Foreign Fire Insurance Board

Monday December 30th, 2024 Wheaton Fire Station 38 Conference room 0730 hours I. Call to Order – (0739hrs) Lt. Hunecke II. Roll Call – (0740hrs) Chief Brill, Lt. Hunecke, FF Baus, FF Tabb, FF Igara, FF Ackerman Public- FF Schullo, CFF VanDuser III. Reading and Approval of Old Minutes – (0741hrs) Read by Lt. Hunecke. Motion to accept: Lt. Hunecke Second: FF Ackerman Discussion: N/A Motion passed unanimously (0743hrs) IV. Treasurer’s report – (0743hrs) Prepared by FF Igara, presented by Lt. Hunecke. Checking Ending Balance: $163,175.72 CD Ending Balance: $77,787.90 Total Ending Balance: $240,963.62 Motion to accept: FF Ackerman Second: Chief Brill Discussion: N/A Motion passed unanimously (0744hrs) V. Public Comment – (0744hrs) No Comment VI. Agenda Additions – (0745hrs) a. Oil Dry Hoppers – Submitted by FF Khuter, presented by Lt. Hunecke. Motion to approve: $600.00 for the purchase of materials for building hoppers and tubes for the oil dry: Lt. Hunecke Second: FF Ackerman Discussion: Explanation of history of the trial run on oil dry tubes and also discussion about wall-mount hoppers. Voted On: (0752hrs) Yes: Chief Brill, Lt. Hunecke, FF Baus, FF Tabb, FF Igara, FF Ackerman FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAX BOARD MEETING MINUTES Month Date, Year No: None Motion passed (0752 hrs) VII. Old Business – N/A VIII. New Business – a. Carhart Coats (0753) Presented by Lt. Hunecke. Purchase of Carhart winter jackets. Appx. $160-$165 per jacket. Order of up to 40 jackets possible. Motion to approve: Carhart winter jackets not to exceed $7,000: Lt. Hunecke Second: Chief Brill Discussion: Chief Brill discussed who will replace jackets if they become damaged or worn. If jackets are damaged on a call; the city would replace. Chief Brill recommends a one-time purchase before adding item to the quartermaster account to see how the jackets wear over time. Also discussed was how historically, items like this were added to the Foreign Fire approved items list and replaced on an as needed basis. Voted On: (0800hrs) Yes: Chief Brill, Lt. Hunecke, FF Baus, FF Tabb, FF Igara, FF Ackerman No: None Motion passed (0800 hrs) b. Duty shoe allowance (0801)Presented by Lt. Hunecke. Motion to approve: To approve up to $300 for 2 pair of shoes and 2 inserts per person through Amazon or RedWing and is subject to a verification process by the Fire Chief: Lt. Hunecke. Second: FF Tabb Discussion: Chief Brill discussed an approval process prior to ordering to avoid returns and verify that the shoes meet the requirements of the policy. FF Baus asked if there is an option to personally cover expenses above the $300 limit. Lt. Hunecke stated that he will look into the possibility. Chief Brill discussed only allowing the purchase of one pair of shoes at a time to implement an as needed up to $300 to prevent over purchasing. Motion remains as initially proposed. Voted On: (0823 hrs) Yes: Chief Brill, Lt. Hunecke, FF Baus, FF Tabb, FF Igara, FF Ackerman No: None Motion passed (0823 hrs) c. Station 38 Entry way (0824)Presented by Chief Brill. Progress report on the updating of the Station 38 entry way. Wall paint and photo digitizing is complete. Purchase of an entry way display monitor up to appx. 83” is the next step. Motion to approve: $1,200 for a display monitor and mount for the Station 38 entryway: Chief Brill Second: FF Ackerman Discussion: N/A 2 FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAX BOARD MEETING MINUTES Month Date, Year Voted On: (0831 hrs) Yes: Chief Brill, Lt. Hunecke, FF Baus, FF Tabb, FF Igara, FF Ackerman No: None Motion passed (0832 hrs) IX. Good of the Order – (0832) Chief Brill asked if all department photos have been taken. FF Igara stated that he believed FF Marcinkowski still needs his photo taken. X. Adjournment – (0833) Motion: Lt. Hunecke Second: FF Tabb Motion passed unanimously (0833hrs) 3