Ontario Hose Fire Minutes

Ontario Hose Co. #3 Monthly Meeting 06/01/2026 @ The Vets Home ORDER OF BUSINESS: Meeting called to order at 19:01 1) Pledge: 2) Roll Call: George Finch Jr, Wendell Eckert, Christopher Bradley, Joseph Wagner, Travis Burlingame, Frank Goodrich, Scott Newman, George Finch III, Brenda Hatch, Sara Burton 3) Reading of Previous Minutes & Approval: Read by Sara Burton Aprils Meeting Motion to approve - Travis Burlingame 2nd by-Frank Goodrich All In favor No may Minutes -No meeting due to lack of members/Numbers 4) Applications for Memberships: N/A 5) Swearing in of New Members: N/A 6) Treasurer’s Report: • Treasurer report given by George Finch III 7) Reports of Officer Given by Captain Burlingame -PAGER UPDATE-Pagers have been received and programmed. These are now in our possesion. Five have been handed out and five are upstairs in the Ontario Office.-GEAR UPDATE-Gear has started to be received. Once it is all in it will be inventoried and then handed out. -TRAINING- There has been no training posted or sent out Details- There will be a funeral procession that we are being asked to put the engine in for Eric Olsens Aunt, who was a member of East Pharsalia Fire Department Sherburne Fire Department is potentially looking for an engine crew for standby at the Pageant of Bands- WIll update if there is more information on this 8)Bills and Communications: Bills -$620- Boat -$3581.40-Pagers with contract monies -$579.48-Mothers Day Brunch -$30.00-Chenango County Firemans Association Dues Communications -No Communications Motion to pay Bills-Travis Burlingame 2nd by Frank Goodrich All in favor 9)Committee Reports: Association committee- No Meeting last month Deceased Members Committee- Sara, George Finch III, Brenda Hatch- need to meet again Gear Committee- Have received some of the gear. Still waiting on Bunk pants and coat 10) Unfinished Business- -Items owned and in the Ontario Office needs to be inventoried. Travis will go over the items in the office with the Trustees and will present the information at a meeting at a later date 11) New Business: -Recently hose testing was done for a cost of $1159.13 per company Discussion was had on why such a jump in the price -Pump maintenance will be late September Early October Motion was made by Travis Burlingame to pay for hose testing 2nd by Joseph Wagner All were in favor WIll table the pump maintenance until we receive an invoice for this -Discussion was had about invoice and receipts. The Company would like to have the treasurer CC'd on all emails from the chiefs office when it comes to invoices or bills. Motion was made that as a company we would not pay any more invoices or bills with out receiving the invoice or receipt/ bill first. -George Finch Jr 2nd by Travis Burlingame All in favor -Clambake at Mountain Top will be @ june 28th- please meet at George Finch Jr's House by @10:30 to leave. Also please let him know if you will be attending no later than 6/10/2026 -Have some CD's coming up that is ready for renewal. Looking for the best rates Scott will be looking into this and bring it back to our next meeting so we can make a decision -Discussion was had on getting new Apparel- Sara will get in contact with Craig Harden for this. Discussion was had on what we would like. Decided to make sure our patch would go on the sweatshirts. 12) Installation of Officers: N/A 13) Adjournment: 20:13 Motion to Accept-Joseph Wagner 2nd by- Wendell Eckert All were in Favor