Regular Meeting Minutes - October 2026

Regular Meeting Minutes

NORTH BANNOCK FIRE DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

NBFD Fire Station – 444 E. Chubbuck Road

October 8, 2026 @ 5:30pm

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

2.  ROLL CALL - Commissioner Wise, Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Shell, Fire Chief Curtis, Assistant Fire Chief Timbana, and Administrative Assistant Kimberly Olsen were present. 

3.  ACTION ITEMS

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

   2. Approval of minutes of August 11, 2026 Regular Meeting - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson but the motion was denied by Commissioner Shell to approve the minutes from August 11, 2026 Regular Meeting. Commissioner Shell proposed corrections on the meeting minutes including fixing one spelling error, clarification on a business being flooded versus a residence, and requesting additional usage of words when including the last name of a homeowner. With these modifications, Commissioner Johnson made the motion to approve the modified meeting minutes. Commissioner Wise seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

4. TREASURER’S REPORT & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Bank Account Statement Balances

Idaho Central Credit Union

1. Savings -   $13,964.95

2. Checking - $144,994.36 

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

Total Monies Received - $4,022.68

Total expenditures for items C - G below: $38,629.32

Commissioner Shell requested items C & D be separated for approval. The separation of invoices occurred post meeting by the administrative assistant and are listed below. The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Shell to approve the revised expenditures for items C - G. The motion passed unanimously.

3. Authorization of Payment of Fire District Invoices (revised total $13,543.19)

Commissioner Wise provided clarification on the Idaho Materials invoice and stated that the most recent payment of $50,000.00 was not reflected in the invoice and the most accurate total is 103,388.53 as of 10/08/2026. The amount was previously approved in past meetings, no motion was made for that approval. 

Commissioner Wise proposed that Idaho Materials be reevaluated for a payment plan in January and that the released retainage amount of $24,774.77 be withheld until the agreement was fulfilled and all parties were satisfied. The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Shell. The motion passed unanimously. The total for district invoices changed from $38,317.96 to $12,926.06

Commissioner Wise stated there was a change to the total invoice approval amount for a finance charge of $117.13 to the Wipfli invoice total, which increased the District invoices to $13,043.19. Commissioner Wise was given the assignment to ask Wipfli for the finance charge to be dropped due to personnel changes.

 Commissioner Wise proposed a donation to the Idaho State Fire Commissioners’ Association of $500.00

The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Shell to approve the donation amount.The total district invoice amount increased to a final total of $13,543.19 and the motion passed unanimously. 

4. Authorization of Payment of Fire Department Invoices ($9,447.73)

Commissioner Shell requested that all department invoices for equipment be coordinated via the Fire Chief and Administrative Assistant to ensure that the total of the orders were identical to the invoices received. Fire Chief Curtis and Administrative Assistant Olsen agreed to the request. 

5. Approval of Auto-Pay Invoices ($1,140.96)

6. Approval of Credit Card Charges ($2,155.82)

7. Approval of Payroll ($12,842.21)

5.  FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT

   1. We had 5 new candidates hired and put through our week-long fire academy. The new hires were sworn in at our monthly all-hands meeting. 

   2. The Bannock County courthouse invited the department to participate in the 9/11 memorial. Chief Timbana attended and represented the department, this event served well for the department's public relations and the department was honored to be invited. 

   3. The department received a grant from the Idaho Department of Lands totalling $11,124.00 for purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE) only. The chiefs are anticipating to place an order in the coming month. The grant does have a 10% hard match required. 

   4. Idaho Power sent a basic letter of their land mitigation plan. It was reviewed by the Fire Chief. Nothing is required by the department at this time. 

   5. The burn ban has been lifted as of October 1st and there are a lot of permits being issued. We will expect an influx of calls regarding illegal burns. 

   6. The department vehicles are in need of some re-brand or initial branding of decals. Chief Curtis will begin working on bids for that project and expect to get that done as soon as possible. 

   7. The sprinkler lines at 446 E Chubbuck Road (crew quarters) need to be winterized. That will be contracted out in the coming weeks. Crew quarters are otherwise operating well, the fire response time has significantly decreased. The station upkeep has improved and nightly security checks are in place. 

   8. Initial fire inspections: 4     Final fire inspections: 4

   9. Chief Curtis received an email from the Chubbuck Fire Department Chief, Chas Clark, which stated that an automatic-aid agreement had been put in place with the Pocatello Fire Department Chief, Shane Grow, which stated that the Chubbuck Fire Department could be automatically dispatched to assist the Bannock County Ambulance on any medical calls north of the City of Chubbuck, inside the North Bannock Fire District. Chief Curtis stated he was not involved in this agreement and had no prior knowledge of it and requested permission from the commissioners to pursue this issue and speak with those chiefs to come to a resolution. The commissioners granted permission and encouraged immediate action. 

   10. Commissioner Johnson requested Chief Curtis put together a list of all the fire personnel who went through the EMT class with department funding to get their license and if they are still currently employed with the department, or how long they were with the department before departing. Chief Curtis agreed to the request. 

6.  TRAINING REPORT

   1. Training this month was focused on wildland drafting and EVOC. During training, Tender 3 got a flat tire on Trail Creek. The tire was changed and Tender 3 is back in service. 

   2. No EMS training in September

8.  DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Anderson Lane Update – The planning and zoning department with the City of Pocatello is moving forward with the annexation of the property. A hearing will be held on October 14th, Commissioner Johnson will attend. A city council meeting is scheduled for November 5th at 1:30pm, Commissioner Johnson will attend and Commissioner Wise and Commissioner Shell anticipate attendance as well. No issues with the annexation are foreseen. Commissioner Johnson provided copies of the lease agreement at 9222 N Anderson Lane and outlined 3 sections (Section 3, 4, & 6) where the lessees were in violation of the lease and proposed that White Peterson draft a letter to send to the lessees to describe the violations specifically listed in Section 4 and ask for immediate correction. Commissioner Shell was given the assignment to contact White Peterson for that letter. Commissioner Johnson also requested that an inspection of the property be scheduled for the coming week with an Idaho Materials inspector accompanying the visit. All commissioners agreed with the request. 

   2. Chubbuck Station 1 Update: Commissioner Johnson reported that the surveyor had visited the Chubbuck property and approved by engineering. All pins are now set with maps to come. 

   3. First Net Audit: Administrative Assistant Olsen reported that all devices were accounted for and in use except one Samsung phone. The commissioners approved the discontinuation of that phone on the First Net plan. 

9. PUBLIC COMMENT - No public comments.

10. NEW BUSINESS – No new business. 

11. ADJOURNMENT

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

    2. The meeting adjourned at 6:43pm.