CHIEF’S REPORT

FY07 Budget Meeting with Town Manager Bergman will be held on Monday, December 12, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. at Town Hall.

HOUSE REPORTS

House #4

Report submitted Lt. Jeff Perry. Meeting was not held on December 5th since only three members showed up for the meeting. Captain Flores, Lt. Perry and John Byrne.

Ladder 2

Eli Martinez and Shawn Ricard voted in as Regular members of ladder Company # 2. Vote of members: 7 in favor; 0 opposed.

Tom Steele will be sent a letter of intent due to his lack of participation.

Status of the Remote Gun for Ladder truck requested.

Needs: 12 ft. Fiberglass Pike Pole

Axe

2 - 2 ½” to 1 ½” Reducers.

Batteries need for the Cairns Iris.

Motion: Roderick motioned to approve the vote for Eli Martinez and Shawn Ricard to be moved up to Regular members as of January 1, 2006; Alexander seconded the motion; All in favor.

Motion: Roderick motioned to purchase the equipment requested; Alexander seconded the motion, All in favor.

New equipment “TAC STICK” used for Shock Protection. It detects AC Current. Two will be ordered from Ed Lyons Fire Equipment Co.

Motion: Motion by Roderick to purchase two (2) TAC STICKS, one for Car 1 and one for Ladder 192; Menangas seconded the motion; All in favor.

Barnstable Fire Training Academy will be contacted to schedule training classes in town. Large Diameter Hose, Interior Fire Attack and Back to Basics courses will be requested.

RESCUE

Letter received from Shawn Richard requesting approval to take the EMT Course. Scott Martin & Eli Martinez and Doug Allen, a Dispatcher for the Police Department, is also interested in taking the EMT Course.

Motion: Monks motioned that if Doug Allen gets voted onto the rescue squad, serves for a year, is a member in good standing and completes the EMT course the board will review his attendance record and if his record is up to the boards standards they will agree to pay for his EMT class; Wolf seconded the motion; All in favor.

Resignation of the Rescue Captain and the Rescue Lieutenant discussed. Monks asked who would run the meetings in place of the rescue officers. Monks was advised that the senior officer would run the meetings.

Main Station Stewards, Brandy Tarala & Lisa Potter, resigned.

Discussion ensued regarding the unkempt condition of the Main Station. Complaints have been received regarding dogs in the station creating an atmosphere where asthma sufferers are having difficulty breathing. Also smokers are opening the apparatus bay garage doors to smoke cigarettes instead of going outside of the building to smoke. Some Lower Cape Ambulance employees residing at the Main Station are not cleaning up after themselves. A list of cleaning chores will be compiled and brought up to Lower Cape Ambulance Director, James Meads. Chief Trovato will arrange the meeting with Meads.

Bikes purchased by the Rescue Squad will be removed from the Main Station and stored at the Johnson Street Station. All other bikes, barbeque and gas tanks stored at the main station be removed and stored away for the winter.

Main Station doors, apron and grounds damaged by DPW plows discussed. Alexander suggested contacting DPW Director Guertin and DPW Supervisor Raymond Duarte to come to the station to view the damage. Alexander and the Chief will be advised when the meeting will take place.

Motion: Roderick motioned to contact David Guertin and Raymond Duarte to view the damage at the Main Station as soon as possible; Alexander seconded the motion; All in favor.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion: Roderick motioned to adjourn the meeting; Menangas seconded the motion, All in favor.

Meeting adjourned at 10:04 p.m.