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Village of Chatham Fire Protection District Board of Trustees met Feb. 14

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

• CALL TO ORDER 

❖ Meeting was called to order at 1730 hours.

• ROLL CALL 

❖ Present were Trustee Perkins, Trustee Bell; Chief Self; Assistant Chief Bolletta; Division Chief Rose; Lt. Kissel; FF/EMTP Gerberding, Rogers, Follis, Bose, Enstrom, Milner; FF/EMTB Faloon and Office Manger Kashima Stotts

❖ Absent: Trustee Mueller

• APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES 

❖ Open session minutes of January 23, 2023, District Meetings were presented for approval. Motion to approve the minutes was made by Trustee Mueller and seconded by Trustee Bell; motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes

• TREASURERS REPORT 

❖ Trustee Bell and Trustee Perkins accepted treasurer’s report.

❖ Motion was made to pay the bill by Trustee Mueller and seconded by Trustee Bell; motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes

• PUBLIC COMMENTS AND CONCERNS: 

❖ No public comment.

• OLD BUSINESS: 

❖ Discussion / approval of approved overtime payroll memorandum for full time personnel was discussed no action taken.

• NEW BUSINESS: 

❖ Vendor List was discussed, Trustee Bell made a motion to add the additions to the vendors list and was seconded by Trustee Perkins; motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes

❖ Discussion / Approval to purchase shield for all department members in the amount of $1,800.00 was discussed, Trustee Perkins made a motion to approve the purchase of the shields and was seconded by Trustee Bell; motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes

❖ Discussion / Approval of rate increase Ordnance for mileage on transports out of district/non-resident calls from $14.00 to $118.00 per mile was discussed and tabled.

❖ Discussion / Approval of Ordinance 23-02 fee for serviced other than ambulance transport according to the Illinois Statues was discussed and tabled.

❖ Discussion / Approval of employment offer for Daniel Tatge effective March 6, 2023, was discussed, Trustee Perkins made a motion to offer Daniel Tatge an offer of employment effective March 6, 2023 and was seconded by Trustee Bell; motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes

❖ Discussion / Approval to provide insurance for the antenna at 1475 E Plumber, Chatham, Illinois with a value of $10,000.00 was discussed, Trustee Perkins made a motion to insurance the tower and was seconded by Trustee Bell; motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes

❖ Discussion / Renewal of the dues for the Sangamon County Fire Chiefs Association in the amount of $90.00 was discussed, Trustee Bell made a motion to approve the renewal of the Fire Chief Association dues and was seconded by Trustee Perkins; motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes

❖ Discussion / Approval for FF/EMTP Vrchota to attend Instructor I, in Champaign in the amount of $350.00, November through December 1, 2023, was discussed, Trustee Perkins made a motion to approve Vrchota to attend Instructor I and was seconded by Trustee Bell; motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes

❖ Discussion / Approval for FF/EMTP Vrchota to attend LDDM March 27-31, 2023, at no cost for the course but to include lodging at $628.14 and time off were discussed, Trustee Bell made a motion to approve Vrchota to attend LDDM and was seconded by Trustee Perkins; motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes

❖ Discussion / Approval to bring on an additional volunteer, Kameren Moore, as a prospective member starting with the current group of prospective volunteers was discussed, Trustee Perkins made a motion to approve Kameren Moore to become a prospective member and was seconded by Trustee Bell; motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes 

❖ Discussion to purchase a new training room projector, no action taken. 

❖ Discussion / Approval to design a Department Challenge Coin was discussed and tabled.

❖ Discussion / Approval to purchase new vacuum from Northtown Vacuum, Inc in the amount of $699.99 was discussed, Trustee Bell made a motion to approve the purchase of the vacuum from Northtown and was seconded by Trustee Perkins; motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes

❖ Discussion / Delivery of surplus chairs from the State of Illinois in the amount of $220.00 and the purchase of 2 chair dollies in the amount of $259.08 was discussed, Trustee Perkins made a motion to approve the purchase of the chairs and the dollies and was seconded by Trustee Bell; motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes

