City of Edwardsville Foreign Fire Insurance Board met March 14.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
Meeting was called to order at 1305 by Chairman pro-tem Heuchert. Members present Heuchert, Wilfong, Rieger, Whiteford, Kemper. Gooden and Signorotti absent.
Visitors Burnley, Morgan and Hall present.
Minutes of the previous regular meeting and special meeting presented. Motion by Kemper, 2nd by Rieger to approve as presented. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s report presented. Check for 2021 was received - $67,171.59. Current balance $91,638. Approx $66,484.25 available for this meeting including outstanding approvals and recurring expenses.
Elections were held Nov 28th – Dec 1st. Eighteen ballots were received electronically. Results as follows:
Kemper - 18
Gooden - 18
Signorotti - 18
Motion by Rieger, 2nd by Kemper to ratify. Motion carried
Appointment of Officers
- Kemper nominated by Heuchert, 2nd by Whiteford for Chairman. No other nominations. Motion by Heuchert, 2nd by Whiteford to appoint Kemper by acclimation. Motion carried.
- Rieger nominated by Heuchert, 2nd by Wilfong for Treasurer. No other nominations. Motion by Heuchert, 2nd by Wilfong to appoint Rieger by acclimation. Motion carried.
- Heuchert nominated by Kemper, 2nd by Rieger for Secretary. No other nominations. Motion by Kemper, 2nd by Rieger to appoint Kemper by acclimation. Motion carried.
Request for Expenditures – New
- Request from J. Sweetman and Signorotti for TRT equipment. Purchase would allow for standardization of all TRT bags on apparatus and purchase of new items. Request for funds up to $5500. Motion by Motion by Kemper, 2nd by Heuchert to approve. Discussion. 4 yes, 1 no. Motion carried.
- Request from Burnley for $650 for a new Class III harness to replace one that was damaged last week during training. During presentation, Chief Whiteford stated that he would be able to replace that harness with department funds. Request withdrawn.
- Request from J. Sweetman for up to $1000 for framing of historic photos found in the station to post around station 1. Motion by Heuchert, 2nd by Rieger to approve. Discussion. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
- Request from Holder for funds to purchase new radio holders for current radio straps to accommodate the new radios being purchased. Also in the bid was a complete radio strap/radio holder/sway strap kit for the 1303 radio at Station 3. Motion by
Heuchert, 2nd by Kemper to approve. Discussion. Motion by Heuchert amended to purchase only the complete kit for the 1303 radio, 2nd by Kemper. Funds NTE $150. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
- Request from Anderson for funds up to $4000 to purchase a hot dog roller machine and cheese/chilli dispenser. No motion.
- Request from Morgan for funds to purchase a Roll N Rack hose rolling system – funds NTE $12,000. Motion by Heuchert, 2nd by Wilfong to approve. Discussion. 4 yes, 1 no. Motion carried.
- Request from Cruz for a TFT Hemisphere portable monitor for $3698. Motion by Heuchert, 2nd by Kemper to approve. Discussion. 1 yes, 4 no. Motion failed.
- Request from McKee for $8500 for a new power cot and powerload system for 1343. This item is in capital expenditures from the city, however only $27,000 was allocated. The demo cot and powerload total $35,000, leaving a gap of $8500. This will bring the department to a total of 4 powerload systems once the new ambulance arrived. Motion by Heuchert, 2nd by Rieger to approve. 4 yes, 1 no. Motion carried.
- Request from Heuchert for a gear allowance for all members - $75 per set of gear – total of $4200. This allowance has been approved several times in the past to provide funds for members to purchase gear related items. Motion by Wilfong, 2nd by Heuchert to approve. 4 yes, 1 no. Motion carried.
No other requests.
Old Business
- No old business
New Business
- Meeting Dates for 2022
o March 14th
o June 6th
o September 5th
o December 5th
All meetings held at Station 1 at 1pm.
Motion by Wilfong, 2nd by Heuchert to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 14:07.
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