Board of Fire Commissioners Meeting Minutes – September 11, 2023

Board of Fire Commissioners Glenville Fire District # 2

1. Meeting called to order at 7:03 pm

Attendance: Commissioners Joe La Coppolla, Andy Gilpin, Mike McHale, John McLeod, Treasurer Tom Esmond, Secretary Morgan Tibbitts

2. Approval of August Agenda

Motion: M McHale Seconded: J McLeod

Ayes: 4 Noes: 0

Motion Carried

3. Approval of Minutes from August meeting

Motion: M McHale Seconded: A Gilpin

Ayes: 4 Noes: 0

Motion Carried

4. Public Hearing and Requests for Use
   1. Motion to approve the Alplaus Knitting Circle to use the Community Room from 1pm to 3om every Thursday

Motion: A Gilpin Seconded: J McLeod

Ayes: 4 Noes: 0

Motion Carried

5. Chairman’s Comments
   1. None

6. Chief’s Monthly Report
   1. Activity and calls – 43 alarms, averaging 7 members per call
   2. Training Report – Held 4 drills in August, covering Boat and UTV driver training, water flow operations (Rexford), Extrication and SCBA skills.  Planning to schedule a live burn drill in fall.  
   3. Request for external courses/purchases – Request for hot voltage tool and 5 new pagers.  

Motion to purchase 2 Hot Stick Voltage Detectors at $349.99 each for a total of $699.98 shipping

Motion: J LaCoppola Seconded: M McHale

Ayes: 4 Noes: 0

Motion Carried

Motion to purchase 5 additional pagers for $3,465.00.

Motion: Joe Seconded: Andy Gilpin

Ayes: 4 Noes: 0

Motion Carried

Motion to accept the Chief’s Report

Motion: M McHale Seconded: J McLeod

Ayes: 4 Noes: 0

Motion Carried

7. New Business
   1. None

8. Standing Committee Reports
   1. Long Range Planning (Gilpin/McHale)
      1. None
   2. Building and Grounds (Doyle/McHale/McLeod)
      1. Special meeting for sidewalk project on 9/26, to be announced on FD sign
      2. Request bids for snow removal
   3. Equipment (La Coppola/Doyle)
      1. None
   4. Safety and Regulatory (McLeod/McHale)
      1. None
   5. Medical Program/Physical Examinations (Gilpin/Doyle)
      1. None
   6. Communications and Warnings (Doyle/McLeod)
      1. None
   7. Finance (McHale/Gilpin)
      1. Budget public hearing date 10/17/23, 7 pm

Motion to accept proposed 2024 budget

Motion: M McHale Seconded: J McLeod

Ayes: 4 Noes: 0

Motion Carried

8. Service Awards Program (La Coppola/Gilpin)
   1. None

9. Treasurer’s Report
   1. A. Gilpin reconciled statements from June, July, August
   2. Review of Report
      1. Tom Esmond presented his report and showed a balance of $318,557.93 in the General Fund, and $154,089.05 in the Reserve Fund as of August 31, 2023

Motion to approve the treasurer’s balance sheet report 

Motion:  M McHale Seconded: J McLeod

Ayes: 4 Noes: 0

Motion carried

9. Review vouchers and considerations to pay

Motion to pay vouchers 23-175 through 23-192

Motion:  M McHale Seconded: J La Coppola

Ayes: 4 Noes: 0

Motion carried

Motion to approve payment of Speedway gas bills before regularly scheduled meeting

Motion:  J La Coppola Seconded:M McHale

Ayes: 4 Noes: 0

Motion carried

10. Old Business
    1. Sign update review and discuss sign usage policy
       1. Webpage meeting set for 9/12
    2. Webpage update

11. Matters arising
    1. None

12. Adjournment 8:08 pm.  Next meeting October 9, 7 pm.