CLERMONT FIRE COMMISSIONERS
JANUARY 18, 2016
The Clermont Fire Commissioners held their regular meeting after the Organizational meeting on Monday, January 18, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. Those in attendance were Chairwoman Susan Rifenburgh, Commissioner Laurence Saulpaugh, Commissioner Ronald Miller, Commissioner Raymond Bauer and Commissioner Ronald Rifenburgh. Others present were Chief Fred Gooderham, Treasurer Denise Fiore, Lloyd Kukon and Robert Desmond.
Chairwoman Rifenburgh opened the meeting. Ronald Miller was sworn in as new Commissioner prior to the meeting.
MINUTES: The minutes were reviewed and accepted by Commissioner Saulpaugh, seconded by Commissioner R. Rifenburgh. All in favor. So carried.
TREASURERS REPORT:
December Invoices paid $ 3,338.94
Proposed January invoices $ 1,286.45 *
Paid January invoices $ 2,287.36
Total $ 3,573.81 *
* Adjusted amount
Reconciliation of Accounts:
The Bank of Greene County Balances to Date
Money Market Checking Balance $ 95,796.82
Checking Balance $ 797.64
Plus Deposit 1/15/16 $ 2,000.00
Less Outstanding Checks $ 2,406.87
Checking Balance to Date $ 390.77
Money market & Checking Account Total $ 96,187.59
Capital Reserve Fund $ 33,598.88
Reserve Fund Balance $ 29,664.58
A motion was made by Commissioner Bauer to accept the Treasurer’s report, seconded by Commissioner Saulpaugh. All in favor. So carried.
CORRESPONDENCE:
- Livingston Fire District Election Results – David Perotti was elected for a five-year term.
- Clermont’s Election Results – Ronald Miller was elected for a five-year term.
- Penflex – Copies provided of the LOSAP amended statute and Guidance based on recent audits. Copies from Association of Town on amended statute also provided.
- Updated Fire Commissioners and Officers list – copies provided
- RBC Wealth Management Newsletter
- RBC Wealth Management Account statement for December - $303,456.83
- Information on Fire Commissioner Training for Classroom and Online.
- Information on Fire & EMS Law and Management Conference at Turningstone – March 31 – April 3rd.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS: Commissioners Bauer and Saulpaugh
No Report
INSURANCE: Commissioners R. Rifenburgh and Miller
Fingar Insurance will be asked to come to next months meeting to go over our insurance.
The policy isn’t due until next March.
FIRE EQUIPMENT: Commissioners Bauer and Saulpaugh
- Truck #601: The blow off valve was fixed.
- Truck #603: The relief valve lights on are both on. Commissioner R. Rifenburgh could not get them to reset.
- Truck #602: The small lines that circulate water through the system came off but have been fixed.
LOSAP: All Commissioners
- The Chief has the 2015 calls, meetings and drill attendance for the LOSAP reporting.
LAWS AND POLICIES: All Commissioners
Commissioner Bauer asked if we have ever done anything to set up the proper account with the reserve fund. Commissioner R. Rifenburgh said that this has to be done by referendum.
LEGAL: All Commissioners
OLD BUSINESS:
- Fuel Oil was filled by Main Care in January.
- Two of the helmets came in, two are back ordered.
- CO gas was picked up.
- Pagers have been picked up and are locked in cabinet. There are 26 and will be handed out to active members.
- Lloyd Kukon talked about the vote last month about drivers operating without pump operator certification. There was no majority. Whether you have three, four or five members present there have to be three votes. There were only two yes votes, one no and one abstention. Chief Gooderham also said that it is not in the Operating procedures that an apparatus operator has to have the pump operator. Commissioner R. Rifenburgh said that there is a statute, which states that you have to have it.
Chairwoman Rifenburgh is concerned about the legal aspect if we do not follow through with holding to this requirement for all. There was discussion about the classes that are needed to be a driver and if we can do training in-house with documentation. The Commissioners would like to get more information for next month. Possibly a policy that sets the perimeters that have to be adhered to with a certain time limit that they have to take the course. The Commissioners have to look at the legal aspects of this type of training. Robert Desmond suggested taking the courses and in-house training.
NEW BUSINESS:
- LOSAP: Chairwoman Rifenburgh will ask Dave Rogers of RBC Wealth Management to come down in March to find out what our options are and what our payments are going to be and what it is going to be in the future with the LOSAP program.
CHIEFS REPORT:
There were four calls in December:
12/2/15 – AAPI – Rollover – Tivoli
12/13/15 – Stand by for Red Hook (Lasher Road)
12/13/15 – AAPI – State Route 9G
12/17/15 – Burnt food on stove – 1743 State Route 9
DRILLS:
- 12/2/15 Training – 7 firefighters attended
- 12/9/15 – Training – 13 Firefighters attended
- 12/16/15 Weekly drill/Training – Hose stretching/estimating length of need/role of scene support – 9 firefighters attended
- 12/28/15 Monthly drill – PPE check and Donning/SCBS donning/CO detector use – 16 firefighters attended.
OSHA CLASSES: Scheduled for March 10 and March 24
TALLY OF ALARMS FOR 2015
Automatic Alarms: 14
AAPI: 14
CO Activation’s: 2
Lifting Assists: 1
Brush Fires: 2
Wire Down or arching: 2
Smoke Investigation: 3
Unknown Explosion: 1
Stand-by: 3
Structure Fires: 4
Drills and Training Sessions: 17
Schools: 19
The Chief reported that the helmets were ordered, two came, and two were backordered.
The bunker pants have not come in.
A motion was made to pay the bills less the $111.75 to MES by Commissioner R. Rifenburgh, seconded by Commissioner Saulpaugh. All in favor. So carried.
Commissioner R. Rifenburgh asked Lloyd Kukon if he had done the inventory. Lloyd ran into some personal problems and did not get it done.
Commissioner R. Rifenburgh reported the fuel usage was 52.5 gallons last month.
Evan Decker was sworn in as Captain.
There were no public comments.
A motion was made to adjourn by Commissioner R. Rifenburgh, seconded by Commissioner Saulpaugh at 8:15 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Helen Shannon
Fire District Secretary