BOARD OF DIRECTORS MONTHLY MEETING

103 W CAREFREE DRIVE

August 13^th, 2008

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:

BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:

STATEMENT: The use of the tape recorder is an aid for the Recording Secretary and is erased after the minutes are transcribed.

INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS:

PRESENTATION OF MINUTES:

REPORT FROM HOSPITAL REPRESENTATIVE:

REPORT FROM BURLINGTON JUNCTION RESCUE SQUAD:

REPORT FROM HOPKINS RESCUE SQUAD:

REPORT FROM RAVENWOOD RESCUE SQUAD:

REPORT FROM TRI-C RESCUE SQUAD:

REPORT FROM MARYVILLE RESCUE SQUAD:

PRESENTATION OF TREASURERS REPORT:

PRESENTATION OF BILLS TO BE PAID:

PRESENTATION OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES:

PRESENTATION OF P.A.T. VAN:

PRESENTATION OF OPERATION MANAGER= S REPORT:

PRESENTATION OF TRAINING MANAGER= S REPORT:

PRESENTATION OF BUSINESS MANAGER REPORT:

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS/REQUESTS:

MEDICAID WRITE OFF= S:

NEW BUSINESS:

CLOSED SESSION:

Closed meetings and closed records authorized when, exceptions.

610.021. Except to the extent disclosure is otherwise required by law, a public governmental body is authorized to close meetings, records and votes, to the extent they relate to the following:

(3) Hiring, firing, disciplining or promoting of particular employees by a public governmental body when personal information about the employee is discussed or recorded. However, any vote on a final decision, when taken by a public governmental body, to hire, fire, promote or discipline an employee of a public governmental body must be made available with a record of how each member voted to the public within seventy-two hours of the close of the meeting where such action occurs; provided, however, that any employee so affected shall be entitled to prompt notice of such decision during the seventy-two-hour period before such decision is made available to the public. As used in this subdivision, the term "personal information" means information relating to the performance or merit of individual employees;

(13) Individually identifiable personnel records, performance ratings or records pertaining to employees or applicants for employment, except that this exemption shall not apply to the names, positions, salaries and lengths of service of officers and employees of public agencies once they are employed as such, and the names of private sources donating or contributing money to the salary of a chancellor or president at all public colleges and universities in the state of Missouri and the amount of money contributed by the source;

(14) Records which are protected from disclosure by law; any other business that may come before the board

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

July 9^th, 2008

7:30 P.M.

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Walk, Vice Tobin, Treasurer Warner, Secretary Redden, member McPherson and member Standiford were present.

BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: No one was absent.

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER : Chairman Walk called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm.

INTRODUCTIONS OF GUESTS: There were no guests present.

PRESENTATION OF THE MINUTES: The minutes were presented to the board members and after reviewing them , Warner made the motion to approve the minutes as presented and Redden seconded the motion. Walk called for a vote. Warner yea, Tobin, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden yea and Walk, yea. Motion passed.

REPORT FROM HOSPITAL: There was no one present from the hospital.

REPORT FROM BURLINGTON JUNCTION RESCUE SQUAD: All is fine.

REPORT FROM HOPKINS RESCUE SQUAD: All is fine.

REPORT FROM RAVENWOOD RESCUE SQUAD: All is fine.

REPORT FROM TRI-C RESCUE SQUAD: All is fine.

REPORT FROM MARYVILLE RESCUE SQUAD: All is fine.

PRESENTATION OF TREASURER= S REPORT: The report was presented to the board members. Standiford made the motion accept the report as presented and Redden seconded the motion. Walk called for a vote. Warner yea, Tobin, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden yea and Walk, yea. Motion passed.

PRESENTATION OF BILLS TO BE PAID: The bills to be paid were presented .Redden made the motion to pay the bills and Standiford seconded the motion. Walk called for a vote. Warner yea, Tobin, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden yea, and Walk, yea. Motion passed

PRESENTATION OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES: The report was given to the board members. Stands as presented.

PRESENTATION OF DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Florea started his report by informing the board members that there will be a closed session for two employees and one employee matter Ref: RSMo 610.021 (3).

Item two was to inform the board members that Justin Donovan is now a licensed paramedic.

Item three was to inform the board members that Dan Lund has terminate his employment as of July 15^th, 2008. Florea was asking about Lund= s insurance pay out and what to do since he is not going to be working the entire month. The board informed Florea to pro-rate the insurance.

