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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-BFC-1991-06-11 • • BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS JUNE 11, 1991 MINUTES PRESENT: Commissioners Cornelius, Baker, Reeves, and Howell . ABSENT: Commissioner Neigh 1 . Vice Chairman Baker called the meeting to order at 1910 hrs . 2 . Additions/deletions to the agenda: - Note that this is the last meeting for Commissioners Howell and Reeves . 3 . Persons wishing to speak to Board of Fire Commissioners : - Jim Mayer, Captain of Co. #6, had two questions from his company: there are only 2 air packs on Engine 6 - they feel a need for more particularly when responding to mutual aid calls . The Chief will respond to the Company; Also, they are concerned about Engine 6 being reassigned to Central whenever there is an engine out of service, as opposed to using a reserve engine. The Chief responded that this policy has more to do with reassignment of people as opposed to location of vehicles . 4 . Commissioner Reeves made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 1991 meeting as written. Seconded by Comm. Howell . Carried unanimously. 5 . Commissioner Reeves made a motion to approve the audit dated June 11, 1991 in the amount of $41,222 .04 . Seconded by Comm. Baker. Carried unanimously. 6 . A request from the Union for reimbursement for replacement glasses from Firefighter Parsons was tabled for more information. Commissioner Baker made a motion to approve the following payments from the Donation Fund checking account: - Petty Cash: $9 .00 for refreshments for Taughannock Blvd. fire on 05/16/91; - Local 737 : Reimburse for soda: $48 .00 for fires on 05/11/91 (York St. & Tioga St. ) and Taughannock Blvd. fire on 05/16/91 . Seconded by Comm. Howell . Carried unanimously. 7 . Commissioner Baker made a motion to authorize a letter be sent to the following volunteers and their respective Minutes June 11, 1991 Page 2 companies regarding the fact that they have not completed training and unless they make arrangements to do so, their memberships will be terminated and they should return all department equipment: Co. #9 : Mark Bellantoni Co. #2 : Lester Bailey Co. #7 : Jeffrey Smith Seconded by Comm. Reeves . Carried unanimously. - Chairman Cornelius bid farewell to outgoing Commissioners Ken Reeves and Gloria Howell, and thanked them for their diligent and competent service to the Board of Fire Commissioners and the Ithaca Fire Department. 8 . Commissioner Baker made a motion to accept the bid from Ferrara Fire Apparatus Co. for disposal of the Ward ' 79 pumper in the amount of $16,898 . Seconded by Comm. Howell . Carried unanimously. There were no bids received for Vehicle 941. Commissioner Reeves made a motion to accept the bid from Hiawatha Utility Co. for the purchase of a Fire Alarm vehicle in the amount of $32,818 . 60 plus equipment, lettering and striping, as recommended by Deputy Chief Dorman. Seconded by Comm. Howell . Carried unanimously. 9 . Chief ' s Report: - Chief Olmstead gave a report on the arson conviction from the Central School Fire. He voiced his disagreement with the sentencing to the District Attorney' s office. - Construction update: we have been notified by the City Engineer's office that we may now order furniture for the bunker program. There are still open issues on the construction project - the City is pursuing action on the performance bond for the electrical contractor. - Deputy Chief Dorman will be submitting a capital projects proposal for a new generator for Central Fire Station. We also need to address the issues of generators at Stations 5 and 6 . - A draft of the space needs study will go out tomorrow to the Committee members . Minutes June 11, 1991 page 3 - Chief Olmstead reported on the state of City finances . Due to cuts in State aid, the City will need to reduce their budget by $750,000 - which will need to come out of the last 6 months portion of department budgets . Common Council will have a special meeting on Wednesday night hopefully to consider alternatives to cutting staff and to develop a directive to department heads for methods of reducing budgets . Some items to consider in reducing the Fire Department budget are: drop the Length of Service Program, not filling vacancies, no more laundry service, no more refreshments after training sessions, possible discussion regarding consolidating volunteer companies, volunteers staffing stations, offset expenses with fees for permits . The Board will be involved in these decisions. All information will also be share with the Town of Ithaca as some things may affect their contract with the City. In the meantime, work on the preliminary 1992 budget will be begin at the July Board meeting. 10 . At 2035 hrs . , the Board moved into Executive Session to discuss a request of a needy member. The Board resumed open session at 1640 hrs . Commissioner Reeves made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Seconded by Comm. Baker. Carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, G Dow4t1 H. o lius, Chairman