S.A.F.E.R. Board of Directors

OFFICIAL NOTICE & MEETING AGENDA of a Board, Commission, Committee, Agency, Corporation, Quasi-Municipal Corporation, or Sub-unit thereof Meeting: S.A.F.E.R. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Members: L White; A Opall; B Ermeling; F Schaefer; K Langenhahn Location: Rib Mountain Town Hall; 3700 North Mountain Rd, Wausau Date/Time: Tuesday, January 14th, 2014 @ 6:00 P.M. AGENDA ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION (All items listed may be action upon) Notice is hereby given that a majority of the S.A.F.E.R. Commissioners may be present at the above noticed meeting due to the proximity of meeting time/location. This constitutes a meeting of the S.A.F.E.R. Commissioners pursuant to State ex rel. Badke v. Greendale Village Bd., 173 Wis.2d 553,494 N.W.2d 408 (1993), and must be noticed as such, although the S.A.F.E.R. Commissioners will not take any action at this meeting. 1. Call to Order. 2. Comments from the public on issues related to the SAFER district – This period is an opportunity for members of the community to come before the Directors and present to them their comments related to the financial and administrative management of the SAFER district. No action will be taken on comments received at this meeting. 3. Consent Items. a) Approval of prior meeting minutes from 1/14/2014. 4. Business Items. a) Approval of a collection agency for outstanding ambulance bills. b) Approval of an Ambulance Intercept agreements. 5. Staff Reports. a) Reports from Fire Chief. 6. Remarks from the Directors (No motions will be made, and no action will be taken related to policy affecting the S.A.F.E.R. district as a result of this agenda item). 7. Set next meeting date and discuss items for next committee agenda. 8. Adjourn. This notice was posted at the Municipal Centers and sent to the Wausau Daily Herald newsroom on 01/26/2014 @ 5:00 p.m. Please note that, upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through appropriate aids and services. For additional information or to request this service, contact the Rib Mountain Town Municipal Center at (715) 842-0983. SOUTH AREA FIRE & EMERGENCY DISTRICT Official Meeting Minutes Board of Directors Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 14, 2014 @ 6:00 p.m. . . . Daniel Guild (due to road conditions from a snow storm) arrived late to the meeting at 6:09 pm . . . the minutes reflected in this account show the actions of the Directors as recorded from the time of his arrival. . . . Upon arrival it was witness that those present were Loren White, Fred Schaefer, Allen Opall, Chief Wirth, Deputy Chief Meilahn, Rib Mountain Administrator Gaylene Rhoden, and Weston Finance Director John Jacobs. 4a. Motion by Opall/Schaefer to approve a 2014 fee schedule for ambulance services. MC 3-0. 4b. Request to table action on selection of a collection agency for outstanding ambulance bills owed to the District. White suggested that AccuMed coordinate its activities with Alliance or whoever the District end up using. Motion to table this item to a future meeting by Opall/Schafer. MC 3-0. 4c. Motion by Opall/Schaefer to approve a contract for ambulance services with the Town of Guenther. MC 3-0. 4d. Motion by Schaefer/Opall to approve an ambulance intercept agreement with the Village of Rothschild. Schaefer – how many intercepts did we (Rib Mountain) do last year? Chief about 12 – and we are going to change the way we do this service. Both hospitals will continue to also provide intercept agreements. MC 3-0. 4e-i. Motion by Schaefer/Opall to use Village of Weston policy and procedures for SAFER district employees. MC 3-0. 4e-ii. Motion by Schaefer/Opall to approve salary schedule for SAFER district employees. MC 3-0. 4e-iii. Motion by Schaefer/Opall to direct Chief Wirth to prepare a policy for the District addressing a Paid-Time Off system for Leave Benefits, Conversion of accured sick leave benefits of SAFER employees prior to becoming employees of the District, including other practices which will govern personnel management system of the SAFER district. MC-3-0. 4e-iv. Motion by Schaefer/Opall to provide $1,000 for funding of HSA accounts for full-time employees in 2014. MC 3-0. Adjourn at 7:30 pm. ### Presented for review and consideration by Daniel Guild for consideration on 1/28/2014.