Item four was to discuss the lightning damage. Last month the ambulance base was hit by lightning and damaged two mother boards on the new computers, two phones and the entire phone system, the generator, the fuel tank and the radio remote consul.

Item five was to discuss the fuel barrel confinement .

Item six was to ask if any board members were going to the MAA meeting in July. There is no one that is going.

Item seven was to inform the board members that the 2008 ambulance is back in service.

Item eight was to inform the board members that the new narrow band frequency . This brought up the discussion about the new repeater for the narrow band. Midwest Mobile has given a quote of $15,766.24 for the tower. After a discussion, McPherson made the motion to approve the quote and Warner seconded the motion. Walk called for a vote. Warner yea, Tobin, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden yea, and Walk, yea. Motion passed

Item nine was to inform the board members that the MCI trailer is at the base. They will look at it during the recess.

Item ten was to inform the board members that the survey has been completed.

Item eleven was to inform the board members that federal mileage rate is now at 58.5 cents per mile as of July 1^st.

Item twelve was to inform the board members that the ambulances had gone through an inspection for the pediatric equipment and they all have passed the inspection. The district received stickers to place on the ambulances as well as a certificate.

PRESENTATION OF TRAINING MANAGERS REPORT: Maudlin was not present at the meeting and Florea gave his report.

Item one was to inform the board members that there will be a C-spine class with the NWMSU football team and trainers as well as having one for the Ambulance personnel.

There was an AED class held for the Lions and Maudlin will be doing another class for the Men= s forum at the Community Center.

There were seven people who made it through the first responder class in Ravenwood and there are another five that need to finish the class.

There were two request for training.

PRESENTATION OF BUSINESS MANAGER= S REPORT: Lager gave prices to the board members for the class in Minnesota in September and asked if the board still wanted her and Florea to attend, the entire board said yes, both need to go.

Item two was to inform the board members that her husband will be home July 13^th and the welcome home party is July 26^th and everyone was invited.

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS/ REQUESTS: Tamara Bunderson explained the reason for her grievance letter to the board members.

MEDICAID WRITE OFF= S: Tobin made a motion to approve Medicare and Medicaid write off= s of $214985.82 and Standiford seconded the motion. Walk called for a vote. Warner yea, Tobin, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden, no and Walk, yea. Motion passed.

Bad debts were presented to the board members. Tobin made the motion to approve the bad debts write off= s for the amount of $33,754.59 and Warner seconded the motion. Walk called for a vote. Tobin yea, Warner yea, Standiford no, McPherson no, Redden, no and Walk yea. Motion died.

OLD BUSINESS: None was brought to the board members.

NEW BUSINESS: There were three items from the collection agency to take to court and a request to write off a bill.

RECESS: Warner made the motion to take a five minute recess and Tobin seconded it. Walk called for a vote. Warner yea, Tobin, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden yea, and Walk, yea. Motion passed. Recess at 8:30 pm

CLOSED SESSION: Warner made the motion to go into closed session and Tobin seconded it. Walk called for a vote. Warner yea, Tobin, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden yea, and Walk, yea. Motion passed

OPEN SESSION: McPherson made the motion to go into open session and Tobin seconded the motion. Walk called for a vote. Warner yea, Tobin, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden yea, and Walk, yea. Motion passed

Standiford made the motion to grant Jared McQueen a $400 performance pay, and McPherson seconded the motion. Walk called for a vote. Warner yea, Tobin, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden yea, and Walk, yea. Motion passed

Standiford made the motion to grant Doug Lager a 15 cent raise in pay and $250 performance pay, Warner seconded the motion. Walk called for a vote. Warner yea, Tobin, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden yea, and Walk, yea. Motion passed

The board members requested Florea to contact Frank Foster, the district= s EMS lawyer, about reimbursement for the treasurer.

Walk discussed the handling of the grievance that was presented to the board members. Tamara Bunderson will be offered the full time EMT position, and will be able to start at that position once a new van driver has been found.

ADJOURNMENT: Tobin made the motion to adjourn the meeting and Standiford seconded the motion. Walk called for a vote. Warner yea, Tobin, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, yea and Walk, yea. Motion passed.

Meeting adjourned at 9:50 pm

Recorded by LaRee Lager

Nodaway County Ambulance District

Signed:

John C. Redden, Secretary