TYPE: REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING

CALL TO ORDER: 7:05

ROLL CALL: POWER WEBB, CHAIRMAN
MIKEY MARAZZA, VICE CHAIRMAN
JERRY FISHER, CLERK/TREASURER
RAY LARSEN, FIRE CHIEF
MARGOT HOLMES-FISH, SECRETARY

MINUTES: READ AND APPROVED

TREASURER’S REPORT: READ AND APPROVED POWER ADDED THAT THE ACTUAL BEGINNING BALANCE OF THE GENERAL ACCOUNT IS $141,621.06.

CHIEF’S REPORT: RAY REPORTED THREE INCIDENTS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2 EMS CALLS AND 1 STRUCTURE FIRE. THERE WERE 2 TRAINING SESSION TOTALING 5.5 hrs. WITH A SATURDAY WILDLAND TRAINING SESSION OF 10hrs.

CORRESPONDENCE AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION: POWER REPORTED THAT THE DEPT HAS RECEIVED, FILLED OUT AND RETURNED THE PAPER WORK FOR THE FIREWISE GRANT. SAM SAEY WILL NOW GET WITH THE HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS AND HOMEOWNERS TO GET THE BALL ROLLING. SEE CANYON HOMEOWNERS HAVE ALREADY STARTED CLEANING UP THE COMMON AREA. THE DEPT. DOESN’T YET KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THIS GRANT AS THEY ARE GETTING MIXED SIGNALS FROM DIFFERENT AGENCIES. RAY LOOKED AT A TRUCK TO BE USED FOR THE FIREWISE PROGRAM BUT IF THE GRANT MONEY IS USED TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL HOLD THE TITLES TO THAT EQUIPMENT FOR FIVE YEARS. TRAILERS HAVE ALSO BEEN CHECKED OUT BUT AGAIN IT IS NOT SURE WHAT PORTIONS OF THE GRANT CAN BE USED FOR WHAT.
THE OLD RESCUE TRUCK THAT HAS BEEN AT STATION #53 WILL BE SOLD.

POSTING BOARD MINUTES: AT LAST MONTHS BOARD MEETING JOHN ZALESKA REQUESTED THAT THE MONTHLY BOARD MEETING MINUTES BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AFTER BEING APPPROVED. THE BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE AFTER WHICH POWER MADE A MOTION TO POST THE MONTHLY BOARD MINUTES ON THE CHRISTOPHER KOHL’S WEB SITE, JERRY SECONDED. THE MOTION PASSED 2 YES AND 1 NO.

BUDGET PUBLICATION: AFTER 2 BUDGET WORKSHOPS, A BUDGET HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER. POWER MADE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE BUDGET FOR PUBLICATION ONLY. MIKEY SECONDED, MOTION IS PASSED TO PUBLISH THE 2005-2006 BUDGET. THE BUDGET WILL BE VOTED ON FOR APPROVAL AT THE JUNE MEETING. THE UP-COMING BUDGET IS A 4% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR. OUR TOTAL OVER-ALL BUDGET, NOT THE OPERATING BUDGET, WENT DOWN. THE TAX RATE IS STILL AT $1.90.

CALL TO THE PUBLIC: KAREN THORNTON REMINDED EVERYONE THAT THE FIREBELLES AND FIRE SIRENS OF TONTO VILLAGE WILL BE PUTTING ON A PANCAKE BREAKFAST SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 28th BETWEEN 8AM AND 10AM AT THE COMMUNITY ROOM OF STATION #51. CHIEF RAY WILL BE FLIPPIN’ THE FLAPJACKS.

BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, POWER MADE A MOTION TO ADJORN, MIKEY SECONDED. THE MEETING ADJORNED AT 7:20PM.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

MARGOT HOLMES-FISH, SECRETARY.