The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Southern Platte Fire Protection District was held Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at Station #4, 8795 NW N Highway, Kansas City, Missouri.

Nelson Hopper acting as Chairman called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m. Present at the meeting were Directors Gary Judd, Michael Newburger and Nelson Hopper. Also present were Fire Chief Richard Carrizzo and Fire District Attorney Leslie Greene.

Minutes of the October 20, 2004 meeting that had been previously e-mailed to the Directors were accepted upon motion made, seconded and passed unanimously.

The Treasurer’s report, prepared by Adrienne Renton, for the month of October was passed out at the meeting. Chief Carrizzo reviewed the cash assets, investments and how they affected the end of the year. After review, the Treasurer’s report as presented was accepted upon motion made, seconded and passed unanimously.

The following Old Business was brought before the meeting:

1. Legal Issues: Attorney Greene reviewed the telephone meeting she and the MO Attorney General’s contract lawyer had this pass week regarding the possible violation from the Commission on Ethics from April 2004’s election.

2. Apparatus Update: Chief Carrizzo reported the following:

8102: Bids had been opened on November 12. DeKalb Fire District presented the highest bid for this unit, $15,001.03. The bid was accepted and the unit will be sold to them.
0401: Still determining the signage and logos, but is in service.
9901: The ladder was tested and four bolts needed to be tightened to the appropriate torque. Thus the ladder failed, but was able to remain in service till the bolts are tightened.
0001 and 0002: The bids have come in and we are waiting for Pierce to authorize the painting of the units.
All ladders were tested this past period.
All truck pumps are to be tested next week.

1. Ordinances: The first reading of Ordinance #6: Bill #3 was read by President Hopper.

Motion was made and seconded to accept the first reading of Ordinance #6: Bill #3. Motion passed unanimously.

2. Chief’s Reports: Chief Carrizzo reported

a. The following thank you notes were read:


i. Chief DeKeyser, KCKFD – for having BC Joles assist with their captain promotional process.
ii. Sheila and James Tuchett – for the fast response and care that was give to her husband during a medical call.
iii. Park Hill School District – for the assistance that was given during the Red Ribbon Rally
iv. MARC – Thank you for the support and assistance during the multimodal transportation seminar in North Kansas City

b. Chief Carrizzo advised on the progress of the Fire Fighter hiring process. Of the 55 applicants that were invited to test, five are in the process of being interviewed by the Fire Chief, the final step in the interview process. The second hiring process has begun with a due date of December 3, 2004 for applications.

c. Approximately $16,000 is being spent on an off-site backup system for the entire computer network.

d. A fire extinguisher class was delivered to the Platte County Board of Services.

e. This semester we have an intern from Blue River campus that will be completing a project for the District.

f. The B.C.’s attended an auto extrication course.

g. A courtesy inspection was completed for the Platte City Community Center for the County Commission.

h. The health insurance for 2005 had been renewed with an approximate increase of 14.5 percent.

Motion was made to accept the Chief’s Report, seconded and passed unanimously.

Chief Carrizzo presented from the 2004 CIP the purchase of a new staff vehicle. It was further explained the rotation and exchange of staff vehicles. The purchase of the new staff vehicle was based off of the MARC Cooperative Bid Program. The total cost of the vehicle would be approximately $27,600, which was under the budgeted amount. A vehicle would be traded in, and the value of the trade in was unknown at this time. Motion was made to authorize Chief Carrizzo to order and purchase a staff vehicle, as presented with or without the sale or trade in of #9902, seconded and passed unanimously.

3. Union Report: Chief Carrizzo reported that the District’s Labor Attorney had completed the updates on the contract and they were being submitted first to the internal union stewards, than would be forwarded to Local 42’s Business Agent for comment. The Committee met with each of the shifts and reviewed the document.

4. 2005 Budget: Chief Carrizzo presented the Board the 2005 Budget Proposal. After a detailed review of the 2005 Budget and CIP a motion was made to adopt the 2005 Budget, as presented and 2005 CIP, seconded and passed unanimously.

Chief Carrizzo presented from the 2005 CIP the purchase of a new staff vehicle for the Fire Marshal. The purchase of the new staff vehicle was based off of the MARC Cooperative Bid Program. The total cost of the vehicle would be approximately $23,000, which was under the budgeted amount. Motion was made to authorize Chief Carrizzo to order and purchase the staff vehicle, as presented, seconded and passed unanimously.

Respectively submitted,

Richard R. Carrizzo, CFO
Fire Chief