Meeting of the
Board of Fire Engineers
Meeting convened at 7:50 p.m.
Members present: Deputy Chief Warren G. Alexander
Russell Zawaduk
James Roderick Jr.
Gerard Menangas
Marilyn Monks
Adam Wolf
Letter received from Michael Anderson requesting a change in status from Regular to Unpaid Auxiliary, effective May 15, 2005. Anderson has purchased a home in Yarmouth and will be moving out of town. He will be in town when working for LCA.
Motion: Roderick motioned to approve Anderson’s request for a change in status from a Regular member to a Non-paid Auxiliary member; Monks seconded the motion, All in favor.
Election of Officers: Lorne Russell ran for Captain, Alan Felton ran for Lieutenant.
Alan Felton received 11 votes for Lieutenant. Felton and Russell each received 10 votes for Captain.
Resigning Lieutenant Justin White gave the person running for Lieutenant (Felton) the Lt’s position and the person running for Captain (Russell) the Captain’s position.
Motion: Monks motioned to accept the vote of the squad for Lorne Russell as Captain: Roderick seconded the motion for discussion,
The Board members agreed that the tie vote for Captain should have been broken before the vote was taken for the Lieutenant position.
Second Motion: Monks motioned that the board accept the vote of the squad for Lorne Russell as Captain but in doing so, go back and properly conduct and record the vote for the good of the company; Roderick seconded the motion; All in favor.
Motion: Monks motioned to accept the vote of the squad for Alan Felton as Lieutenant;
Roderick seconded the motion, All in favor.
Rescue Stewards position- Julie Cataldo ran unopposed.
Motion: Monks motioned to approve Julie Cataldo as the Rescue Steward; Roderick seconded the motion, All in favor.
Accountability tags and ID cards discussed. Chief Roy Jones will be contacted for information on the equipment needed to create ID tags & cards.
New sign-up form for Training discussed. Form will state that if anyone signs up for a class and does not attend, they will be charged for the class.
Payment for Training discussed. Monks and Harding will be teaching AED/CPR classes and asked if instructors would be paid hourly or by the student?
Motion: Wolf motioned to pay the AED/CPR Instructors hourly at the Paramedic level plus two hours for set up. Seven hours for the class and two hours for set up = 9 hours total, Roderick seconded the motion; All in favor.
Captain Craig Martin requesting a transfer to Engine Co. #1 due to an unfriendly relationship with District Chief Gerard Menangas.
Motion: Wolf motioned to request Craig Martin to attend the next board meeting to discuss his transfer request and explain his actions at the St. Peters church fire; Menangas seconded the motion, All in favor.
Motion: Roderick motioned to adjourn the meeting; Wolf seconded the motion, All in favor.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. (2200 hrs)