❖ Discussion / Approval to replace the mask fit testing laptop not to exceed $1,200.00 was discussed, Trustee Perkins made a motion to approve the purchase of laptop in the amount of $500.00 and was seconded by Trustee Bell; motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes

❖ Discussion / Approval for Chief Self to attend the IAFPD Winter Conference, in O’Fallon, Illinois, February 17-18 in the amount of $125.00 with hotel accommodations in the amount of $163.56 was discussed, Trustee Perkins made a motion to approve Chief Self to attend the Winter Conference and was seconded by Trustee Bell; motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes

❖ Discussion / Approval of Chuck baker, Danny Leyva, Kari Leyva and Kashima Stotts to enroll in the Child Passenger Safety Course held March 13-16, 2023, to include the course fee in the amount of $95.00 per student and time off if needed was discussed, Trustee Perkins made a motion for Chuck, Danny, Kari and Kashima to attend the Child Passenger Safety Course and was seconded by Trustee Bell; motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes

❖ BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS: 

❖ Discussion given by Chief Self

• Will be starting the promotional process.

• PENSION BOARD: 

❖ Discussion by Division Chief Rose

• Nothing new

• FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE BOARD: 

❖ Discussion given by FF/Paramedic Suhling

• They approved the purchase of hand lanterns.

• What to do with old ones?

• CHIEF SELF’S REPORT 

• Land for 2nd Firehouse and training facility – New year

• Radio Tower Insurance

▪ Advise Compass to add it.

• Radios

▪ Mobile for 3F26

▪ 7 extra portables

▪ Will add $2240.00 year to payback.

• Commissioners

▪ Tatge – Start date 3/6/2023.

• Treadmill – ordered will be delivered on 2/23/2023.

• Website

▪ Change over with Computer Works in process.

• Charge for service

▪ New ordinance and invoice with current allowable charges from statues for non residence

• Ambulance mileage increase

▪ Ordinance in packet

• BA Shields – proposal in packet

• Signing up 5 individuals for car seat tech class

▪ Kashima

▪ Kari

▪ D. Leyva

▪ C. Baker

▪ B. Kerr possibly for blended class

• Old rig lanterns

• Old lawnmower

• ASSISTANT CHIEF BOLLETTA’S REPORT 

• Ground Emergency Medical Transportation Program

• Nothing new to report

• Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection system

• Data collection system is active.

• Grants

• Project Breath pet mask grant – nothing new to report

• Gary Sinese Foundation – working on application for new airbags.

• AFG – Grant submitted for Vehicle Exhaust Removal System

• Pagers and Radios

• Old SOS radios have been reprogramed with SFD frequencies.

• Pagers are on sale until 3/31/23.

• Large Flag

• Nothing new to report was ordered 9/29/2023 still on back order.

• RTF

• More to follow.

• Radio System

• Next meeting will be on February 21, 2023

• Surplus

• State Surplus is now completely set up.

• Federal Surplus – put in a request for LP-15 cardiac monitor.

• DIVISION CHIEF ROSE’S REPORT 

• 3F29 was at Flynn’s to have the front end checked for tire wear.

• 3F27 was at Flynn’s Diesel Repair for a check of the front end.

• Recall for Utility 1 is complete and in service.

• Still waiting on availability of parts for recall on Command One

• Engine 3 is currently at Banner Fire as the generator is leaking.

• Engine 2 also had a door handle fail on the officer back door.

• Still no word on accessory light bar for Truck 1

• New hand lights are in for the fleet, but they have not bee installed as of today 

• Radio service came and looked at the vehicles for the new radio installation. 

• Annual vehicle cleaning and detailing is under way for the year and should be complete by March 11, 2023

• ESO

• ESO has finally been able to get my past call records into their Data.

• CLOSED SESSION 

❖ Motion to go into Closed Session at 1845 hours to discuss Employment / Appointment matters in accordance with (5 ILCS 120/2) (c) (1) was made by Trustee Bell and seconded by Trustee Perkins; motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes

▪ Returned to open session at 1947 hours.

▪ Nothing to bring from closed session.

• ADJOURNMENT 

❖ Motion to adjourn meeting at 1948hours was made by Trustee Bell and was seconded Trustee Perkins motion passed.

Perkins yes      Mueller absent      Bell yes

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