NEWBERRY COUNTY

BOARD OF RURAL FIRE CONTROL

 

August 12, 2003

 

The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Rural Fire Control was held at 7:30 PM, on Tuesday August 12, 2003 in the Emergency Operations Center of the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office.

 

The following members were present: John Pollard, Andy Ackerman, Larry Koon, Carol Thomas, Donald Wicker, Bobby Pollard, Todd Griffith, Lewis Lee, Brian Fulmer, Tony Johnson and Bob Snelgrove.

 

Also present Chief Johnny Cumalander- Station 6 Little Mountain.

 

OPENING OF MEETING

 

Chairman Pollard called the meeting to order.

 

The Minutes of the July 2003 meeting were reviewed along with the June Chief’s Report.  Member Wicker made a motion to accept minutes as presented. Member Snelgrove seconded with all in favor.

 

PERSONAL APPERENCES AND PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

 

 

ADDITION, DELETIONS AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA

 

Member Griffith made a motion to adopt the agenda as read. Vice-Chairman Ackerman seconded the motion, with all in favor.

 

BUSINESS MEETING

 

Old Business:   Member Griffith brought receipt for Drager School in Philadelphia for reimbursement of hotel fee.

 

Chairman stated he talked with Jerry Martin in ref to custodial supplies.  Jerry will be sending out forms for each department.

 

Part for M110 has been made the cost was $158.55; the bill has been paid for.

 

Chairman stated that the monthly meeting would not be changed to the 3rd Tuesday. It will remain at the same time and day.

 

Chairman passed out new insurance cards for each department.

 

Chairman passed out Monthly Budget Summary. He pointed out that there was a mistake on the in the budget history report.  A bill was paid to Ellco Industries out of the BRFC budget by mistake, it will be corrected soon.

 

New Business: Chairman stated the Board need to have a special call meeting before the next monthly meeting.  In this meeting the Board needs to decide which department the 6 pumpers are going. Chairman decided that the Truck Committee plus one extra person will decide which department will receive the trucks.  Member Wicker, Johnson and Snelgrove will serve on this committee.

 

Chairman read memo for the City of Newberry in ref to foam. See attached memo.

Member Lee made a motion to accept this memo as information only. The motion was seconded by Member Griffith.

 

The motion was open for discussion:  Member Ackerman wanted to know how would this work with County Purchasing?

 

Member B. Pollard also wanted to know why was the City in charge of the foam?

After discussion the motion was passed with all in favor.

 

Member Griffith needed 2 bladder tank adapters. Chairman thought they were out of adapters.

 

Member Griffith stated he is having problems with County Maintenance maintaining the roads that lead to the dry hydrants. He wanted to know who was supposed to keep these roads maintained. Member Griffith also wanted to know if the Board could use some of the money in the dry hydrant budget to buy weed killer to spray around the hydrants.

 

Chairman said he was unsure of who was supposed to keep the roads maintained.  Need to check with County Maintenance again.

 

Chairman stated the budget for pagers has $7,920.00, he had 2 bids for new pagers the first bid was from Kinard Control Systems:  20 pagers including chargers and case 5 year maintenance and programming the cost was $7,849.60 the seconded bid was from Gunby Communications 20 pagers including the charges and case 5 year maintenance and programming the cost was $9,636.64.

 

Vice-Chairman Ackerman stated to do away with the 5 year maintenance and let the County pay for it in the budget under repairs to equipment.

 

Member B. Pollard made a motion to buy 22 pagers without the warranty from Kinard Control Systems.  Vice-Chairman Ackerman seconded the motion with all in favor.

 

Chairman also had bids for air packs the budget has $19,200 for air packs and $2,448.00 for bottles making it a total of $21,648.00.

 

Chairman received bids for 8 air pack and bottles from the following companies:

 

Drager-$26,048.00

Burgess-$23,328.00

Leslie Company-$18,528.00

 

Member Koon made a motion to buy 8 air packs from the Leslie Company. Member Griffith seconded the motion with all in favor. Vice-Chairman made a motion to transfer any left over money from air packs to buy pagers.  Member Lee seconded the motion with all in favor.

 

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

ISO:   Member Griffith passed out ISO Guideline Packet and went over it with the Board.

 

Building and Maintenance: Nothing to report.

 

Truck and Equipment:  They advised to do not put foam in water tanks; it will mess up the seals on the pump.

 

Communications: Nothing to report.

 

Training Ground:  Member Lee stated that Station 1 and Station 11 would like to have a joint sub-station at the Industrial Park on Hwy 219. Member Lee wanted to know if the Committee should go before County Council with this idea.

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

Member Lee made a motion to enter into Executive Session. Member Snelgrove seconded with all in favor.

 

Applications for membership were discussed.

 

Member Lee moved and Member B. Pollard seconded a motion to withdraw from Executive Session.  The motion passed.

 

 

 

COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIRMAN

 

 

 

COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS

 

Member Wicker-Station 6-Little Mountain stated their department would be contacting Tom Barber, Public Safety Director, for help in moving the tower.

 

OTHER MATTERS

 

 

FUTURE MEETINGS

 

Regular Board meeting:  Tuesday, September 9, 2003.

 

 

VOTE FOR ADJOURNMENT

 

Member Lee made motion to move for adjournment.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Chairman Pollard declared the meeting adjourned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Zenda McClurkin,                                                                               

Recorder          

 

 

 

 

 

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Larry O. Koon,

Secretary