OFFICIAL MINUTES
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING OF THE ELOY FIRE DISTRICT BOARD
February 8, 2016
- 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 1803 hours on Monday, January 11, 2016. A quorum was confirmed with three members present: Brenda Straw, Mary Jane Damron, and Belinda Akes.
- 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 January 11, 2016.
- B. Minutes of Executive Session on January 11, 2016.
- C. Financial Statements
- D. Approval of Warrants
- The Board reviewed the Minutes, Financial Statements, and Warrants. MOTION made by Belinda Akes to approve all consent agenda items A through D. SECONDED by Brenda Straw. MOTION PASSED (3 Ayes 0 Nays).
- Business
- A. Review, discussion, and possible action on approving 2014-15 audit from James Saunders.
James Saunders attended the meeting by telephone and presented his report on the audit, which was that the financial statements were presented fairly with no qualifications. New accounting standards required the unfunded portion of net pension liability to be presented in the financial statements, and the District maintained a positive fund balance. The board reviewed the audit report. MOTION made by Mary Jane Damron to accept the financial audit done by Saunders and Co. SECONDED by Brenda Straw. MOTION PASSED (3 Ayes 0 Nays). - B. Review, discussion, and possible action on approving IGA with Central Arizona College. This IGA is done periodically to use Central Arizona College (CAC) facilities for training. MOTION made by Mary Jane Damron to accept the IGA between CAC and Eloy Fire District. SECONDED by Brenda Straw. MOTION PASSED (3 Ayes 0 Nays).
- C. Review, discussion and possible action on adopting Resolution 16-008 for the purpose of an annexation request from Forough Sharifmorad. (See action under item K.)
- D. Review, discussion and possible action on adopting Resolution 16-009 for the purpose of an annexation request from El-Bakir Salmane. (See action under item K.)
- E. Review, discussion and possible action on adopting Resolution 16-010 for the purpose of an annexation request from Lisa Harvey. (See action under item K.)
- F. Review, discussion and possible action on adopting Resolution 16-011 for the purpose of an annexation request from Richard and Sharon Hynds. (See action under item K.)
- G. Review, discussion and possible action on adopting Resolution 16-012 for the purpose of an annexation request from Najafie Hedieh. (See action under item K.)
- H. Review, discussion and possible action on adopting Resolution 16-013 for the purpose of an annexation request from Najafie Hedieh. (See action under item K.)
- I. Review, discussion and possible action on adopting Resolution 16-014 for the purpose of an annexation request from Bonnie Falkner and Luica Da Silva. (See action under item K.)
- J. Review, discussion and possible action on adopting Resolution 16-015 for the purpose of an annexation request from Elizabeth Marano. (See action under item K.)
- K. Review, discussion and possible action on adopting Resolution 16-016 for the purpose of an annexation request from Ha Hieu Chi and Luone Kieunga.
- Chief Amerson provided a map of the proposed annexations to the board for their review. MOTION made by Belinda Akes to approve Items C-K and related Resolutions 16-008 through 16-016 for annexation. SECONDED by Brenda Straw. MOTION PASSED (3 Ayes 0 Nays).
- A. Review, discussion, and possible action on approving 2014-15 audit from James Saunders.
- 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
- Next board meeting is March 21, 2016. **Note Change in Schedule
- Adjournment. MOTION made by Brenda Straw to adjourn. SECONDED by Mary Jane Damron. MOTION PASSED (3 Ayes 0 Nays) and the meeting was adjourned at 1836 hours.