FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 5 MASON COUNTY

Chairperson Griffey called the meeting of April 27 2005 to order at 10 A.M. Present were Commissioner Hauser and Chief Knight.

The minutes of the meeting of 4/13/05 were read.  MOTION MADE BY HAUSER AND SECONDED BY GRIFFEY TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS READ. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Correspondence:  Mason County Board of Commissioners wrote asking for input to update the County Comprehensive Plan.

Mason County Fire District 2 sent a letter and petition information for a merger request of property in Twanoh Falls from District 5 into District 2. Chief Knight will write reply letters to both entities.

Assistant Chief Tim McKern prepared an activity report dated 4/22/05.

General Information: Chief Knight provided copies of a Cost Per Call analysis.  A brief discussion followed.

Business for Consideration: The discussion about one meeting per month will take place once all the District 5 commissioners are present.

The regular meeting was temporarily suspended at 10:26 A.M. to call a Board for Volunteer Firefighters to order.  The meeting adjourned at 10:27 A.M. and the regular meeting reconvened.

THE VOUCHERS WERE REVIEWED.  MOTION MADE BY HAUSER AND SECONDED BY GRIFFEY TO APPROVE FOR PAYMENT VOUCHERS #20850 TOTALING $134,612.28.  MOTION MADE BY HAUSER AND SECONDED BY GRIFFEY TO APPROVE FOR PAYMENT VOUCHERS # 20851 THROUGH AND INCLUDING #20889 TOTALING $45,800.17.  MOTIONS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Public Suggestions and Comments:  None

The regular meeting was temporarily suspended at 10:30 A.M. to call for an Executive Session for a personnel matter.  The meeting is expected to last approx. 10 minutes.  The meeting adjourned with no action taken and the regular meeting reconvened at 10:40 A.M.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 A.M. until the next regular meeting scheduled for 5/11/05.

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Chairperson Del Griffey                         Commissioner Tom Taylor

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Commissioner Lorne Hauser                    Recording Secretary Donna M. Clark