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Cahaba Valley Fire & Emergency Medical Rescue District
145 Narrows Drive
Birmingham, Alabama 35242
September 13, 2023
Minutes
Attendance
Board Members: Grant Wilkinson, President
Barry Clemmons
Tara Hill
Staff: Chief Buddy Wilks, Deputy Chief John Yancey, Captain Casey and Captain Bradley
Citizens: None
Firefighters: BC Gunnels
Other: None
Mr. Wilkinson called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.
The minutes from the August 10, 2023, Board Meeting were presented. Mr. Clemmons made a correction to the attendance and motioned to approve the minutes and Mrs. Hill seconded. The motion passed by unanimous vote.
The agenda was presented. Mr. Clemmons made a motion to approve the agenda and Mrs. Hill seconded. The motion passed by unanimous vote.
Report from the Fire Chief
• 6 new members have started to work, 5 in recruit school
• 2 members completed paramedic school and passed National Registry
• 3 others in paramedic school currently- scheduled to graduate in December 2023, May 2024, and July 2024.
• State Mutual Aid Consortium – Engine Strike Team, Ambulance Strike Team- CVFD is a member and is subject to deployment and can also receive aid as needed.
• State Incident Management Team – Chief Wilks has been asked to serve on this team and will be involved in a training exercise in October 2023.
• October Functional Exercise – Wildland Search Team
• Fire Property Tax legislation for the county is being drafted- CVFD is not leading this legislation
• Strategic Plan committee meeting September 18-19- Working to update the Strategic Plan
• Operations Report
o Attached report.
Financial Report
o Meeting with Valley Bank- reviewed accounts to ensure the District is benefitting from the products the bank offers
o Station 181 renovations- talking about possibilities of remodeling versus rebuilding. Working with contractors to get a general cost of both.
o Change bank account to a higher interest rate
• Attached report.
Equipment
o Sutphen Ladder not worth refurbishing.
EMS
• None
Unresolved Business
• FY 24 Budget-Discussed the proposed budget. Mr. Clemmons made a motion to the budget as submitted, Mrs. Hill seconded the motion and the motion to approve the budget passed unanimously.
• FY24 PayScale- Mr. Clemmons made a motion to the new pay scale as submitted, Mrs. Hill seconded the motion and the motion to approve the new pay scale passed unanimously.
• Website-Discussed changes to the website. Want to freshen up the home page. Add a page for board members and a contact email. Add a financials page.
New Business
• Rex Lake Contract
• Permission to sell Sutphen Ladder Truck- Mrs. Hill made motion to sale, Mr. Clemmons seconded and motion passed.
• Approval to change bank account interest rate- Mrs. Hill made a motion to approve the Treasure and fire chief to engage the bank to adjust accounts to gain higher interest rates. Mr. Wilkinson seconded and the motion passed.
• Approval to begin consulting with contractors for cost of renovating Station 181- Mrs. Hill, seconded by Mr. Clemmons motion passed
• Discussed baby drop boxes
• Pinning ceremony- TBD
• Christmas Party- evening of December 3, 2023
• Posting board meeting to social media
• Reaching out to media to publish a story on the new hires, placing Rescue 181 back in service.
The meeting adjourned at 7:42p.m. Mrs. Hill made a motion to adjourn, and Mr. Clemmons seconded, and the meeting was adjourned.
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