Thursday, April 30, 2009

April 2009 Minutes

General Membership Meeting
April 16, 2009

Pledge

Roll Call

Motion to suspend reading of the minutes, motion passed.

T. Brandon gave financial report, motion to accept and file Andrews, 2nd Von Mille passed.

OLD:
Still waiting on final approval for snow day hours

Working on policy affecting staffing on a daily basis.

Retiree COLA retroactive to January 2009

NEW:
Pay raises for 2009 frozen (pending budget approval)

Budget: Department facing a 5-percent cut. Hiring freeze should take care of budget shortfall.

Stimulus Package
Station 17 will be built from fund

Apparatus replacement: 21 million operating budget
Need to find status of technical rescue equipment ordered some time ago.
ICS system, possible changes coming

Public Safety meeting
Possibility of department assuming EMS response: transition period 2 to 5 years

E board motion to send one member to EMS conference in Miami, FL cost approx. $1500, Von Mille 2nd, passed

Employee Wellness Fair
May 4th at Arthur Ashe Center

MDA organization meeting at the Omni Hotel on April 22, 2009; Shears, Wells, Pulliam and Brandon to attend.

Adjourn

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