FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 5 MASON COUNTY

Chairperson Griffey called the meeting of February 22, 2006, to order at 10:02 A.M. Present were Commissioner Huff and Chief Knight.

The minutes of the meeting of February 8, 2006 were read.  MOTION MADE BY HUFF AND SECONDED BY GRIFFEY TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS READ.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

The minutes of the special meeting of February 20, 2006 were read.  MOTION MADE BY HUFF AND SECONDED BY GRIFFEY TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS READ.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Correspondence:  The Mason County Auditor advised us that they are working on Direct Deposit and hope to have a system in place in 2006.

Assistant Chief Cowan read from an Activity Report dated 1/31/06.

Business for Consideration: Chief Knight asked the board to consider all pay scheduled be increased 2.5% as figured on the base wage, effective 3/1/06, except Schedule B which was recently revised and Appendix A for Firefighter/Paramedic and Firefighter/EMT which are established by the IAFF contract. A brief discussion followed.  MOTION MADE BY HUFF AND SECONDED BY GRIFFEY TO GRANT A 2.5% PAY INCREASE ON THE WAGE BASE FOR PAY SCHEDULES, EXCEPT SCHEDULE B, ASSISTANT CHIEF, AND APPENDIX A, FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC AND FIREFIGHTER/EMT.

Chief Knight asked the board to declare surplus a 1994 Ford E-One

(A-72) ambulance.  The ambulance is unsatisfactory for continued ambulance service.  MOTION MADE BY HUFF AND SECONDED BY GRIFFEY TO DECLARE SURPLUS A 1994 FORD E-ONE AMBULANCE VIN#1FDKE30M2RHB38325.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

The vouchers were reviewed.  MOTION MADE BY HUFF AND SECONDED BY GRIFFEY TO APPROVE FOR PAYMENT VOUCHER #21502 TOTALING $132,860.15.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 

MOTION MADE BY HUFF AND SECONDED BY GRIFFEY TO APPROVE FOR PAYMENT VOUCHERS #21503 THROUGH AND INCLUDING #21524 TOTALING $8836.36.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

REPORTS, PUBLIC SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS:

Tom Brokaw asked about the book value of the surplused ambulance.  The value is low. The District will get more value by salvaging parts and pieces rather than selling the ambulance as a whole unit.

The regular meeting was temporarily suspended at 10:27 A.M. to call for an Executive Session to discuss personnel issues.  The meeting is expected to last 30 minutes.

The Executive session adjourned at 10:50 A.M. and the regular meeting reconvened and adjourned at 10:50 A.M. with no action taken.

The next regular meeting is scheduled for March 8, 2006 at 10:00 A.M.

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Chairperson Del Griffey                        Commissioner Tom Taylor

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Commissioner Chuck Huff                      Recording Secretary Donna M. Clark