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Cahaba Valley Fire & Emergency Medical Rescue District
145 Narrows Drive
Birmingham, Alabama 35242
October 11, 2023
Minutes
Attendance
Board Members: Grant Wilkinson, President
Alan Reyes-Guerra, Vice President
Barry Clemmons
Ron Coblentz
Tara Hill
Staff: Chief Buddy Wilks, Deputy Chief John Yancey, Captain Bradley
Citizens: None
Firefighters: None
Other: None
Mr. Wilkinson called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.
The minutes from the September 13, 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. Reyes-Guerra made a motion to approve the agenda and Mrs. Hill seconded. The motion passed by unanimous vote.
Report from the Fire Chief
• Strategic Planning Committee- committee work to begin in January 2024 with a presentation to the board in October 2024
• Property Tax is not moving forward.
• Operations Report
o Attached report.
o Ambulance transports are down but revenue is up slightly due to insurance paying more.
o Call volume due to running less mutual aid, but incidents within the district are increasing.
Financial Report
o FY2023 Budget Closeout-
• Attached report.
Equipment
o 1 ambulance on the market for sale, planning the sale of another ambulance, Stuphen ladder, and International Engine
o All funds collected to finish paying for new ambulances and start funding mini-pumper.
EMS
• None
Unresolved Business
• Website-Discussed changes to the website. Need to freshen up the home page. Add a page for board members and a contact email. Add a financials page. Ongoing.
New Business
• Rex Lake Contract with leasing the fire truck- Will discuss with Rex Lake Board about leasing a fire truck from CVFD to replace the current 2004 Sterling. Rex Lake Board will be present at the November 2023 CVFD board meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 7:04 p.m. Mr. Coblentzl made a motion to adjourn, and Mr. Reyes-Guerra seconded, and the meeting was adjourned.
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