Business Meeting
Little Cypress Volunteer Fire Department
February 1, 2007
Meeting called to order and pledge by Steve Freeman at 7:00pm.
Reading of Minutes: Minutes of January 4, 2007 read. Motion made by Scot McDonald to accept, 2nd by Jeff Ewing. Motion carried.
Financial Report: Checking balance $3830.15, Savings $1437.90, motion to accept thefinancial report made by Ken Raybon, 2nd by Pee Wee Adams, motion carried.
Bills: none
Communications: none
Report of Recent Incidents:
1.0 Structure fire on Elmira road, dry hydrant that was recently installed near area was used but it was discovered that at least 3 sections of hard suction will be need to draft there.
2.0 There has been several medical assists throughout the District.
Officers report:
1.0 February 18 (Sat) and 19 (Sun) Ladder 33 will be used at Lumberton High School for a ladder class. Four members from LCFD will be able to attend for free.
2.0 Captain Adams asked that at the next training meeting everyone that has not been fit tested will need to be tested.
3.0 Jeff Garmon requested TDH cards from everyone that is TDH certified.
4.0 Scott McDonald attended meeting with the County addressing access at the West Bluff boat ramp.
No committee reports.
Old Business:
1.0 Jeff Ewing asked about buying uniforms for the Department from savings/checking. Tabled till good of the department.
2.0 Ken Raybon asked if there was any new news about the annexation, none reported.
New Business:
1.0 Scott McDonald passed out draft copies Organizational Guidelines and By-Laws, asked each member to read them and make whatever corrections they think should be made and bring them back to the next Business meeting to be discussed.
2.0 Jeff Garmon stated that as soon as he can finish putting together and get a time slot in the schedule that he will be giving a 2hr EMS class on a training night.
Good of the Department:
1.0 Motion made by Jeff Ewing to give helmets to Ken Raybon and Harold Burleigh like the one given to Tommy Simar, also to reimburse Chief Browning for the helmet that was given to Tommy Simar, 2nd by Sean Peterson, motion carried.
2.0 Motion made by Scott McDonald to reimburse Chief Browning for the purchase of Roberts Rules of Order book to be used at business meetings to ensure accordance to the rules of order, 2nd by Pee Wee Adams, motion carried.
3.0 Jeff Ewing made a motion to buy 30 Class A shirts, 2nd by Jake James, motion passed. Scott McDonald stated that the shirts, badges and name plates for everyone would be $3483 based on the numbers that were provided by Chief Browning.
4.0 Had second reading of Donald Jeanise, he was voted membership into the Department.
Benediction and Adjourned by Steve Vaughn at 20:22pm
ACTION ITEMS:
1. Reimburse Chief Browning
2. Order helmets Raybon/Burleigh
3. Order shirts, Nights Uniform
4. Issue equipment/documents to FFJeanise