2025 January Agenda Minutes

AVENEL BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

Thursday, January 23, 2025 

 

AGENDA MEETING 6:00 P.M.

 

 

 

 

DEAN C. MANENTE, BOARD PRESIDENT

 

 

·         Fire Prevention Bureau.

 

·         See F.O. report.

 

·         Training.

 

·         No report

 

·         Year End Stipend.

 

·         No report.

 

·         Annual Budget / Workshop Hearing(s).

 

·         No report

 

·         Map Books.

 

·         See F.O. report.

 

·         Personnel Appointment

 

            Other –

·          Training

·         Sent letters to the local 290 regarding Kelly time.

·         Six new hires quired personal time. They will be permitted to roll this over this time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOHN M. MITCH, 2^nd VICE PRESIDENT  

 

 

1. Hydrants. No report

 

 

2. Website.

 

3. Medical. –   

 

 

4. Insurance –

        

Other –

·         Information about cancer screening was sent to the firefighters

·         Respirator letters have started to come back.

·         Snow removal – Mike Mosher has been doing this.

·         Old files were removed and destroyed on January 24^th

·         Looking into new accountant for audit. Received a referral letter for Bart & Bart

·         The new pick-up truck is fully insured.

 

 

 

KEITH ADDIE SECRETARY  

 

·         The installer came out to look at the tablet in 5-1. Changed out the load manager box.

·         County radio, spoke to Mike Gallager

 

 

 

BRUCE MIZAK, 1^st VICE PRESIDENT

 

·          The new pick up is here. We will get the title once they receive their payment.

·         A&K gave us a quote for a plow. It was around $2500.00

·         Pick – up will be known as 5-3-2

·         5-1 had an issue with the line

·         Elizabethtown Gas has another $5000.00 grant that we could apply for.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GREGORY CZOCH, TREASURER (Excused)

 

• Buildings and Grounds.

 

·         Fire Alarm System.

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·         Sprinkler –

 

·         Keyless entry system.

No report.

·         Security Camera system.

 

·         Lawn Maintenance.

·         Snow Removal.

 

Other.  –

 

·         O.S Dunnigan came out and are waiting for a part for the injector pump in the basement

·         Renovations – can not match the existing tile.

·         Hallway sheetrock, they will need to remove wallpaper

·         Shower in upstairs women’s bathroom is leaking downstairs

 

 

      4.   Communications / Correspondence.

 

SPILLAR, FIRE OFFICIAL

·         Mutual Aid assistance thank you letter from District 9

·         End of the year report has been certified by FO and President of BOFC

and submitted to the Division. Thank you to the President.

Received $2,121.50 for September – October Fire Zone reimbursement

Received $11,267.50 Fire Zone Reimbursement for 224. Not including Nov-Dec. 2024. This amount last year was $6000.00.

·         Holiday Fire Zone enforcement

` 85 Summons issued, numerous warnings. If all paid, $3,740.00revenue to BOFC for an 8-week period.

·         Keyholder – Emergency Contact

 

BOARD LIASON, CORY SPILLAR

            Former member files/ John

 

FRANK STRAIN, CHIEF 2025

·         Avenel Street will be closed Jan. 25^th 12pm – 5pm for a special event

·         Calls for December 2024

·         F.F. Nebus would like to obtain his EMT and would like to work it around his shift.

·         Firefighter Mizak asked for gym equipment update.

·         Capt. Mizak registered 2 new volunteer members to Fire I. Also received a quote for new gas meters.

·         Firefighter Rodriguez has rescheduled his Firefighter I&II exam.

 

PUBLIC –

A motion was made by Mitch to close the public section of the meeting. Second by Mizak.

 

 

Meeting Ended at 7:30p.m.