Regular Fire Board Meeting - November 29, 2023

Regular Meeting September 2023

4. CONSENT AGENDA a.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES i. Regular Board Meeting minutes on September 20, 2023

Board Member Begay motioned to approve consent agenda. Board Member Joe seconded the motion. Voice Vote: Board Chairperson James: Aye, Board Clerk Etcitty: Aye, Board Member Joe, Aye, and Board Member Kirk: Aye. Vote: 4-0-0

5. REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE a.

Fire Chief’s Report – Activities for September 2023 i. Personnel ii. Employment Separation iii. Incidents (Non-Urgent and Urgent) iv. Accomplishments v. Maintenance vi. Training for Fire, EMS and Dispatch vii. Announcements (Community Training/Presentations and Notifications)

Board Member Joe motioned to approve with highlight on Fire Chief’s report – Activities for June 2023. Board Member Kirk seconded the motion. Voice Vote: Board Chairperson James: Aye, Board Clerk Etcitty: Aye, Board Member Joe, Aye, and Board Member Kirk: Aye. Vote: 4-0-0 b. C ommunication barrier with Apache County Treasurer’s Office and Ganado Fire District. i. Apache County Treasurer's Office shortage of Staff ii. Technology and firewall issues. iii. Corrective Action on Apache County Treasurer’s reports, receipts an d miss posting. iv. A good relationship is reestablished with Apache County Treasurer’s Office. Board Clerk Etcitty motioned to accept the Communication barrier with Apache County Treasurer’s Office and Ganado Fire District Report by Administrative Assistant Mr. Roanhorse. Board Member Kirk seconded the motion. Voice Vote: Board Chairperson James: Aye, Board Clerk Etcitty: Aye, Board Member Joe, Aye, and Board Member Kirk: Aye. Vote: 4-0-0 c. Fire Apparatus Purchase Update i. Navajo Nation Transferred ACH payment of $2,485,717.20 to Freightliner on October 14, 2023, and payment was received in full on October 17, 2023. ii. Water Tender Trucks will be available for pick-up on October 31, 2023. Target pick-up date is November 1, 2023. iii. The Mini Pumpers will leave South Dakota at the end of November 2023. Projected pickup date is mid-December 2023. iv. Ambulance Update is coming. Board Member Joe motioned to accept the Fire Apparatus Purchase Update by Fire Chief Woodie and Administrative Assistant Mr. Roanhorse. Board Clerk Etcitty seconded the motion. Voice Vote: Board Chairperson James: Aye, Board Clerk Etcitty: Aye, Board Member Joe, Aye, and Board Member Kirk: Aye. Vote: 4-0-0 6. OLD BUSINESS Board Chairperson James motioned to combine Old Business a., b., & c. (monthly Financial Report for June 2023 (FY 2023), monthly Financial Report for July 2023 (FY 2024), Approval of monthly Financial Report for August 2023) together for review and discussion. Board Member Joe seconded the motion. Administrative Assistant Presented the Financial Report for June 2023, July 2023, and August 2023. a. Discussion and possible action re: Approval of monthly Financial Report for June 2023 (FY 2023). b. Discussion and possible action re: Approval of monthly Financial Report for July 2023 (FY 2024). c. Discussion and possible action re: Approval of monthly Financial Report for August 2023 Board Clerk Etcitty made an alternative motion to approve Old Business a., b., & c. (monthly Financial Report for June 2023 (FY 2023), monthly Financial Report for July 2023 (FY 2024), Approval of monthly