OFFICIAL MINUTES
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING OF THE ELOY FIRE DISTRICT BOARD
March 11, 2019
- Call to order and confirmation of quorum: A meeting of the Board was called to order by Board Chairman Brenda Straw at the Eloy Fire District Administration office, located at 4010 N. Toltec Road, Eloy, Arizona at 1803 hours on Monday, March 11, 2019. A quorum was confirmed with four members present: Brenda Straw, Edward Sauceda, Toni Lorona Carlson, and Belinda Akes.
- Pledge of allegiance. Board Chairman Brenda Straw led the pledge of allegiance.
- Call to the Public: No members of the public addressed the board.
- Special Ceremony:
- Promotional badge pinning. This was postponed until later in the meeting due to one participant held up because of traffic.
- Consent Agenda:
- A. Minutes of the special district meeting on February 11, 2019.
- B. Financial Statements
- C. Approval of Warrants
- The Board reviewed the Minutes, Financial Statements and Warrant List. Fire Chief Kelly Weddle reviewed the consent agenda items with the board and went over the financial information. MOTION made by Belinda Akes to approve the Consent Agenda Items. SECONDED by Toni Lorona Carlson. MOTION PASSED (4 Ayes: Straw, Akes, Sauceda, Lorona Carlson; 0 Nays).
- Executive Session
- None.
- Business
- A. Review, discussion and possible action on approval of revision of SOG 101.09B, Paid Sick Leave Full Time Employee. Chief Weddle explained the changes made to the SOG, the cleaning up the accrual chart in the document. MOTION made by Toni Lorona Carlson to approve the revisions to SOG101.09B. SECONDED by Brenda Straw. MOTION PASSED (4 Ayes: Straw, Akes, Sauceda, Lorona Carlson; 0 Nays).
- B. Review, discussion and possible action on approval of revision of SOG 102.07, Station Uniforms. Chief Weddle described the changes made to the uniform policy after consultation with the DIT team. MOTION made by Toni Lorona Carlson to approve the revision to SOG 102.07. SECONDED by Brenda Straw. MOTION PASSED (4 Ayes: Straw, Akes, Sauceda, and Lorona Carlson; 0 Nays).
- C. Review, discussion and possible action on approval of SOG 102.13, Awards/Commendation. Chief Weddle explained the creation of the creation of this SOG and how it was separated from other SOG’s. MOTION made by Brenda Straw to approve SOG 102.13. SECONDED by Toni Lorona Carlson. MOTION PASSED (4 Ayes: Straw, Akes, Sauceda, Lorona Carlson; 0 Nays).
- D. Review, discussion and possible action on setting the revenue rate for the upcoming budget. Chief Weddle presented the assessed evaluations from Pinal County for the upcoming budget process. MOTION made by Toni Lorona Carlson to keep the rate the same as last year, 2.4999 for the upcoming 2019-20 budget. SECONDED by
Brenda Straw. MOTION PASSED (4 Ayes: Straw, Akes, Sauceda, Lorona Carlson; 0 Nays).
- Pinning Ceremony
- A. Garrison Cobb has completed probation and received his firefighter badge.
- B. Marcus Brewer received his Engineer badge.
- C. AJ Sauceda received his Captains badge.
- Reports and Correspondence
- A. Fire Marshal Report: Nate Bailey introduced himself and stated that he has taken over the Fire Marshal duties and will be taking over the Fire Marshal report for the board.
- B. Fire Chief Report: Fire Chief Kelly Weddle presented his monthly report.
- Future Agenda Items: Budget expenditures, Communications system update.
- Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 1910 hours.