07 - Fire Department Monthly Report

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PEQUOT LAKES FIRE DEPARTMENT MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 2, 2009 MEETING The monthly meeting of the PLFD was called to order by Chief Nelson, 28 members were present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved by a motion by Rickard, second by Wendt, motion passed. Truck and equipment checks were discussed. The floating pump was not on Tanker 1 because it is leaking oil. All three tankers checked OK. Tanker 2's pump engine needs an oil change. Grass 1 and 2 were also OK. Grass 1 was over one McLeod tool. All of the remainder trucks were all good. Engine 1 was over one 2 % "by 1 '/z "reducer. The financial report was discussed. Our checking balance tonight is $13,000.79. During the past month, we deposited $210.00 from the police department for the 30 people they sent to our pancake breakfast, $1761.00 from the chokecherry breakfast, $49.00 for the scholarship fund from the chokecherry breakfast, $100.00 from a donation from Art and Joanne Weaver, and $18.00 from Dan Loven for leftover pancake breakfast food. We paid bills for $1260.26 for the double convection oven, $14.37 for ice for the chokecherry breakfast, $51.30 for pop, $50.00 for repair for the electrical connection for the oven, $64.75 for chokecherry syrup, and $590.50 for chokecherry food supplies. Our scholarship fund balance is $1603.65. The chokecherry breakfast had revenue of $811.00 and expenses of $669.62. Our profit was $141.38. There were some minor bills for the breakfast not recorded yet. The fire fund balance is approximately $122,000 at this time. Mike Peterson motioned to approve the financial report, second by Evenson, motion passed. Dan Loven motioned we transfer $200.00 from our pancake breakfast profits to the scholarship fund, second by Selter, motion passed. Our new scholarship fund balance will be $1803.65. Correspondence for tonight was a delayed e-mail from Jim Fruth about the advertising for the chokecherry event. Nancy Vogt from the Echo staff did not publish any information about the firemen's breakfast because she was not informed about it. There was information about the breakfast on the Chamber and the Chokecherry festival websites. There seemed to be no excuse for Nancy not to publicize the event. We were not happy with the advertising of the event. If we decide to do the breakfast next year, we need better advertising, more planning, and more communication with the Chokecherry committee. After some discussion Putnam motioned we do the breakfast next year, second by Zeimet, motion passed. A possible date for the event was August 9`h. Flue shots will be given at City Hall on September 30 from 2:00 to 2:30 pm. The shots will also be given at the middle school library from 3:30 TO 6:00pm on that same day. Shots will be free for city employees. Please sign up for the vaccination in advance at the Clerk's office. Tom will check to make sure fire fighters are able to qualify as city employees. The safety topic tonight is about the dryer fire call we had today. There were some air masks used today that did not have the straps loose and masks ready for use. Remember when you return from a fire call and masks were used to loosen all the straps on the ask and on the pack.