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Mount Prospect Fire Department
SPECIAL MEETING
Foreign Fire Tax Board
Minutes
Date: September 18, 2006
Start Time: 8:45 AM
Roll Call:
Name: Present Name: Present
Willie FoehrinQ - Chairman Yes Phil Buffalo - Vice Chairman Yes
Jim Flory - Treasurer Yes Tony Huemann - Trustee Yes
Jim Miller - Secretary Yes
Officers Reports:
Chairman Report:
N/A
Vice Chairman Report:
N/A
Treasurer Report:
N/A
New Business:
. Special meeting to discuss Local Ordinance to prohibit entertainment from the
Foreign Fire Tax ability to fund.
Conservations between the Fire Chief, Foreign Fire Tax board chairman, Village
Manager and the Village attorney to determine the description of entertainment.
Suggestion was made to have closed ballet voting. Motion was made by
Huemann and second by Flory - Huemann will make voting ballets for future
votes.
Votes shall be considered 50% + 1 - a tie vote is a No Vote. Bylaws shall be
updated to reflect.
E-Mails shall be made to inform the whole department of meeting. Huemann will
send out this e-mail.
Legal Expenditures
Can Foreign Fire Tax funds be used for entertainment?
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All expenditures were signed to include: Air conditioning - treadmills - knifes.
Foehring discussed with FFT attorney and currently there has been no cost to
discuss issues.
Union will not pay cable bill - standard cable is free from Cable Company - basic
service.
If membership has questions about legal issues and the FFT - please do not
contact the attorney directly, but contact a FFT board member.
Discussion
July 15th should be a collection of funds and put into our account.
It was talked about who collects the funds and why they keep the 5%. Flory is
looking at the possibility to collect funds on our own.
Dave Erb has been very helpful with funds and the account.
Motion was made by Flory to cover legal fees not to exceed $9,999.
Vote: (Yes - 5 - No - 0)
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