HomeMy WebLinkAboutFOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE BOARD - 01/22/1997 - Elk Grove Village Fire Dept. Foreign Fire
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.Ianuary 22, 1997 Meeting Minutes
A meeting of the Elk Grove Village Fire Dept. Foreign Fire Tax Board was held on January 22,
1997 in the Fire Dept. Administrative Offices, 901 Brantwood Ave.. The meeting was
called to order by President John Forde at 7:06pm.
Roll Call
Present Absent
Jim MacArthur Pat Beck
John Forde Mike Rogers
Al Mergens Scott Peterson
Rich Keywords Peter Gutzmer
Bob Stecki
Randy Schlottman
Rick Krieger
Hilda Ingebrigtsen
Minutes
Scott Peterson , Secretary, was absent so no minutes were read.
Treasures's Report
Treasurer, Hilda Ingebrigtsen, stated that nothing in our account had changed since the last
meeting except for interest that would be added to the next report.
Old Business
January 13, 1997 John Forde and Chief MacArthur met with the Village Manager Gary Partin to
discuss our proposed 1997-1998 budget. Both stated that the meeting with the Manager went
very well and agreed that the out come was quite positive. Most of the questions that Mr. Parrin
had were points that he wanted clarified so that he could explain the need for a particular item to
the Village Board. He questioned the amount of money budgeted for TV sets until it was
explained that this money also included TV stands. The amount budgeted for TV's was then left
the same. His next question was with the work-out equipment. Mr. Parrin agreed to the aerobic
equipment but stated that he would like to see a fitness program in place before allowing weights
or weight machines in the fire house. He stated that he thought it would be better to have fitness
coordinators in place first to help reduce the possibility of injuries. The Professional Services
budget was cut from $5000.00 to $2000.00, the reasoning given was that having a personal
trainer in the fire house before having a fitness program might not be appropriate, a fitness
program needs to be negotiated through the union and the Village before being implemented.
Every other item on the budget was accepted as is.
New Business
John Forde stated that he would put a letter out to the firefighters to bring them up to speed on
what we have done as a board as of this date.
There was a discussion about developing policies and a policy manual . Chief MacArthur said
that we might consider creating a policy for items that cross over into the Fire Dept. budget. ie.
Doug Goostree had items on both the Fire Dept. budget and the Foreign Fire Tax budget. It was
stated that maybe an item that is being considered on the Fire budget should remain there for a
minimum of two years before being considered on the Foreign Fire Tax budget. These thoughts
were tabled for more discussion at a later date.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 pm. The next meeting is scheduled for February 19, 1997 at
7:OOpm.
Respectfully Submitted
Richard A. Krieger, Acting Secretary
Foreign Fire Tax Board