RT-130, 190 has been assigned for annual fireline refresher training.

7. FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION

   1. Firefighter Tallerico, Vice President. Working on rebuilding trust and reframing the intent of the Association. Would like to fill a firefighters-first support role. Looking to reopen the fundraising chair to build a fund for the firemen. Potential to start addressing signs again. May have to adjust prices to account for the cost of labor.

8. DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Trees on the 446 E Chubbuck Rd Property

      1. Broken limbs from our trees have fallen onto our neighbor’s side of the fence. They would like us to remove the trees entirely, but we would prefer to clean up all limbs to the fence line. Chief will get some bids to get the trees trimmed.

   2. Burn Permits

      1. Issues with burn permit submissions being filled out by those not in our district. Pocatello Valley firefighters being called to fires that were not called in to dispatch and did not have a Pocatello Valley burn permit, but had a Bannock County burn permit. Secretary Millar will update the burn permit questionnaire to better fit Bannock County legislation.

   3. Bids on Construction of Station 2 - Sealed bids were opened and reviewed in meeting:

      1. The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Shell to award Westwind Construction with the bid for the building of Anderson Lane property of $218,400. The motion passed unanimously.

      2. Commissioner Johnson will notify Morton Buildings and Wright Buildings that their bids were denied.

      3. Will have to go through county planning to get a new address for the property. 

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 6:52pm.

   2. Executive session adjourned at 7:01pm and the regular session resumed.

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

11. NEW BUSINESS - No new business to discuss at this time.

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 7:01 pm.