You are not logged in.
Cahaba Valley Fire & Emergency Medical Rescue District
145 Narrows Drive
Birmingham, Alabama 35242
July 12, 2023
Minutes
Attendance
Board Members: Grant Wilkinson, President
Alan Reyes-Guerra
Barry Clemmons
Ron Coblentz
Tara Hill
Staff: Chief Buddy Wilks, Deputy Chief John Yancey, and Captain Russ Bradley
Citizens: Billy Laechelt
Firefighters: Battalion Chief Taylor Gunnels
Other: None
Mr. Wilkinson called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.
The minutes from the June 14, 2023, Board Meeting were presented. Mr. Reyes-Guerra made a correction to the attendance and motioned to approve the minutes and Mr. Clemons seconded. The motion passed by unanimous vote.
The agenda was presented. Mr. Coblentz made a motion to approve the agenda and Mr. Reyes-Guerra seconded. The motion passed by unanimous vote.
Mr. Clemmons made a motion to suspend the agenda to allow for Tara Hill to be sworn in. Mr. Reyes-Guerra seconded. The motion passed by unanimous vote. The meeting agenda resumed after Tara Hill was sworn in.
Remarks, inquiries, and requests from citizens- Billy Laechelt had a question about how board positions are filled. Mr. Wilkinson explained how positions are filled according to Alabama state law.
Report from the Fire Chief
o Reviewed Operations Report
o New RMS- Chief Yancey gave a report on swapping to a new Records Management System. Swapping will improve data tracking and management and reduce software costs by approximately $16,000 annually.
o Mid-year Report- Chief Wilks presented the mid-year incident report.
o Narrows fire fatality- Deputy Chief Yancey gave an update on the Narrow’s residential structure fire.
o Legislative changes- Chief Wilks asked the Board to review the suggested changes that were presented at the last meeting.
• Operations Report
o Attached report.
Financial Report
• Attached report.
• 2024 billing statements have been sent to the printer.
Policy
• Fitness Policy- Mr. Reyes-Guerra made a motion to pass the Fitness Policy, Mr. Coblentz seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
• Firefighter Job Description- Presented the new job description to the Board. The Board is reviewing the first presentation. Will vote on it in the August meeting.
Equipment
• New Res 184 in the final stages will need to add $5,000 to complete graphics. Mr. Reyes-Guerra made a motion to approve up to $5,000 to complete the graphics, Mr. Clemmons second and the motion passed unanimously.
• Sutphen Ladder at Williams Fire for motor repair- will have an evaluation on complete refurbishment or harvest program- how much do we want to invest in this truck?
EMS
• None
Unresolved Business
New Business
• New Board member swearing-in- Tara Hill
• Approval of Military Leave Policy- First presentation of the revision to the policy. Mr. Coblentz made a motion to pass the Military Leave Policy, Mr. Reyes-Guerra seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
• Discussed the security of the fire stations due to recent events in Birmingham. Will be looking into areas to improve the security of our fire stations.
• Move the next meeting to August 10, 2023, due to scheduling conflicts. Need to post a change of date. Mr. Reyes-Guerra made a motion to move the meeting to August 10th, 2023 at 6 p.m., Mr. Clemmons seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
• Conversation about recognizing C Shift for donating off time to sick firefighter.
• Captain Bradley presented a credit card account issue. Capt. Bradley received a statement for a credit card that the department was unaware existed. The statement shows a zero balance and has no historical charges. Captain Bradley will contact the company to cancel the account.
The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. Mr. Coblentz made a motion to adjourn, and Mr. Reyes-Guerra seconded, and the meeting was adjourned.
Submitted by: _______________________________________
Approved by: ________________________________________
Offline