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

South Area Fire Emergency Response OFFICAL MEETING AGENDA OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS This regular meeting of the SAFER Board of Directors, composed of five (5) members, will convene at Rib Mountain Town Hall, 3700 N. Mountain Rd., Wausau, WI 54401 on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 6:00 P.M., to consider the following matters: A. Opening of Session. 1. Meeting called to order by Chairman Opall at 6:00 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. 3. Clerk will take attendance and roll call. 4. Request for silencing of cellphones and other electronic devices. B. Correspondence/Comments from the public. 5. Comments from the public on issues, or matters which the SAFER Board of Directors has oversight over. C. Consent Items 6. Approval of prior meeting minutes from March 31, 2016 D. Business Items. 7. SAFER Charter proposed changes discussion and possible action 8. Battalion Chief stipend discussion and possible action 9. Loan/payment options for CIP discussion and possible action E. Staff Reports 10. Report from Fire Chief 11. Report from Administrators. F. Remarks from the Board of Directors to set the next meeting date, as well as discuss items for the next meeting agenda. (No motions will be made, and no action will be taken related to policy affecting S.A.F.E.R. as a result of this agenda item): G. Adjourn This notice was posted at the Rib Mountain and Weston Municipal Centers, and on the Village of Weston’s website at www.westonwi.gov, and was emailed to local media outlets (Print, TV, and Radio) on 4/22/16 @ 2;30 p.m. A quorum of members from other SAFER District, Town of Rib Mountain, and Village of Weston governmental bodies (boards, commissions, and committees) may attend the above noticed meeting in order to gather information. No actions will be taken by any other board, commission, or committee of SAFER / Town / Village, aside from the SAFER Board of Directors. Should a quorum of other government bodies be present, this would constitute a meeting pursuant to State ex rel. Badke v. Greendale Village Bd., 173 Wis.2d 553,494 N.W.2d 408 (1993). Wisconsin State Statutes require all agendas for public meetings be posted in final form, 24 hours prior to the meeting. Any posted agenda is subject to change up until 24 hours prior to the date and time of the meeting. Any person who has a qualifying disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that meeting or material to be in accessible location or format must contact the Rib Mountain Municipal Center at 715‐842‐0983, by 2pm the Friday prior to the meeting so any necessary arrangements can be made to accommodate each request.  OFFICIAL MEETING MINUTES SOUTH AREA FIRE & EMERGENCY RESPONSE DISTRICT Board of Directors Regular Meeting Thursday, March 31, 2016 @ 6:00 P.M. A. Call to Order The regular meeting of the South Area Fire and Emergency Response District Board of Directors was called to order at 6:03 PM by SAFER Board Chairman Allen Opall. MEMBERS PRESENT – Opall, White, Ermeling. Langenhahn and Kachel were absent and excused. Chief Savage, DC Finke and SAFER Attorney Shane Vanderwaal were also present. B. Correspondence/Comments from the public on issues related to the SAFER District There was no public comment or correspondence. C. Consent Items Approval of prior meeting minutes from March 9, 2016 meeting White/Ermeling to approve prior meeting minutes from March 9, 2016 meeting. Motion carries unanimously. D. Business Items 1. SAFER Charter discussion and possible action Chief Savage reviewed changes to the buy-in language for the Town of Weston, and withdrawal from the district that were discussed at the last SAFER Board meeting. There was further discussion on exactly what is included in the amount of the buy-in for the Town of Weston. White/Opall to approve the charter as presented with the amendments discussed. Motion carries unanimously. E. Staff Reports 1. Report from Fire Chief The 2015 annual report presented to the Board of Directors and will be discussed at the next meeting. Chief Savage commented on an issue with having 2 medical directors. Chairman Opall questioned response times in 2015 vs 2014; DC Finke explained the possible reasons for the time differences. Chief Savage reported on the delivery of the Fire Inspector’s vehicle. 2. Report from Administrators None F. Remarks from the Board of Directors to set the next meeting date, as well as discuss items for the next meeting agenda (No motions will be made, and no action will be taken related to policy affecting SAFER as a result of this agenda item): G. Adjourn Ermeling/White to adjourn at 7 p.m. Motion carries unanimously.  Battalion Chief Stipend Pay Due to the nature of the schedule of the full time Battalion Chief’s there may be times when there is a requirement for a substantial extra time commitment for training and/or meetings. This would not include officer meetings and committee meetings that are considered part of the duties of a Battalion Chief. To appropriately reimburse Battalion Chief’s for the substantial extra time commitment a stipend pay system for these events has been established. Any pay for these events must be pre‐approved by the Chief or Deputy Chief. The pay shall be broken into two categories as listed below. 1‐4 Hours of time commitment‐ For these events the Battalion Chief upon approval shall be paid a stipend of $75.00 5‐8 Hours of time commitment‐ For these events the Battalion Chief upon approval shall be paid a stipend of $150.00 9‐12 Hours of time commitment‐ For these events the Battalion Chief upon approval shall be paid a stipend of $225.00