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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/24/2014 FFTB Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT FIRE DEPARTMENT FOREIGN FIRE TAX BOARD TH OCTOBER 24 2014 A regular meeting of the Mount Prospect Fire Department Foreign Fire Tax Board was held on th Friday, October 24 2014 at 8:30am at 112 E. Northwest Highway, Mount Prospect, Illinois, 60056 pursuant to notice. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chairman Brad Peterson at 9:18am. Note: There was a delay in the formal calling to order due to a presentation by Mr. Alan Sylvia from Hitachi covering the Clary Business Machines Video Conferencing System. PRSENT: Chairman Brad Peterson, Trustee Randy Uidl, Trustee, Jim East, Trustee Chief John Malcolm ABSENT: Co-Chairman Jim Miller, Treasurer Aaron Grandgeorge, Secretary Richard Christensen ALSO PRESENT: Benjamin Johnson, Tim Skaton, Kyle Laurinaitis, Eric Schmitt, Jennifer Schuman, Cory Pikora, Bryan Loomis, Brian Lambel, Jim Ingebrigtsen, Jim Flory, Henery Dawson, Mike Werner, Peter Morris, Michele Kowalczyk, Joe Wysong, Joe Reschke, Pat Clark, Dave Miller, Dale Steward, John Dolan, Brad Bocox, OFFICERS REPORT: ChairmanTreasurer : Nothing to report, : (reported by Chairman Brad Peterson.) The current Fund balance is $295,167.41, this accounts for expenditure in 2014 totaling $17,464.74 and deposits totaling $66,541.73. A motion was made by Trustee J. East to accept the Treasurer report as read and seconded Trustee R. Uidl. Motion carried by unanimous Secretary: voice vote. The minutes from the regular scheduled meeting of August 22, 2014 and the special meeting held on August 29, 2014 were reviewed. Trustee J. East requested that the minutes of the special meeting held on August 29, 2014 be amended to reflect the following changes: the title of the recorded minutes should be Illinois be added, and the members that were also present at the meeting be added to the record. Trustee Chief J. Malcolm made a motion to accept the minutes of the regular meeting held on August 22, 2014 and the special meeting held on August 29, 2014 with the amendments raised by Trustee J. East and Trustee R. Uidl Seconded the motion. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. OLD BUSINESS: Trustee J. East reported that he had spoken with Tony Minarcik regarding the status of the intubation mannequins proposal expenditure and that at this time per Tony M. the intubation mannequins have not been ordered as they are looking at changing venders. The change in venders will not result in the expenditure exceeding the approved amount. Tony M. working with EMS Coordinator Wendy Seleen is expecting to have the order placed within the tğŭĻ Њ ƚŅ Ћ week. Member Mike Werner updated the membership on the status of the Blauer jacket proposal. Mike W. stated that the jacket order was placed on October 23, 2014. NEW BUSINESS: Recliners proposal vote: Dale Steward spoke as the originator of the recliner proposal and requested that a vote not be taken today by the General Membership. Dale S. stated that he had gained knowledge of dissatisfaction from several references that currently own the proposed chairs. Problem stated by Dale S. included discomfort and poor wear-ability. No verbal objections to not vote upon the recliner proposal were raised by the general membership. Dale Steward made a motion to withdrawal his proposal for the recliners, Trustee Clary Business R. Uidl seconded the motion. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Machines Video Conferencing System vote: Trustee Chief J. Malcolm stated that there was a $4,000.00 shortfall in funds necessary to purchase the Clary Business Machines Video Conferencing System as outline in the proposal and that if the proposal passed that this $4,000.00 shortfall would be made up my the Mount Prospect Fire Department Operating Budget. Additionally Trustee Chief J. Malcolm affirmed that the annual required software subscription of $2,685.00 would also be covered by the Mount Prospect Fire Department Operating Budget. Trustee J. East requested that a vote be cast by secret ballot. A vote by secret ballot was casted by the general membership present and returned: 25 AYES, 1 NAY. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD: Deputy Chief Henry Dawson commented on a previously approved expenditure to outfit Engine 518 with scene lighting. Per DC Dawson the goal of the approved proposal was to outfit Engine 518 with better scene lighting. The configuration that was specified in the proposal called for telescoping lights on the sides of the engine. However, in application of this proposal it was discovered that this arrangement would not work for aesthetical and practical reasons. DC Dawson reported that the telescoping light that were ordered for the sides of Engine 518 are going to be mounted on the rear and that flush mount side scene lights are going to be ordered for the sides of Engine 518. The additional expenditure of the flush mounted scene lights is still within the amount approved by the board. This new lighting arrangement is the same arrangement that is being specified on the new engine. Mike Werner commented on the previously approved Blauer jacket proposal and raised concern to the board that the vote to approve the jackets was made with the general body having a different understanding in regards to the wear-ability than that of the Mount Prospect Fire Department Administration. After a brief general body discussion it was decided that no action was necessary by the board at this time and that the concerns raised could be deferred to the Labor Management committee. ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Chairman Brad Peterson and seconded by Trustee Chief J. Malcolm to adjourn the meeting at 10:21am. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote. The next meeting to be heldat 112 E. Northwest Highway, Mt.Prospect, Illinois is not scheduled at this time but shall be posted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. _______________________________ Dave Approved by Board____________________. Richard Christensen, Board Secretary Minutes prepared by Jim East, Board Trustee tğŭĻ Ћ ƚŅ Ћ