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

OFFICIAL MEETING MINUTES SOUTH AREA FIRE & EMERGENCY RESPONSE DISTRICT Board of Directors Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 13, 2014 @ 6:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order The regular meeting of the South Area Fire and Emergency Response District Board of Directors was called to order at 6:00 PM by SAFER Board Chairman Loren White. MEMBERS PRESENT – Loren White, Village of Weston President; Fred Schaefer, Rib Mountain Supervisor; Keith Langenhahn, Town of Marathon Chairman; Barb Ermeling, Village of Weston Trustee; and Paul Wirth, SAFER Fire Chief. Deputy Fire Chief, Steve Meilahn were also present. Allen Opall, Rib Mountain Chairman. Three audience members were present. Attorney Peter Conrad was also present. 2. Comments from the public on issues related to the SAFER District There was no public comment or correspondence. 3. Consent Items a) Approval of prior meeting minutes from Tuesday 4/8/2014. Motion by Ermeling/Langenhahn to approve prior meeting minutes from Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Motion carried unanimously. 4. Business Items a) Discussion and action on Employee Handbook. The Board of Directors reviewed each chapter recommending minor changes to a few. Motion by Schaefer/Opall to approve the Employee Handbook subject to corrections noted during the meeting. Motion carried unanimously. b) Discussion and action on PTO program for fulltime employees of SAFER. A draft PTO policy was discussed at length. Administrator Guild presented a proposed PTO policy the Village of Weston is considering. No action taken on this item. c) Discussion and action on purchase of ambulance in 2014. The Board of Directors reviewed pricing received from PL Custom and Life Line. Motion by Schaefer/Ermeling to approve the ambulance purchase from PL Custom with the additional cost of $3,000 for the sliding side entry door subject to Village of Weston and Town of Rib Mountain Board approvals and payment to be made in January, 2015 or upon delivery, whichever comes later. Q: White asked if the RFP’s would be available for review if asked. Chief Wirth stated yes. Motion carried unanimously. 5. Staff Reports a) Reports from Fire Chiefs Chief Wirth reported SAFER has received an open records request from Channel 7 regarding run times. b) Reports from Administrators Administrator Guild presented a SAFER budget status report through April. 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). Opall reported he will recommend a replacement for Gerry Klein on the SAFER Fire Commission. 7. Set next meeting date and discuss items for next committee agenda. Next meeting date is scheduled for June 10, 2014. 8. Adjourn Motion by Opall/Langenhahn to adjourn at 8: p.m. Motion carried unanimously. Prepared by Rhonda Christiansen on May 30, 2014 Presented for consideration to the Board of Directors on June 10, 2014.