March 12, 2008

Gustavus Fire Advisory Board

Meeting Announcement/Agenda/Minutes

March 12, 2008

0900 hours (9:00 am)

Location: Gustavus City Hall

Type of Meeting: General Business Meeting

Meeting Facilitator: Corey Child, Chairperson

I.                   Call to order 0910

II.                Roll call: Corey Child, Margaret Bortko, Mark Berry (Excused: Gus Martinez, Wendy Bredow)

III.             Approval of minutes from last meeting (None Present to approve)

IV.             Current Business

a)      Budget Category Allocation:

Motion by Mark Berry: Do not present either motion from our last meeting to the city counsel regarding budget and ARFF personnel.  First by Bortko, Second by Child. Voting was unanimous in the affirmative.

Motion by Mark Berry: Due to FY-08 Forest Receipt money being in the amount of $19,119.84 the following budget categories are to be increased: Income: Forest Receipt Money-Increase $19,119.84 for a line item total of $27,119.84. Expense: Equipment-Increase$13,719.84 for a line item total of $28,469.84; Freight-Increase $500 for a line item total of $1250; Maintenance & Repairs-Increase $1000 for a line item total of $3000; Postage & Shipping-Increase $100 for a line item total of $250; Supplies EMS-Increase $600 for a line item total of $2600; Supplies Fire-Increase $600 for a line item total of $1600; Supplies General-Increase $500  for a line item total of $1500; Supplies Office-Increase $100 for a line item total of $600; Training-Increase $1500 for a line item total of $13,500; Travel-Increase $500 for a line item total of $1000. First by Bortko, Second by Child. Voting was unanimous in the affirmative. (See attached spread sheet for accounting details)

Motion by Mark Berry: Post the following Public Notice for intended expenditure of Forest Receipt money:

Gustavus Fire Department

PUBLIC NOTICE

March 13, 2008 – April 26, 2008

In accordance with the requirements of Title III, the Gustavus Fire Department and the City of Gustavus herby post notice of the intended use of past and current Forest Receipt funding.

It is hereby proposed that the allotted FY-08 Forest Receipt funding in the amount of $19,119.84 be allocated to the general budget of the fire department to be spent on up to 40 percent of the general budget on general expenditures.

It is also hereby proposed that a carry over from FY-07 of $10,000 be applied to apparatus Equipment Reserve for the future purchase of capital for the department.

It is also herby proposed that a carry over from FY-07 of $8,000 be applied to general operating expenditures of the department.

Public comments on these proposed uses are welcome in writing at: Gustavus Fire Department, PO Box 1, Gustavus, Alaska 99826. Comments will be accepted through April 26, 2008.

First by Bortko, Second by Child. Voting was unanimous in the affirmative.

V.                New Business: Next meeting: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 7pm at City Hall.

VI.             Fire Chief Report: Engine 7 air brake leak is currently being fixed.

VII.          Vox Populi

VIII.       Adjournment 0950