OFFICIAL MINUTES
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING OF THE ELOY FIRE DISTRICT BOARD
March 9, 2015
- Call to order and confirmation of quorum: A meeting of the Board was called to order by Chairman Brenda Straw at the Eloy Fire District Administration office, located at 4010 N. Toltec Road, Eloy, Arizona at 1800 hours on Monday, March 9, 2015. A quorum was confirmed with five members present: Brenda Straw, Mary Jane Damron, Belinda Akes, Edward Sauceda, and Luis Ybarra.
- Pledge of allegiance. Chairman Brenda Straw led the pledge of allegiance.
- Call to the Public: No members of the public addressed the board.
- Consent Agenda:
- A. Minutes of the Regular District meeting on February 9, 2015.
- B. Financial Statements.
- C. Approval of Warrants.
- The board reviewed the minutes, financial statements and warrant lists. MOTION made by Belinda Akes to approve the Consent Agenda on all items. SECONDED by Brenda Straw. MOTION PASSED (5 Ayes 0 Nays).
- Executive Session
- No Action Taken.
- Business
- A. Review, discussion and possible action on calling for bids for 2015-16 liability insurance. The board reviewed the bid specifications. MOTION made by Brenda Straw to call for bids on 2015-16 liability insurance. SECONDED by Belinda Akes. MOTION PASSED (5 Ayes, 0 Nays)
- B. Review, discussion and possible action on awarding bid for new ladder truck. Three bids were received. The committees worked very hard to make sure all of the bids were comparable. Questions were asked about maintenance, payments plans and features. MOTION made by Belinda Akes to award the bid to E-One. SECONDED by Brenda Straw. MOTION PASSED (5 Ayes 0 Nays). MOTION made by Brenda Straw to proceed with lease purchase and to review later. SECONDED by Mary Jane Damron. MOTION PASSED (5 Ayes, 0 Nays).
- C. Review, discussion and possible action on revising SOG 101.05A—Grading Procedure for Entry Level Firefighters. MOTION made Belinda Akes to approve the rule and regulation for Entry Level Firefighters. SECONDED by Mary Jane Damron. MOTION PASSED (5 Ayes 0 Nays).
- D. Review, discussion and possible action on FY 2015-16 budget. The final assessed valuation data was not available from Pinal County in time to present to the board. Fire Chief Coy Amerson discussed some of the current issues regarding budgeting revenues for the District. MOTION made by Brenda Straw to table action on 2015-16 budget to next month. SECONDED by Mary Jane Damron. MOTION PASSED (5 Ayes, 0 Nays).
- Reports and Correspondence
- A. Fire Chief Report: Fire Chief Coy Amerson presented his monthly report.
- B. Fire Marshal Report. Fire Marshal Bob Poindexter presented his monthly report.
- Future Agenda Items
- The April meeting will begin at 7:00 PM.
- Adjournment. MOTION made by Brenda Straw to adjourn. SECONDED by Belinda Akes. MOTION PASSED (5 Ayes, 0 Nays). Meeting was adjourned at 1855 hours.