NORTH BANNOCK FIRE DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

NBFD Fire Station – 444 E. Chubbuck Road

November 10, 2022 @ 5:30pm

1. OPEN MEETING - Meeting opened by Commissioner Curtis at 5:30pm.

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

3. ACTION ITEMS:

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

   2. Approval of minutes of October 13, 2022 regular meeting - Commissioner Johnson made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Curtis to approve the agenda. The motion passed unanimously.

4. TREASURER’S REPORT & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Bank account statement balances

      1. Idaho Central - Savings $40.126.32, Checking $621,552.39

      2. Connections - Savings $25.00, Checking $0.00

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

      1. Rent - $400.00

      2. Taxes Received - $2,092.32

      3. Various Refunds - $224.32

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

      1. SignUp - $356.31

      2. White Peterson - $74.00

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

      1. LN Curtis - $2,345.22

      2. K&M Repair - $367.39

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

      1. Intermountain Gas - $338.00

      2. Idaho Power - $177.00

      3. City of Chubbuck - $341.92

   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 Charges - $881.07

      2. Zoo Boo - $199.36

      3. Facilities - $54.80

      4. SAM Registration - $349.00

      5. Vehicle Maintenance - $219.43

      6. Uniforms - $154.28

      7. FirstNet - $278.24

5. FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT

   1. In the month of October, we had 11 calls for service: 1 EMS assist call, 2 false alarm calls,1 mutual assist, and 7 fire calls.

   2. We currently have 22 volunteer members.

   3. Radios: (still waiting for them to arrive) The order has been placed with Day Wireless for 6 portables and 2 mobiles utilizing the county grant. The delivery time is unknown. The chief has also placed a separate order for the Bendix Kings at a cost of $6,271.60

   4. Public Relations: We had a few firefighters attend the Boo at the Zoo to hand out candy.

   5. Member Success Stories: We have had two firefighters move on into the fire service. Rylie Glenn has moved to Rexburg to attend school and was hired on as a pay call firefighter with Madison Fire. The chief had the honor to attend and be a part of the pinning ceremony by pinning on her badge. Kody Walker moved to the Boise area to work on a Helitac wildland team over the summer and was just offered a full-time fire position with Boise Fire.

6. TRAINING REPORT

   1. Fire: We completed our annual hose testing and conducted engine operations as well as new recruit training with Captain Wheat.

   2. EMS: Discussed Mental Wellness in regards to emergency response.

7. FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION - No one from the association attended the meeting.

8. DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS:

   1. Status of building a second station

      1. Building plans are finalized with keeping the roof line the same elevation for the whole building. We still need to pick our building colors. The chief was also advised that the sewer line will be approximately 1,000 feet as they are getting all of the utilities planned out. Other station items that will be needed are desks, furniture, turn out racks, exhaust removal system, and turnout washers as well as a SCBA fill station. The chief will keep getting estimates on these items but rough budget would be between $100,000.00 to $300,000.00

      2. Still waiting on the county to meet with the chief to see if we can utilize an approach onto Pocatello Creek road, however the chief has pulled the requirements from the county site and it looks like it should not be an issue but the chief will keep following up.

   2. Status of on getting a Public Information Officer

      1. Cami Farnworth has accepted the position and will begin with some online training as well as in class courses that will work with her schedule.

   3. Discussion on District equipment

      1. The 2000 International Water Tender is back from the shop and has been winterized. The tank is still badly damaged and would need a new liner to be usable. It is probably better to just sell it and try to recoup the money the District spent on the tender.

      2. If all agree to this, the chief will get the process started for the 2000 International as we are still utilizing T-24 until we secure or make plans for another water tender.

      3. Commissioner Curtis moved and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson for the chief to sell the 2000 International Tender in order to recoup the money that the District has spent on it. The motion passed unanimously.

      4. T-24 and B-12 have also been winterized due to the lack of indoor parking for them. B-12 is currently parked at the home of one of the district members and can be easily accessed for the District’s use.

   4. Discuss County fire construction permits

      1. Planning and development issues and problems with fire construction permits continue with the county. They are not following the codes they adopted and then they want the chief to sign off on it.

      2. Home builders are saying that they are not getting the packets that are given out with their permits and then the rules in the packets are not being followed or enforced.

      3. The chief had a lengthy conversation with Chase at planning and development about them hiring an inspector to handle the majority of the county fire permits. We will need the county fire chiefs/commissioners to sign off on the inspector with some stipulations in regards to commercial and new subdivision developments.

      4. It is possible the County Board of Commissioners do not know what is going on. The new county commissioner has been in contact with Commissioner Curtis and he is going to set a meeting with this new commissioner to discuss our concerns.

   5. Discussion on snow removal provider

      1. We have received 2 bids for snow removal of the station lot: Changing Seasons for $125 a push and Mountain Top Lawn Care for $100 per push with an additional $70 per application for ice melt if we want it.

      2. The chief wants plowing to happen any time the snow gets to 2” or more.

      3. The District will use Mountain Top Law Care for snow removal and Secretary Ramirez will call the provider and inform them of the decision.

   6. Discussion on Firefighters Assoc Christmas Dinner/Awards Night

      1. The party will be on December 6th at the Red Lion hotel. The firefighters will be giving out some awards as well.

      2. The firefighters are interested in getting jackets. The association has 2 options that they’d like to choose between. The jackets could be given to those who have completed their training schedule and have completed their first year to receive a jacket.

      3. Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Johnson to allocate money from the district budget for jackets as a firefighter recognition award. 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 to us on how to handle traumatic calls within our district. The chief has scheduled a training session with them for November 19th from 0900-1600. The costs of the training will be covered by a grant except for a meal which the chief will cover from his training budget.

11. EXECUTIVE SESSION pursuant to Idaho Code §74-206(1)(a) to discuss personnel issues.

    1. Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Shell to go into an executive session. The motion passed unanimously. The commissioners entered executive session at 6:57pm.

    2. The commissioners returned from executive session at 7:10pm.

12. ADJOURNMENT - Commissioner Curtis made a motion and was seconded by Commissioner Shell to close the meeting. The motion passed unanimously and the meeting closed at 7:24pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Todd Ramirez, Board Secretary