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BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
OCTOBER 9, 1990
MINUTES
PRESENT: Commissioners Cornelius , Howell , Baker, Reeves , & Neigh.
1. Chairman Cornelius called the meeting to order at 1910 hrs .
2 . Additions/Deletions to the agenda:
- Request for reimbursement for purchase of lost personal
pager (Firefighter John Cook) .
- Parade requests from Co. 9 and Co. 7 .
- Donation: $25 . 00
3 . Persons wishing to speak to Board of Fire Commissioners - None
4. Commissioner Baker made a motion to approve the following
meeting minutes : July, August, September: Regular and
Special meetings . Seconded by Comm. Howell . Carried
unanimously.
5. Commissioner Baker made a motion to approve the audit in the
amount of $17 , 835 . 69 . Seconded by Comm. Neigh. Carried
unanimously.
Commissioner Reeves made a motion to accept a donation of
$25 .00 from the Bridge Club of Ithaca to the Donation Fund
Checking Account. Seconded by Comm. Neigh. Carried
unanimously.
- The Ithaca Paid Firefighter' s Association, on behalf of
Firefighter John Cook, asked for reimbursement for his
personal pager that was lost while at a fire, in the amount of
$344 . 00 . After discussion, Commissioner Neigh made a motion
that Firefighter Cook should file a claim with his homeowner' s
insurance policy, and the Board will pay the difference if
partially covered, or will pay the entire amount if it is not
covered at all . (Need to provide a written statement) .
Seconded by Comm. Baker. Carried unanimously.
6 . Membership changes : Commissioner Baker made a motion to
approve the following membership additions :
Co. #1 : Nelson Evans and Gary Kakazu
Co. #4: Andrew Monticelli
Co. #7 : Michael Barber
Co. #9: Anthony Dufore (also bunker) .
Seconded by Comm. Reeves . Carried unanimously.
Co. #7 noted the death of member Joseph Gainey, Sr.
( 08/11/90 ) .
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October 9 , 1990
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7 . Commissioner Reeves made a motion to approve a request from
Co. #7 to parade Engine 7 at a Halloween Parade to be held on
October 28 , subject to usual restrictions of availability of
truck and driver. Seconded by Comm. Baker. Carried
unanimously.
Commissioner Neigh made a motion to approve a request from Co.
#9 to decorate and display Engine 9 at a Cornell Homecoming
Event to be held on October 27 , subject to usual restrictions
of availability of truck and driver. Seconded by Comm.
Howell . Carried unanimously.
8 . - Draft of Volunteer Handbook to Board at 01/08/91 meeting;
- To Captains 01/15/91 ;
- To Board for adoption, at April ' 91 meeting . .
9. Commissioner Baker made a motion to approve the following
dates re: Space Needs Study:
- R.F.P. out 10/31/90
- Interviews 11/27/90
- Award Contract 11/30/90
- Completion & Report 12/31/90
Seconded by Comm. Howell . Carried unanimously.
10 . Commissioners Baker and Neigh, along with Joe Bargher, Jim
Mayer, and Marcia Lynch will meet to develop the Volunteer
Handbook. Commissioners Cornelius and former Commissioner
Gary Moravec will give assistance when they can.
11. Chairman' s Report - none.
12 . Chief ' s Report:
- Monthly reports will be provided at the next meeting.
- New member training starts this week with 11 people.
- The Chief will review a memo that was recently received from
the Mayor regarding the 1991 budget. He will get the
information to the Board as soon as possible.
- Marcia Lynch has arranged for the Convenient Health Care
Facility to assist in our volunteer physicals . Also, it has
been determined that if a physician doing a volunteer physical
makes a referral to another specialist, the volunteer
applicant is responsible for paying for the other doctor. We
will only pay the normal , routine cost of a regular physical .
- Commissioners Neigh, Baker ( along with Comm. Reeves ) will
accompany Deputy Chief Dorman on a tour of the Saulsbury
facility and our heavy rescue vehicle being constructed there.
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October 9 , 1990
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- Construction continues , however new station dedication
ceremonies will be scheduled sometime in November. Chief
Olmstead described some of the problems related to
construction.
13 . At 2005 hrs . Commissioner Neigh made a motion to move into
Executive Session to discuss a request from a needy member.
Seconded by Comm. Reeves . Carried unanimously.
At 2012 hrs . the Board resumed open session. Commissioner
Reeves made a motion to authorize the City Chamberlain to pay
from the Firemen' s Relief Fund the amount of $60 . 10 for a
needy member of Co. #1 . Seconded by Comm. Reeves . Carried
unanimously.
The meeting concluded at 2015 hrs .
Respectfully submitted,
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David H. Cornelius , Chairman