BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

103 W CAREFREE DRIVE

August 9, 2006

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 BUSINESS MANAGER REPORT:

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS/REQUESTS:

OLD BUSINESS: Sales Tax Holiday

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 12^th, 2006

7:30 P.M. 

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Walk, Treasurer Warner, Vice chairman Tobin , member Standiford and member McPherson were present. Secretary Redden was at a fire scene and arrived at 8:00 pm

BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: No one was absent without an excuse.

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

PRESENTATION OF THE MINUTES: The minutes were presented to the board members. Treasurer Warner made the motion to approve the minutes as presented and member Standiford seconded the motion. Chairman Walk called for a vote. Warner, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, yea, Tobin, yea and Walk yea. Motion carried.

INTRODUCTIONS OF GUESTS: There were no guests present.

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

REPORT FROM BURLINGTON JUNCTION RESCUE SQUAD: All is fine. The rescue squad will be at the ambulance base by 9:00 am the following morning for the radio to be reprogrammed.

REPORT FROM HOPKINS RESCUE SQUAD: No one was present.

REPORT FROM RAVENWOOD RESCUE SQUAD: All is fine.

REPORT FROM TRI-C RESCUE SQUAD: No one was present.

REPORT FROM MARYVILLE RESCUE SQUAD: New batteries were installed in the rescue truck.

PRESENTATION OF BILLS TO BE PAID: Bills to be paid were presented. There were no more additions and vice chair Tobin made the motion to pay the bills as presented and member Standiford seconded it. Chairman Walk called for a vote. Warner, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, yea, Tobin, yea and Walk yea. Motion carried.

PRESENTATION OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES: Stands as presented.

PRESENTATION OF P.A.T. VAN: Stands as presented.

PRESENTATION OF TRAINING BUDGET: Stands as presented

PRESENTATION OF DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Florea started his report by informing the board members that unit 136 had to have the windshield replaced. It was cracked when someone placed a helmet on the dash and it cracked. The unit was out for less than 24 hours.

Item two was to inform the board members that there will be a closed session dealing with an employee evaluation.

Item three was to inform the board members that someone would be participating in safety alley at the fair and that Jack and Tamara Bunderson had done it at the Hopkins picnic.

Item four was to discuss the bid from Life Line ambulances. Vice chair Tobin asked for at least two more bids and more time. This was tabled until next month.

Item five was to discuss the exercise that will be taking place in September. Florea and Walk are on the committee and have been working with Homeland security on the drill. There is a need for volunteers still. They are requesting eleven ambulances to be on hand for the drill.

Item seven was information, the district does now have an Iowa Medicaid number.

Item eight was to discuss the pagers and the ones that have not come in to be reprogrammed will no longer be getting the nightly tests and weather pages. They will still get the calls paged out.

Item nine was to inform the board members that he is taking vacation from July 29^th to August 6^th and chairman Walk will be in charge.

Item ten was to discuss the red fuel and the information from FORD. The fuel has been changed from the red fuel to clear. Easier to change fuel than to fight FORD.

Item twelve Florea asked about carrying over vacation time for salaried employees, mainly himself. There was a discussion and ideas are to be brought back to the board.

Item thirteen was to inform the board members that the Department of Revenue finally called back. The department stated that since the district is its own entity, the tax holiday is up to the district if they choose to opt out or not. If the district wants to opt out of the sales tax holiday, a letter needs to be sent to the state declaring the intentions of the board. This will be on the agenda for the next meeting.

PRESENTATION OF TRAINING MANAGERS REPORT: Maudlin started his report by informing the board members that he has ordered parts and videos for the new CPR guide lines.

There was a class on pandemic outbreaks at the employee meeting.

Item two was to ask if a new account needs to be created for the promotion items Florea had ordered. It was decided that a new account named Promotion be made.

Item three was to inform the board members that the city financial planner had called and asked about where to send the bill for the TIF. She was informed to send all information to the 103 W Carefree address.

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS/ REQUESTS: None brought to the board members.

OLD BUSINESS: No old business brought to the attention of the board.

NEW BUSINESS: Florea asked if any of the board members would like to be on a committee dealing with the pandemic flu. Walk is all ready on the one committee for NWMSU. Florea asked the others to consider it, as the district needs to start preparing for one.

Walk and Warner talked about the meeting at the Lake of the Ozarks they went to. There was a discussion about taking notes at a closed session and information about the Sunshine laws. There was a question about the Conflict of interest policy as well.

It was decided to place the Conflict of interest on the agenda every April.

It was decided to move the guest spot before the reading and approval of the minutes on the agenda.

RECESS: Member Standiford made the motion to go for a five minute recess and to begin a closed session, and Treasurer Warner seconded the motion. Chairman Walk called for a vote. Redden, yea, Warner, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, yea, Tobin, yea and Walk yea. Motion carried.

CLOSED SESSION: Treasurer Warner made the motion to go into open session and member Standiford seconded the motion. Chairman Walk called for a vote. Redden, yea, Warner, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, yea, Tobin, yea and Walk yea. Motion carried. Open session began again at 9:05 pm.

Vice chairman Tobin made the motion to approve the yearly evaluation and raise for Doug Lager and member Standiford seconded the motion. Chairman Walk called for a vote. Redden, yea, Warner, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, nay, Tobin, yea and Walk yea. Motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT: Treasurer Warner made the motion to adjourn the meeting and member Standiford seconded the motion. Chairman Walk called for a vote. Redden, yea, Warner, yea, Standiford, yea, McPherson, yea, Tobin, yea and Walk yea. Motion carried. Meeting ended at 9:06 pm

Recorded by LaRee Lager

Nodaway County Ambulance District

Signed:

John C. Redden, Secretary