Business Meeting
Little Cypress Volunteer Fire Department
January 4, 2007
Meeting called to order and pledge by Mike Queen at 7:10pm.
Minutes of December 7, 2006 read. Motion
by Ken Raybon to accept as read with 2nd by
Pee Wee Adams, motion carried. ( Jason Gengo noted that at the last business
meeting that
there were motions made to elect officers but were not voted on by the members,
voting will be
addressed in old business.)
Financial Report: checking $3830.15 and
savings 1087.90. Motion by Ken Raybon to accept
financial report with 2nd by Pee Wee Adams, motion carried.
Bills: none
Communications: 1 radio was damaged at a recent accident scene, it is in for repairs.
Report of Recent Incidents: Car wreck on
S. Teal, also car wreck on Hwy 87. Tire fire on West
Bluff. Several medical assists.
PR: dept assisted with the bonfire at the Manshack dirt pit for the LCM safe
graduation.
Officers report: Ken Raybon stated that
the ice machine is not working, will see about getting it
repaired. Discussion on the recent incident with the Beaumont fire truck.
No committee reports.
Old Business: last meeting officers were nominated but there wasn't a vote by the members, Pee Wee Adams made a motion to keep officers as elected, 2nd by Ken Raybon, vote was taken, carried by all.
New Business: Wayne LaCombe made a motion to
elect the remaining office positions, President, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer, Historian, Communication Officer. Ken Raybon nominated Steve Freeman
for President, with no other nominations motion was made by Pee Wee Adams to
cease nominations and accept Steve Freeman for the position of President by
acclamation.
Position of Vice President, there was a nomination of Greg Thornton by Pee Wee
Adams and a nomination of Jeff Garmon by Jeff Ewing, majority vote of 8 to 3 for
Jeff Garmon for the position of Vice President.
Position of Secretary, Jeff Ewing nominated Greg Thornton, with no other
nominations, Pee Wee Adams made a motion to accept Greg Thornton for Secretary
by acclamation.
Position of Treasurer, Pee Wee Adams nominated Mike Queen for Treasurer, with no
other nominations motion was made to accept Mike Queen for the position of
Treasurer by acclamation. No nominations for Historian or the Communication
Officer.
Pee Wee Adams made a motion to close the elections with 2nd by Ken Raybon, motion carried.
Good of the Department: Pee Wee Adams read the first two months of the Departments training/meeting Calendar it is posted on the Departments web site, for those who do not have access to a computer, it will be posted in the office. Jeff Ewing made a motion not to accept new members or do anything with the Fire Corp until the rules governing the Fire Corp are understood. 2nd by Pee Wee Adams. motion carried. Jeanette Bates made a donation of $400.00 to the Department, Pee Wee Adams made a motion to put the money into the savings account, 2nd by Rosetta Brewer, motion carried. Jeff Ewing made a motion to discuss uniforms for the members at the next business meeting, 2nd by Ken Raybon. Ken Raybon had the monitor that was given to the department, it had been repaired and is ready for service.
Benediction and adjourned at 8:20p.m.