Matlacha - Pine Island Fire Control District
February 28, 2007
Call to Order:
Commissioner Elder called the meeting to order at 5p.m.
Roll Call: Commissioners Cammick, Cox, Elder, Peckinpaugh, and Cole were present.
Chief Bradley, Deputy Chief Marzella, Attorney
Pritt, Inspector Roach, Linda
Approval of Minutes:
1.
January
9, 2007 Monthly Workshop – Commissioner Cammick moves to
approve minutes as presented with Commissioner
Peckinpaugh. Motion passed unanimously.
2.
January
24, 2007 Regular Meeting – Commissioner
Cammick moves to
Approve
minutes as presented with Commissioner Cox to second. Motion passed unanimously.
3.
February
13, 2007 Special Meeting – Commissioner
Cammick moves to
approve minutes as presented with Commissioner
Peckinpaugh to second. Motion passed
unanimously.
4.
February
13, 2007 Monthly Workshop – Commissioner
Peckinpaugh moves
to approve as presented with Commissioner Cammick
to second. Motion passed unanimously.
Treasurer's Report: 1/20/07-2/23/07 – Commissioner Cammick gives
Treasurer’s Report.
Commissioner
Cole moves to approve Treasurer’s Report with Commissioner Cox to second. Motion passed unanimously.
Review of Income Statements: January
Setting of Agenda:
Commissioner
Cammick wants to have introduction of new staff after this item.
Commissioner
Elder – New Business add #2
Guests: Todd Sweet from Totems –
Discussion of new Station 3 follows.
Public Comment: Agenda Items:
Volunteers: Brief discussion follows,
Explorers: Brief discussion follows.
Auxiliary: Brief discussion follows.
CERT: Brief discussion follows.
Firefighters: No one present.
Chief’s Report:
1. Monthly Report – Brief discussion
follows.
2. Inspector’s Report – Brief discussion follows.
3. Bokeelia Station 3 – Brief discussion follows. Chief would like to name it after
Marty Slater, who was the original
Fire Chief of
4. Station 1 Bay Expansion – Brief discussion
follows.
5. Banking Relationship – Brief discussion
follows. Deposit Account Resolution
from Fifth Third presented (copy on file). Commissioner Cammick moves to adopt the Deposit Account Resolution with
Fifth Third Bank with Commissioner Peckinpaugh to second.
Motion passed unanimously.
Fifth
Third Bank Commercial Card Company Resolution presented (copy on file). Copies of cardholder agreement not attached
and Commissioners wanted this information so Linda had to get copies, consensus
is to hold off discussion until Linda returns.
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5. Collective Bargaining Status – District has
entered into Impasse but discussions
are still going on.
6. Disposition of Inventoried Items – Commissioner Peckinpaugh moves to
approve of disposition of inventoried items (5 items)
as presented with Commissioner Cox to second.
Brief discussion follows. Motion
passed unanimously.
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Fifth Third Bank Commercial Card Company Resolution discussion held off until Linda
returned with copies of cardholder agreement.
Brief discussion follows. Consensus
of the board is to make Deputy Chiefs limit $2,000. Commissioner Cammick moves to adopt the Fifth Third Bank Commercial
Card Company Resolution with Commissioner Cox to second.
Motion passed unanimously.
Old Business:
1. Affordable Housing – Brief discussion
follows. Commissioner Cole states this
is still on hold.
2. Capital Expenditures / Financing Options –
Brief discussion follows.
Consensus is to hold off discussion till have 1st
set of GMP numbers.
3. Staff Evaluation – Brief discussion
follows. Chief states these will be on
file at
Station 1.
Discussion follows in recommendation from Chief for raises. Chief states he was asked by both not to
pursue that until after union negotiations are over with.
4. Fire Hydrants – Chief’s Recommendation – Brief
discussion follows.
5. Matlacha Station 4
a. Interlocal Agreement Progress – Roetzel &
Andress – Memorandum of
Understanding Draft was presented (copy on
file). Discussion follows. Commissioner
Peckinpaugh moves to have Mr. Pritt move forward with negotiations with the
county to a MOU with Commissioner Cammick to second. Motion passed unanimously. Brief discussion follows.
b. Impact on Budget – Brief discussion follows.
6. Mid Month Workshop Agenda (Next Session March
13) – Brief discussion
follows.
Consensus of board is to have meeting advertised for March 12th and
cancel the 13th meeting as there is a conflict. Items
to be on agenda:
a. Firefighter Comment & Input
b. Commissioners Guidelines
New Business:
1. Commissioner Compensation
a. Expense Reimbursement Of Commissioner’s
Expenditures – Draft
Resolution 2007-01 Expense
Payment/Reimbursement Policy presented (copy on file). Discussion follows. Commissioner
Cole moves to bring discussion of compensation off the table for further
discussion with Commissioner Cox to second.
Motion passed unanimously. Discussion
follows. Commissioner Cammick moves to accept travel (at IRS rate) and expense
reimbursement to be turned in on monthly bases at beginning of the meeting with
Commissioner Cole to second. Brief
discussion follows. Motion passed 4-1. (Ayes- Cole/Cox/ Cammick/Elder) (Nay-Peckinpaugh)
Commissioner
Cammick moves to talk about compensation at a workshop. Discussion follows. Motion fails lack of a second. Commissioner
Cammick moves to get $100 a month for compensation. Motion fails lack of second.
Consensus of the board is to have chief bring
expense payment/reimbursement policy for the employees to next months meeting.
2.
Public Comment: General
Good of the District: Thermal
Imaging Camera
Grant from FEMA and continued meetings about
Little Pine Island Burn.
Letter of thanks for Job Well
Done from Joanne and Jack Merritt.
Commissioner Peckinpaugh moves to adjourn with
Commissioner Cox to second. Motion
passed unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
MPIFCD
District Administrative Assistant
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Commissioner James Cole/Secretary