CLVFA BOARD MEETING 3/30/08

Attendance: Kylee, Denise, Scotty & Kim
Meeting called to order at 1:05 PM

Previous minutes read and unanimously approved.

Treasurer's Report:

Checking: $11,723.16
Savings: $1,114.93
Total: $12,838.09
Unspent Grant: $26,340.00

Unfinished Business:

*The firehouse door is now working.

*Kylee is still waiting for Linda at FFIC to approve the revised grant list.

*Kylee is still waiting for quotes for radios.

*No information from Jennifer on AED purchase.

New Business:

*The green truck at the lower firehouse would not start, but Gordy fixed it.

*Casey is bringing a compressor up to try to fill the truck tires--all other options didn't work and Burrell does not have a compressor.

*20 gallons of diesel were used at the 3/20 to 3/21 fire. Kylee is low on gas cards.

*Kylee will send grant equipment list to Jim Peterson for a quote.

*Motion to reimburse Mary Ellen for postage for the bylaw letter and lunch for the Morgan Hill training unanimously approved.

*Motion to reimburse Denise for the California filing fee and ink for Kylee to print training materials and documentation unanimously approved.

*Offer from a real estate agent to advertise in the newsletter to be further researched.

*Scotty will start and moderate a community Yahoo! group for CLVFA members.

*The board discussed having board meetings similar to the Fire Safe Council - private meetings and then public discussions afterwards. All seemed agreeable although no formal decision was made as to times. Current board meetings run two to four hours.

*The bylaws were read in full and the revisions discussed in length. The revised bylaws were approved unanimously and signed.

*Motion to purchase boots for Casey was approved unanimously.

*Denise informed the board that FEMA grants cannot be submitted until all volunteers are ICS and NIMS certified (mostly all online courses.)

Meeting Adjourned at 3:05 PM

Respectfully,
Denise LePage for Jennifer Harper