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Chatham Fire Protection District Board met April 25.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

• Call To Order

❖ Meeting was called to order at 1735 hours.

• Roll Call

❖ Present were: Trustee Hughes, Trustee Perkins; Lt. Kissel; FF/EMT Enstrom; FF Bell

and Administrative Assistant Kashima Stotts

❖ Absent were: Trustee Mueller

• Approval Of Previous Minutes

❖ Open and closed session minutes of April 11, 2017 District Meeting were presented

for approval. Motion to approve the minutes was made by Trustee Perkins and seconded by Trustee Hughes; motion passed.

Hughes yes Mueller absent Perkins yes

• Treasurers Report

❖ Motion to accept bills as read was made by Trustee Perkins was seconded by Trustee

Hughes; motion passed.

Hughes yes Mueller absent Perkins yes

❖ Trustee Hughes and Trustee Perkins accepted treasurer’s report as modified 04/11/2017 04/28/2017

UCB-Money Market Account $ 10,987.55 $ 49,576.22

Bank & Trust M/M $ 311,976.65 $ 208,005.99

Bank & Trust Pension $ 75,567.27 $ 77,420.45

Bank & Trust Equipment Reserve Fund $ 558,848.34 $ 557,269.05

Bank & Trust Real Estate Fund $ 661,871.81 $ 661,039.23

Bank & Trust Death Benefit Supplement $ 19,609.61 $ 19,611.27

Bank & Trust Foreign Fire Insurance Board $ 59,100.90 $ 59,100.90

Bank & Trust Donations & Memorial Fund $ 1,791.58 $ 719.49

Chatham Fire Department Volunteer Account $ 6,806.33 $ 6,575.97

• Public Comments And Concerns:

❖ No public comment

• Old Business:

❖ Offer of employment decision of Probationary Firefighter/EMT, Jeffery Bone tabled.

❖ Offer of employment decision of Probationary Firefighter/EMT, Robert Vrchota tabled.

• New Business:

❖ CFD Treatment and Transport Survey Results were review.

❖ Chatham Fire Department By-laws updates tabled.

❖ Vendors list updates were discussed Trustee Perkins made a motion to approve the Vendors list and was seconded by Trustee Hughes; motion passed.

Hughes yes Mueller absent Perkins yes

❖ Joe Brockmeyer application for Paid-ON-Call Paramedic position and waiver of background check and medical evaluation due to former position with the department effective date of May 15, 2017 was discussed, Trustee Perkins made a motion to accept the application Joe Brockmeyer for the position of Paid-On-Call Paramedic and was seconded by Trustee Hughes; motion passed.

Hughes yes Mueller absent Perkins yes

❖ Appoint new commissioner or re-appointment of present Commissioner Steve

Sullivan to ta three year term beginning June 1, 2017 was discussed, Trustee Hughes made a motion to re-appoint Commissioner Steve Sullivan to a three year term of Commissioner and was seconded by Trustee Perkins; motion passed.

Hughes yes Mueller absent Perkins yes

❖ Approval of Instructor fee of $100.00 for Chief Greg Render for Strategic Planning class were discussed, Trustee Hughes made a motion to approve the fee of $100.00 for Chief Greg Render and was seconded by Trustee Perkins; motion passed.

Hughes yes Mueller absent Perkins yes

❖ 6005 Infection Control Plan update tabled.

• Board Of Fire Commissioners:

❖ Commissioner Sullivan re-appointment.

• Pension Board:

❖ Nothing to report

• Foreign Fire Insurance Board: ❖ Nothing to report

• Chief Schumer Report

• Trustee’s accepted the Chief’s semi-monthly report.

• The following items were discussed:

• Apparatus Group

• Please review FC recommendations in Apparatus Working Report

• Group met to discuss U1, U4 and the purchase of new ambulance

• Volunteer Working Group

• FFIB approved purchase of retractable banners, table banners and pop-up tent for recruiting efforts

• Fahs, Parker and Atwood have returned all equipment

• We have 12 positions vacant for volunteer members for FF

• FTE

• Asking Board to approve two candidates from Final Eligibility roster pending background investigation, medical examination and psychological examination

• BOFC has begun next testing process

• PTE

• Bramer is conducting his orientation and being placed on hire back list

• Have 2 positions open at this time – Brockmeyer?

• We have two position open at this time

• Safety Working Group

• Nothing to report

• Pre-Annexation Working Group

• Hearing date for April 3 was canceled, after judge dismissed case w/o prejudice. We will refile towards the end of April beginning of May

• Vehicle / Equipment Report

• 3F27 in service new computer and docking station is being programmed and installed, no final date projected for completion

• 3F28 in service new computer and docking station is being programmed and installed, no final date projected for completion

• 3F29 new computer is being programmed and installed, no final date projected for completion

• Brush 2 having issues with tires and a front end wobble at 35 mph, balancing and tire cupping issue, pricing tires and possible front end work

• U1 striping is completed

• U3 IDPH inspection completed, Canham Graphics to do repair on graphics on windshield

• Safety House in service has a broken window mechanism on hallway window

• Equipment and miscellaneous building items:

• Parking spaces painted

• Ordering 5 sections of 5” house for inventory

• Ordered T3 Maxx TIC truck mount

• Ordering 3 – 1 1⁄2 “ smooth bore nozzles for engines

• Ordered nametags for Passport system for new employees

• Working out finance details for defibrillators

• Waiting on Midwest for garage door installation date

• Repairing edger – AC taking lead on this

• Personnel issues

• Working on phase 2 - 2nd year FF Driving Program

• Phase 3 – Lieutenant’s Guidebook / Program will be started after Phase 2 complete

• Preparing for upcoming events

• Sangamon County Fire Chief’s Meeting on April 25, 2017, Guest speaker lined up – Chief Render (ret. – Signal Hill)

• Blood Drive May 24th

• Blood Drive August 31st

• Holiday Parties:

• Adult Party December 2, 2017 – Jacobs confirmed rental

• Children’s Party December 17, 2017 – Santa confirmed by Mrs. Stotts

• Miscellaneous

• Work continues on new plaques to get names engraved

• Romadka has volunteered to sand and stain picnic table donated last year as part of an Eagle Scout project. Work will begin shortly

• Asst. Chief Osborne Report

• Nothing to report

• The following items were discussed:

• Grants

• 2016 AFG Grant awards started on April 14th

• Projects

• Engine2 was taken to Rush Truck Center for bad air leak. The on board air compressor ran all the time and could not keep up with air leak

• The new Panasonic Toughbook computer docking stations have been installed

• El Pruitt Co. Mechanical Contractors have completed the work on the roof.

• On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, Chatham Fire Department is hosting the Sangamon County Fire Chief’s Association quarterly meeting

• Name tags were taken to Spinner Plastics to be engraved for the recognition boards

• Closed Session

❖ No closed session during meeting

• Adjournment

❖ Motion to adjourn meeting at 1750 hours was made by Trustee Perkins and was seconded by Trustee Hughes; motion passed.

Hughes yes Mueller absent Perkins yes

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