FIRE COMMISSIONERS MEETING
The Clermont Fire Commissioners held their regular meeting
on
Supervisor
Banks opened the meeting with a moment of silent prayer for Alfred Mastro, Past
Clermont Fire Chief and the salute to the flag. Commissioner Harned made a
motion; seconded by Commissioner Staats to waive the reading of the minutes as
copies were provided and to accept them.
All in favor. So carried.
Chief
Laurence Saulpaugh gave the March report:
1. 3/1/06 – Barn Fire on
Pleasantvale Road – Mutual aid from Tivoli, Red Hook, Germantown, Livingston
and Elizaville.
2. 3/1/06 – Rekindle at
Pleasantvale Road barn fire
3. 3/3/06 – AAPI on route 9G
4. 3/13/06 – Report of possible
fire on Commons Road – unfounded
5. 3/17/06 – Shed fire on
County Route 6
6. 3/21/06 – Brush fire on
Cedar Hill Road
7. 3/28/06 – Good intent call,
controlled burn on Route 9
8. 3/29/06 – Brush fire on
Moore Road, controlled burn, out of control
Drill
for the month on 3/27/06 at airport, pump operations.
After
the Pleasantvale Road fire, one fireman was checked out at the emergency room
and released.
Truck
#604 had pump and transmission problems but has been serviced and all problems
are resolved. The other trucks have been
serviced.
There
is a meeting with Iroquois Pipeline at Kozels on 4/13/06 at 5:30 P.M. at Kozels
Restaurant in Ghent which Supervisor Banks and Chief Saulpaugh will be
attending. Commissioner Lent said it
might be necessary to update our Emergency Preparedness Plan, depending on the
information from the meeting.
Clermont
Firemen attended the wake for Alfred Mastro and the family requested a truck in
the procession. Supervisor Banks stated
that the flag be flown at half-staff until Thursday at the Town Hall and also
at the Firehouse.
There
was discussion on the purchase of a new fire truck. A notice will be placed in the paper for bids
to be returned on Monday, May 1, 2006 at 6:30 P.M. A motion was made by Commissioner Harned,
seconded by Commissioner Lent for the Fire Company to put a bid out for a new
fire truck to meet the specifications as required. All in favor. So carried.
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Board Meeting April
3, 2006
Received
a letter from Al Trezza informing the Town that an executed lease from the Fire
Company to the Town and Bargain and Sale Deed from the Clermont Fire District
to the Clermont Fire Company #1 have been sent to Richard Koweek, Attorney for
the Fire Company for filing with the Columbia County Clerk’s office.
The
Fire Company will be closing this Thursday with construction to start shortly
on the building to house fire trucks on Route 9G.
Commissioner
Nolan inquired about financing by bond or whatever measure to secure funds
prior to accepting the bid for the new fire truck. Will it require a
referendum? Will it be a lease or
purchase? The full cost of the truck
will not be financed for the purchase of the truck, as there have been funds
set aside each year for the last few years for capital projects. Supervisor Banks will work on the funding
through a BAN.
Commissioner
Harned explained the point totals for 2005 for the Length of Service Awards
Program. The point’s list will be posted
at the firehouse and the personnel will have thirty days to dispute any
points. If there is no dispute the list
will be accepted. A motion was made by
Commissioner Nolan to approve the list for LOSAP 2005 points. Motion seconded by Commissioner Staats. Commissioner Harned abstained from
voting. The other Commissioners and
Supervisor Banks were all ayes. So
carried.
A
motion was made by Commissioner Nolan to accept Fire Abstract #4 for payment in
the amount of $10,342.07, seconded by Commissioner Harned. All in favor.
So carried.
A
motion to adjourn made by Commissioner Staats, seconded by Commissioner Lent at
6:55 P.M. All in favor. So carried.
Respectfully
submitted,
Mary
Helen Shannon
Fire
District Secretary