Friday, April 30, 2010
May Meeting
Sunday, April 18, 2010
April 10
General Meeting
April 15, 2010
Pledge
Roll Call
VonMille moved to suspend reading of the minutes,
2nd Andrews-passed
Meeting suspended for Carol Thomas to speak to membership
about annuity options.
Meeting rejoined.
T. Brandon gave financial report. Andrews moved to
accept; Chambers 2nd-passed
OLD:
K. Gran’s committee report about risks/benefits
of increased fire department role in EMS delivery based on comparable
citys’ experiences delayed until next month.
Repairs to Local’s building will begin next week.
Repairs being done by C.F. Smith.
VonMille has Local 995 merchandise for sale. (T shirts,
polo shirts, golf towels, hats, etc.)
Email list and website- A. Farber reported that a
website will cost $10-20 for domain registration, there will also be
a continuous fee for web hosting. Group discussion centered around need
for website.
R. Neville moved to implement a Facebook presence
ASAP for Local 995 that will be administered by A. Farber. 2nd
VonMille-passed.
MDA fund raising efforts will be limited to off duty
collection by volunteers. Chief Carter will allow the wearing of fire
helmets during collection.
NEW:
Williamson asked about EMS recert cancellation. Andes
will check with administration.
Burning Up the Bottom and Beat the Heat 5k will be
held together this year on June 19. R. Neville moved to form committee
on Burning Up the Bottom Firefighter Competition. Committee will be
chaired by Neville with assistance from Schmidt and others to be named
later. Competition should be done with no cost to Local 995 (Chambers
amendment). 2nd Schmidt-passed.
Brandon is going to send letters to all fire houses
about which Vice President is responsible for what houses.
Fire Marshall D. Creasy says fire prevention has 1600
smoke detectors as result of a grant and he would like to see fire companies
blitzing neighborhoods to distribute.
PFTs will meet at Byrd Park M-F @ 0830 for anyone
interested in training for the Beat the Heat 5K
Chief Carter says Swift Water 24 will be operational
by July 1, 2010
BBC and Local to work together to get administration
to revive the Building Bridges Project. Much discussion followed
as to the actual state of the program and not the administration’s
view of it. Consensus amongst those present is the program is dead.
GOOD & WELFARE:
L. Waltrip: Mother-in-Law passed.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
General Meeting March 10
General Meeting
March 18, 2010
Pledge
Roll Call
Motion to suspend reading of minutes, Andrews 2nd VonMille-passed
T. Brandon gave financial report. Motion to accept, Andrews 2nd Von Mille-passed
OLD
Email list discussiong
Building issues: Back room floor needs replacing; Middle room needs sheetrock, paint and trim; Bathroom needs sheetrock repair and trim, replaster wall next to steps-get three estimates
VonMille has t-shirts, sweatshirts, golf towels for sale.
NEW
Building workdays needed to do repairs whether the building is sold or not.
Union website being constructed
Parade for Irish Festival on 3/20. Long sleeve shirt and uniform pants for marchers.
Local compiling list of city events so MDA collection can start early. Fire Admin. is okay with this. Kickoff is April 20 or 21.
Recommendations for people to be workhorses for the 2010 campaign.
MDA lock in at Morton’s 3/25.
Staffing-budget released 3/22 from mayor’s office; hoping for SAFER funding or we may lose one company. Not expecting furloughs or lay offs.
Andes meeting with council members about company brownouts.
K. Graziano brought up merger with RAA and fire department on 3/5. President Andes asked for comments (pro and con).
Motion to form a committee with K. Gran as chair to discuss issues (operational and administrative) regarding merger with RAA. Report due in 30 days with 5 of the best EMS systems in U.S. passed
15th Annual Marvin Griffin Golf Tournament May 26 at Hunting Hawk. Motion for Local to sponsor for $500. Passed.
Martin’s Supermarkets will not allow fund raising on store property. MDA working on changing management’s mind.
RFDCU Dinner 4/30 @ Science Museum catered by Buzz & Ned’s
President Andes asked about increasing community involvement through the Local. Possibly CPR and AED training to community organizations/associations.
GOOD and WELFARE
Lt. John Loving (Ret.); son passed away.
Jerry Hohnbaum is cancer free.
Retirees this month
Dave Burns
Chris Davis
Warren Davis
Tommy Wright
Moved to adjourn passed.