BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

103 W CAREFREE DRIVE

October 14^th, 2009

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 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 OPERATION MANAGER= S REPORT:

PRESENTATION OF TRAINING MANAGER= S REPORT:

PRESENTATION OF BUSINESS MANAGER REPORT:

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS/REQUESTS:

MEDICAID WRITE OFF= S:

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 votes on a final decision, when took 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

September 9^th, 2009

7:30 P.M.

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Walk, Tobin, McPherson, Redden, Standiford and Allen were all present.

BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: No one was absent.

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

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

REPORT FROM BURLINGTON JUNCTION RESCUE SQUAD: All is fine.

REPORT FROM HOPKINS RESCUE SQUAD: No one was present.

REPORT FROM RAVENWOOD RESCUE SQUAD: The garage door is installed and working well.

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

REPORT FROM MARYVILLE RESCUE SQUAD: Nothing to report.

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

PRESENTATION OF BILLS TO BE PAID: The bills to be paid were presented. There were no questions about he bills and McPherson made the motion to approve the bills to be paid and Redden seconded the motion, Tobin called for a vote. Standiford, yea, Allen, yea, Walk, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden, yea and Tobin yea. Motion carried.

PRESENTATION OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES: The report was given to the board members. Stands as presented. The new ambulance needs to be placed on the report as well.

PRESENTATION OF DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Florea began his report by informing the board members that there will be a closed session for employee evaluations.

Item two was to inform the board that the one pager that was lost has been found and the money was refunded to the insurance company earlier in the bills to be paid. Florea also purchased seven new pagers from Mid West Mobile for a cost of $3,605.00 and there will also be a $360 rebate that will be sent to the district.

Item three was to inform the board members that sales tax revenue is down by $23,365.16 for the year.

Item five was to inform the board members that the doc-u-drama is scheduled for September 22^nd, 2009.

Item six was to inform the board members that the seasonal flu vaccines have been purchased for the district employees. Several employees have taken advantage of the shot. The H1N1 vaccine should be in the county sometime in October. He is not sure how many vaccines he will be able to provide to employees.

Item seven was to inform the board members that a rescue squad member had a blood borne exposure.

Item eight was to inform the board members that Redden and Florea will be attending a Region H annual meeting in St Joseph on September 21^st and will be taking the trailer with them and then will leave the trailer at Mid West Mobile for the installation of a radio.

Item nine was to discuss hiring a part time van driver as a part time EMT. The new EMT has a spouse that works for the district.

Florea was told to orientate the employee as an EMT.

PRESENTATION OF TRAINING MANAGERS REPORT: Estella Myrick informed the board members that 28 people attended the 12 lead class that was held at the district on September 9^th, 2009. There was no cost to anyone who attended the class. All but one district paramedics attended the class. There were three EMT=s from the district that attended the class as well.

Item two was to discuss the refresher class that Jeff Hall has been setting up. It will start October 1^st.

Item three was to inform the board that a corn crib class may be held in the spring if teachers can be found.

Item four was to inform the board members that the teacher, Bob Page, who did the 12 lead class, has invited Myrick to Springfield to an instructor class for International Trauma Life Support. This would be at no cost to the district for the class, but there would be a cost to bring some instructors to the district to train more instructors. After a discussion, Redden made the motion to have Myrick go to the class and Standiford seconded the motion. Tobin called for a vote. Standiford, yea, Allen, yea, Walk, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden, yea and Tobin yea. Motion carried.

PRESENTATION OF BUSINESS MANAGER= S REPORT: Lager stated that the regional EMS meeting is to be October 7^th at the Countryside Bistro and that the MCI trailers should be there and maybe the items for all districts will be in stock to be passed out. These include triage tags, mass casualty books, rescue vests and some other items. These were purchased on a grant and will be distributed to the 16 different ambulance services of the Northwest Region.

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS/ REQUESTS: Nothing brought up.

MEDICAID WRITE OFF= S: Standiford made the motion to approve the Medicaid/Medicare write off= s of $2,664.49 and Walk seconded the motion. Tobin called for a vote. Standiford, yea, Allen, yea, Walk, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden, yea and Tobin yea. Motion carried.

Standiford made the motion to write of $492.83 in bad debt and bankruptcy and Allen seconded the motion. Tobin called for a vote. Standiford, yea, Allen, yea, Walk, yea, McPherson, nay, Redden, nay and Tobin yea. Motion carried.

OLD BUSINESS: The changes to the by-laws was on the agenda. These include adding duties to the secretary of the board to take minutes at all closed sessions and to have a key to the new file cabinet for security reasons. Walk made the motion to accept the new by-law changes and Allen seconded the motion. Tobin called for a vote. Standiford, yea, Allen, yea, Walk, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden, yea and Tobin yea. Motion carried.

The ambulance that was sent to the state fair came back in good shape with only one sheet missing out of the inventory. The fair board asked if it would be possible to have use of the ambulance at the next state fair. The board will discuss that at a later date.

Standiford asked about the pump for the jaws on the rescue squad. Florea will contact the company about the time frame on repairs.

NEW BUSINESS: Florea has agreed to do the South side Rodeo in St Joseph again this year. Heartland Paramedics pays $100 an hour and provides radios for the crews to use.

CLOSED: Standiford made the motion to go into a closed session for evaluations of employees and Allen seconded the motion. Tobin called for a vote. Standiford, yea, Allen, yea, Walk, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden, yea and Tobin yea. Motion carried.

Closed session started at 8:20 pm

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

Walk made the motion to grant Jubal Smith a $350 performance incentive pay and a $180 longevity pay, Allen seconded the motion. Tobin called for a vote. Standiford, yea, Allen, yea, Walk, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden, yea and Tobin yea. Motion carried.

Walk made the motion to grant Estella Myrick a $350 performance incentive pay and Standiford seconded the motion. Tobin called for a vote. Standiford, yea, Allen, yea, Walk, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden, yea and Tobin yea. Motion carried.

Walk made the motion to grant Justin Donovan a $350 performance incentive pay and Standiford seconded the motion. Tobin called for a vote. Standiford, yea, Allen, yea, Walk, yea, McPherson, yea, Redden, yea and Tobin yea. Motion carried.

McPherson made the suggestion that all district volunteers have a titer test done for Hepatitis B . Florea will get cost for the next meeting.

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

Recorded by LaRee Lager

Nodaway County Ambulance District

Signed:

John C. Redden, Secretary