NORTH BANNOCK FIRE DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

NBFD Fire Station – 444 E. Chubbuck Road

January 9, 2025 @ 5:30pm

1. OPEN MEETING - Commissioner Shell opened the meeting at 5:33pm.

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

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 December 12, 2024 Regular Meeting - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to approve the minutes from December 12, 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 - $40,451.61

         2. Checking - $552,126.56

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

      1. Total Monies Received - $9,150.47

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

      1. Total of Fire District Invoices - $6,907.73

         1. Amendment made to remove the Keller Associates invoice from the district invoices total.

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

      1. Total of Fire Department Invoices - $5,667.29

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

      1. Total of Auto-Pay Invoices - $2,809.80

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

      1. Total of Credit Card Charges - $6,849.36

   7. Approval of Payroll - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to approve the payroll. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Total of Payroll - $4,017.86

5. FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT

   1. In the month of December we had 7 calls for service.

      1. 4 Fire Responses

      2. 3 Medical Assists

   2. We have 30 volunteer members including several recruits working on task books.

   3. Public Relations: We coordinated with Tyhee Elementary School and Toys for Tots to sponsor a family and their child for the holidays. We delivered home goods for the family and Christmas presents for the child. It was a success, the child enjoyed exploring the trucks with the firefighters as well.

   4. EMS: We had five volunteers approved to apply to the Spring EMT course with ISU. They are successfully registered and started classes on the 7th. We will continue to update on their progress.

   5. Jack’s Autobody came to give us a bid of $3,800 for the cab of our military truck. We are considering painting the truck black. We are still working on plans with a business in Utah before getting a bid from them. 

   6. Chief Curtis would like the stump removed from the station property and will gather bids for removal.

   7. FBS fire deployment reporting needed a double approval. Just got it double approved today and it should process for about four to six weeks.

6. TRAINING REPORT

   1. In December we conducted no training due to the holidays.

7. FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION - Firefighter Tallerico reporting. With the coming of winter we’ve seen a decrease in morale, but countered it with more novel and challenging training. New recruits are showing zeal and great potential. Their enthusiasm is also raising morale. They are training hard for the summer season.

8. DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS

   1. New Building Update - We have obtained our certificate of occupancy and can now house trucks in the building. Commissioner Johnson will work on getting gravel delivered to the station to allow vehicles to access the property. Our engineer is off of his December break, but we are at the top of his list. Hopefully next week they’ll be able to meet with the city to work on the sewer line. CCX Roofing reached out with a bid for snow fences on the roof. We will compare their bid of $3,634.40 with an offer from WestWind Construction. Commissioner Johnson will work with White Peterson to look into acquiring more land from the Watson property in order to put in a storm pond. 

   2. 446 Property Firehouse Update - Cleaning and household items have been purchased for the property. Nu-Vu Glass has put a bid on our window repair. We accepted the bid and paid for the work, we are awaiting their arrival for repair. We plan to have firefighters in the house by month’s end. 

   3. Burn Permit Revision Update - The burn permit application process revision was presented for conversation. Proposed burn permit application process would be more work, but give us more control over dispenses of permits. Will table further work on the revision until after our training with DEQ this upcoming Tuesday.

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION - No executive session was needed at this time.

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

11. NEW BUSINESS - No new business 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 6:33pm.

Posted 02/19/25, 2:37pm, MM