Foreign Fire Insurance Board

August, 23, 2023 7:30 am I. Call to Order 0730hrs Chief Brill, A/C Cochran, Lt. Hunecke, FF Ackerman, FF Tabb, FF Igara Additional attendees- PM DiClementi, A/C Vassios, CFf Solatka, CFf Lewis, CFf Marcinkowski II. Old Minutes 0732hrs Read by Lt. Hunecke. -Not buying additional Starcom Radio -Department photos are a work in progress Motion to accept 0735hrs - Lt. Hunecke Second- A/C Cochran Passes- Unanimous III. Treasurer’s Report 0735hrs Read by FF Igara -May- Beginning $113,957.90 Ending $188,039.18 -June- Beginning $110,543.73 Ending $170,622.23 -July- Beginning $93,110.33 Ending $167,413.17 Motion to accept 0738hrs - Lt. Hunecke Second- A/C Cochran Passes- Unanimous IV. Agenda Additions 0738hrs Read by Lt. Hunecke -Roll n Rack -SCBA Tags -PPE V. Old Business 0739hrs Read by Lt. Hunecke -Review of bylaws/ intergovernmental agreement -Proposal to add language for Fire Chief to approve / disprove items purchased. Discussed logistics. Decision to leave status quo unless an issue arises and it will be addressed at that time. Motion to accept city agreement- 0742hrs -Lt. Hunecke Second- A/C Cochran Passes- Unanimous VI. New Business- -Workout shorts 0743hrs -proposed by FF McElroy, read by Lt. Hunecke -Motion 0745hrs- Lt. Hunecke- not to exceed $2,100 for 80 pair of shorts (2 per employee) Second- A/C Cochran -Discussion- Chief Brill wants to make sure the current department logo is being used. -Pass- unanimously FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAX BOARD MEETING MINUTES Month Date, Year -Kitchen Chairs 0745hrs -proposed by FF McElroy, read by Lt. Hunecke -Motion 0749hrs- Lt. Hunecke- Not to exceed $9,000 for replacement kitchen chairs for all stations (20 chairs) from Dreamseat chair company. Second- Chief Brill -Discussion-Possibly need approval for single source vender depending on new purchasing guidelines. -Pass- unanimously. -Mac Mcgrath Scopes 0750hrs- EMS Manager DiClementi. -Proposal to purchase a replacement scope for Station 37 which is dimming, along with new scope storage bags for ambulances. -Motion 0753- Lt. Hunecke- Not to exceed $3,300 for a new scope and storage bags. Second- A/C Cochran. -Pass- Unanimously -0753- FF Igara left the meeting to respond to a call. -Roll N Rack 0754hrs- Proposed by FF Igara, Read by Lt. Hunecke. -Proposal for Roll n Rack hose rolling machine “efficiency package” and an additional battery pack. -Motion 0756hrs-Lt. Hunecke- Not to exceed $10,000 for one Roll n Rack hose rolling machine efficiency package and an additional battery pack. Second- Chief Brill -Discussion- Chief Brill- The Department may be able to add the cost of the Roll N Rack machine to next year’s budget and possibly the cost of an additional Roll n Rack unit. Lt. Hunecke offered to pick up the machine in Wisconsin to avoid the cost of freight shipping. -Pass- Unanimously -SCBA ID Tags 0803hrs- Proposed by FF Downs. Lt. Hunecke- request to table the idea for more information. -PPE (LEVR Bail-Out Bags) 0805hrs-Chief Brill -Proposal to purchase 2 additional LEVR Bail-Out bags for the Fire Chief and A/C positions. Bags were not initially included in the original purchase -Motion 0809hrs- Chief Brill- purchase 2 additional LEVR Bail-Out bags for the Fire Chief and A/C positions. Second- Lt. Hunecke. -Pass-Unanimously. -PPE (Globe Boots) 0810hrs- proposed by Chief Brill -Proposal to have FFF cover the cost difference between current budgeted allowance per pair for structural firefighting boots and the recently increased cost of Globe firefighting boots (appx $200 difference per pair of boots). -Motion 0816hrs- Lt. Hunecke- Not to exceed $2,000 for a one-time approval for this year to supplement the Department budget to continue purchasing Globe firefighting boots. Second- Chief Brill. -Discussion- about longevity of this proposal and future Department budgeting for Globe boots. Also, whether or not it is appropriate for FFF to supplement the Department budget for replacement PPE expenses. -Pass- 5-Yes 1-No 2  FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAX BOARD MEETING MINUTES Month Date, Year -Fitness Reimbursements 0832hrs-FF Igara -Three members submitted for reimbursements. Two members met the criteria. Third submission was dismissed until additional information is submitted. Motion 0836hrs- Lt. Hunecke- To approve properly submitted memberships; FF Kurth $150, FF Melinger $140 -Pass- Unanimously -Class A Garment Bags 0839-Lt. Hunecke -Proposal to purchase additional Class A garment bags for those who have not been issued them. -Motion 0840hrs-Lt. Hunecke– Not to exceed $1500.00 for Class A garment bags to update members in need of them. Second- A/C Cochran -Pass- Unanimously -Gas Grill Parts 0841hrs- FF Ackerman -Motion 0842- FF Ackerman- Not to exceed $1,200.00 for gas grill repair parts/ accessories for all three stations. Second- Lt. Hunecke. -Pass- Unanimously -Work backpacks 0844 hrs- Lt. Hunecke -Motion 0845 hrs-Lt. Hunecke- Not to exceed $2,000 for work backpacks for those that don't have them yet. Second- Chief Brill. -Discussion- A/C Vassios suggested keeping an inventory of issued items in the future. -Pass- Unanimously. VII. Good of the Order -0846hrs- Discussion by Chief Brill about financial approach moving forward for next meeting to discuss maximizing earnings on investments. -0848hrs- Discussion about recent reliability issues with “FLOW.” The question was asked whether FFFB wanted to keep funding the service despite the recent issues. Response was a unanimous “Yes.” VIII. Adjournment -Motion to adjourn 0852hrs-Lt. Hunecke. Second- FF Ackerman. Passed. 3