OFFICIAL MINUTES
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING OF THE ELOY FIRE DISTRICT BOARD
February 24, 2020
- Call to order and confirmation of quorum: A meeting of the Board was called to order by Board Chairman Belinda Akes at the Eloy Fire District Administration office, located at 4010 N. Toltec Road, Eloy, Arizona at 1800 hours on Monday, February 24, 2020. A quorum was confirmed with three members present: Tom Cortez, Edward Sauceda, and Belinda Akes.
- Pledge of allegiance. Board Chair Belinda Akes led the pledge of allegiance.
- Call to the Public: No members of the public addressed the board.
- Consent Agenda:
- A. Minutes of the district meeting on January 13, 2020.
- B. Financial Statements.
- C. Approval of Warrants.
- The board members reviewed the consent agenda items. Fire Chief Kelly Weddle reported that all was in order, and financial status is in good condition. MOTION made by Edward Sauceda to approve the consent agenda items; A, B, and C. SECONDED by Tom Cortez. MOTION PASSED (3 Ayes: Akes, Cortez, Sauceda; 0 Nays).
- Executive Session
- None.
- Business
- A. Review, discussion and possible action on Call for Bids for District Liability Insurance. Chief Weddle recommended a close date of March 31, 2020 at 4:00 PM. MOTION made by Edward Sauceda to approve the call for bids for District Liability Insurance. SECONDED by Tom Cortez. MOTION PASSED (3 Ayes: Akes, Cortez, Sauceda; 0 Nays).
- B. Review, discussion, and possible action on purchase of Powerload gurney systems. Chief Weddle explained the gurney system and the proposals. MOTION made by Edward Sauceda to approve the purchase of 2 new Powerload gurney systems for $140,962.94. SECONDED by Tom Cortez. MOTION PASSED (3 Ayes: Akes, Cortez, Sauceda; 0 Nays).
- C. Review, discussion and possible action on food bank fundraiser. Board Chairman Belinda Akes provided information about a food bank event to be held in late March or April. Information only.
- Reports and Correspondence
- A. Division Chief Report: Division Chief Nate Bailey presented his monthly report.
- B. Fire Chief Report: Chief Weddle presented his monthly report.
- C. AFDA Conference Update. Chief Weddle gave an update on information from the AFDA conference, which included: proposed legislation update, contacts with potential vendors, and presentations by various speakers.
- D. Update on new CAD system. The new CAD system is in use and hardware has had to be updated. The implementation is still ongoing and issues are continuing to be worked on.
- E. Update on Motorola project. There is some additional work needed by other parties on the tower, and there are some interference issues with partner entity frequencies that Motorola is working on.
- F. Future Work Session. Chief Weddle explained challenges impacting the upcoming budget process including: pending legislation, workers’ compensation, PSPRS contributions, valuations, and tax levy.
- Future Agenda Items:
- Ambulance, revenues for the budget.
- Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned by Board Chairman at 1858 hours.