CHRISTOPHER/KOHLS FIRE DISTRICT
BOARD MEETING
DECEMBER 12, 2005

TYPE: REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING

CALLTO ORDER: 7:PM

ROLL CALL:

POWER WEBB, CHAIRMAN
JIM OLIVER, CLERK/TREASURER
RAY LARSEN, FIRE CHIEF
MARGOT HOLMES-FISH, SECRETARY

MINUTES: READ AND APPROVED. POWER RE-AFFIRMED THAT THE TAPE RECORDED MINUTES ARE THE OFFICIAL MINUTES.

TREASURERS REPORT: READ AND APPROVED

CHIEFS REPORT: RAY REPORTED 9 INCIDENTS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. 5 EMS CALLS, 2 FIRE CALLS AND 2 CANCELED CALLS WITH 2 TRAINING SESSIONS TOTALING 4.5 hrs.
RAY ALSO GAVE AN UP-DATE ON THE PROMANTORY FIRE WHICH BURNED 300+ ACRES AND WAS STARTED BY A 77 YEAR OLD HIKER WHO GOT LOST AND BROKE HIS ANKLE. HE STARTED THE FIRE TO GET WARM AND IT GOT AWAY FROM HIM. WE JUST RECEIVED NOTICE THAT WE HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE GOVERNORS GRANT THAT LORRAINE APPLIED FOR BACK IN JULY OR AUGUST WHICH GOT US SOME MINI TOOLS, THE RESCUE TRUCK, SOME SPECIALTY EMS EQUIPMENT AND A NEW GURNNEY FOR THE RESCUE TRUCK. THIS GRANT SHOULD BE FUNDED SOME TIME IN JANUARY. THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT IS APPROXIMATELY $13,600.00. THIS IS ONE OF THE 10 OR SO GRANTS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE 2005-2006 BUDGET.

CORRESPONDENCE AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION: THE BOARD PRESENTED BOB LUSSON WITH AN AWARD FOR THE 20+ YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE ABOVE A BEYOND THE CALL. HE FILLED IN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE DEPARTMENT WAS WITHOUT A FIRE CHIEF AND STOOD BY FAITHFULLY WHEN THERE WAS MUCH UN-REST.
JIM LOOKED AT THE PUMP AT THE COLUMBINE RD. LOCATION.FEELS THAT IT IS IN PRETTY GOOD CONDITION AND COULD BE RE-ACTIVATED IN THE FUTURE. THERE IS AN UN-USED CULVERT THAT JIM FEELS SHOULD BE FILLED IN AS IT IS A DANGER FOR CHILDERN AS WELL AS UNSIGHTLY.
JIM HAD A MEETING WITH BOARD SUPERVISORS FROM BOTH BEAVER VALLEY AND TONTO VILLAGE FIRE DEPTS. CONCERNING CONSOLADATION. HE DID NOT SEE MUCH INTEREST. JIM ALSO ATTENDED THE TONTO VILLAGE BOARD MEETING AND FELT THERE WAS NOT ANY INTEREST ON THEIR PART TO MERGE ALL THE FIRE DEPTS. TONTO VILLAGE DISTRICT DID, AT THAT MEETING, BRING INTO THEIR DISTRICT A SINGLE RESIDENCE IN BEAR FLATS.
NOTICES HAVE BEEN POSTED AND IN THE PAPER AS TO THE OPEN BOARD SEAT. APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO APPLICATIONS SO FAR. THE SEAT IS ONLY GOOD FOR 9 MONTHS. THEN THAT AND POWERS SEAT WILL BE UP FOR RE- ELECTION.
NOTHING HAS BEEN DECIDED ON THE OUT OF DISTRICT PROCEDURES.
THE END OF YEAR TREASURY REPORT IS BEING PREPARED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON.

GILA COUNTY AGREEMENT RENEWAL: THE ONLY CHANGE IS THAT THE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WILL BE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL UNTIL A DEPT. WANTS OUT. POWER MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MUTUAL AID RENEWAL AGREEMENT WITH GILA COUNTY FIRE CHIEF ASSOCATION. JIM SECONDED. THE MOTION PASSED.

CALL TO THE PUBLIC: JIM THANKED THE DEPT. PERSONNAL FOR THE EXCELLANT HANDLING OF THE EVACUATION OF THE WOUNDED GENTLEMAN THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE PROMANTORY FIRE AND THE WORK DONE WITH THE HELICOPTER AND BAMBI BUCKET WATER DISTRIBUTION TO THE FIRE.

BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, POWER MADE A MOTION TO ADJORN. JIM SECONDED. THE MEETING ADJORNED AT 7:19PM.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
MARGOT HOLMES-FISH, SECRETARY.