OFFICIAL MINUTES
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING OF THE ELOY FIRE DISTRICT BOARD
April 13, 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 1900 hours on Monday, April 13, 2015. A quorum was confirmed with three members present: Brenda Straw, Mary Jane Damron, and Edward Sauceda.
- 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 March 9, 2015.
- B. Minutes of the special district meeting on April 6, 2015
- C. Financial Statements.
- D. Approval of Warrants.
- Fire Chief Coy Amerson commented that the District is looking pretty good financially and there are no problems with the budget at this point. The Board reviewed items on the consent agenda. MOTION made by Edward Sauceda to approve the consent agenda items. SECONDED by Brenda Straw. MOTION PASSED (3 Ayes 0 Nays).
- Executive Session
- No Action Taken.
- Business
- A. Review, discussion and possible action on awarding for bid for 2015-16 liability insurance. One bid was received from the Mahoney Agency with a small increase from last year. MOTION made by Mary Jane Damron to approve the bid. SECONDED by Brenda Straw. MOTION PASSED (3 Ayes, 0 Nays).
- B. Review, discussion and possible action on FY 2015-16 budget. Discussion of budget status and cash needs was held. MOTION made by Brenda Straw to accept the 2015-16 budget property tax rate of 2.4699 and levy of $2,145,000. SECONDED by Mary Jane Damron. MOTION PASSED (3 Ayes 0 Nays).
- C. Review, discussion and possible action on requesting an increase of ambulance rates and charges. A discussion of ambulance rate increase process and self-sufficiency was held. MOTION made by Edward Sauceda to increase the ambulance rate as presented. SECONDED by Brenda Straw. MOTION PASSED (3 Ayes 0 Nays).
- Reports and Correspondence
- A. Fire Chief Report: Fire Chief Coy Amerson presented his monthly report.
- B. Fire Marshal Report. The Fire Marshal’s monthly report was provided to the board.
- Future Agenda Items
- The Budget Hearing will be held on 6/15/15.
- Adjournment. Meeting was adjourned at 1936 hours.