MENDON FIRE DISTRICT
Board of Commissioner
District Meeting Minutes (Approved)
July 10th, 2025
ROLL CALL (meeting called to order 19:00 hrs. on 07/10/2025 by R. Wilsey)
| PRESENT | NAME | CAPACITY | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| YES | Baumer, Heidi | Treasurer | |
| YES | Considine, Dan | Commissioner | |
| YES | Fletcher, William | General Counsel | |
| YES | Friedlander, David | MFD Deputy Chief | |
| YES | Joint, Richard | Commissioner | |
| YES | Sellman, Tom | Secretary | |
| YES | Shipe, John | Commissioner | |
| YES | Shuler, Steve | Commissioner | |
| YES | Tschiderer, Steve | MFD, Chief | |
| YES | Wilsey, Ryan | Commissioner (Chairman) |
OTHER ATTENDEES NOTED
| NAME | CAPACITY | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Arman | MFD President | Representing MFD Board of Directors |
| Greg Francesco | MFD Member | |
| Peter Kester | MFD Member |
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
CALENDAR / MEETING ROOM REQUEST REVIEW
None.
SECRETARY ITEMS
Past Meeting Minutes: S. Shuler motioned to approve the meeting minutes for the June 12th
District meeting. This was seconded by R. Joint and passed with unanimous consent: 5-0-0.
Budget Process Calendar: Secretary Sellman reviewed the previously distributed proposed schedule
looking for a consensus (based on everyone’s schedules and possible conflicts). At the end of
discussion, the consensus was to have a combined Budget Hearing and normal monthly District
Meeting together on Oct 21st, 2025. Secretary Sellman will notify the District newspaper of the
changes and to post them on the web-site. See Appendix F for the consensus schedule.
AFDSNY Annual Meeting: Sellman reminded the Board of the AFDSNY annual meeting to be held in
Saratoga Springs October 2nd through the 4th.
District Correspondence:
None.
MENDON FIRE DEPT BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT (President Arman)
Arman briefly reviewed a selection of major expenditures the Department has approved and await
final approval by the Board of Directors. This includes approximately $ 250K for a member’s building
renovation (clean-slate build) and $ 20K for a power-washer system.
CHIEF’S REPORT
See Appendix A for content presented in Chief Tschiderer’s report.
Purchase Orders
Quantity 60 – Combination of exterior and interior Nomex turnout hoods : Dival Safety & Supplies @
ODSP Fire Rochester pricing : total price $3211.20
D. Considine motioned to accept the purchase orders – seconded by S. Shuler and passed by
unanimous consent: 5-0-0.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Voucher & Reconciliation Review
Treasurer Baumer supplied checking account and bank statement reconciliation reports for June with
the usual voucher listing, billing from credit cards & autopay. She also supplied a Payroll Certification
Report and reminded everyone of the necessary payroll audit at year’s end. Treasurer Baumer noted
that a wire of funds for the deposit of the Iconic X Truck Pack was sent.
See Appendix B for content.
S. Shuler motioned to accept the treasurer’s report and pay the bills – seconded by J. Shipe and
passed by unanimous consent: 5-0-0.
OPERATIONAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Capital Projects / Special Projects (S. Shuler)
NYS VFIRE Grant Project Status
S. Shuler led a discussion regarding the initial RFP proposed at last month’s meeting, asking if
there were any new changes not addressed at that time (see Appendix C for final version). He
pointed out the six week timeframe for possible candidates to review and submit their RFP. The
goal would be to review submissions and select from the candidate firms such that the winner
could be hired in the September meeting. S. Shuler made a motion to accept, adopt and start
the distribution/availability of the RFP request document as presented. R. Wilsey seconded the
motion which passed by unanimous consent: 5-0-0. Secretary Sellman noted he would
construct the Legal Notice and submit it for publication to the Sentinel paper. He would also
make it available (the Notice with imbedded reference to the aforementioned RFP document) on
the District website and station bulletin board.
Apparatus
| Vehicle/Equip | Issues/Problems/Plans |
|---|---|
| 364 | No issue |
| 365 | Damaged fender |
| 367 | No issue |
| 3617 | No issue |
| 3618 | No issue |
| Haul Trailer | No issue |
| 3c16 | No issue |
| 3c26 | Repair scheduled for Monday of gas tank fill-tube. |
367 Squad Truck Replacement: R. Joint was notified just before the meeting that the truck has
arrived at the suppliers location.
Buildings and Grounds (S. Shuler)
Nothing new… just standard mowing / grounds work.
Personnel & Leadership
District Administrator’s Report
D. Considine motioned that the District Administrator’s report (see Appendix D) be approved. This
was seconded by S. Shuler and passed by unanimous consent: 5-0-0
Leadership
D. Considine noted he will be formulating and agenda and time for the next leadership workshop.
Information/Technology (R. Wilsey)
No new status to report. When prompted regarding acquisition of laptop for Tom May (Training),
Ryan indicated he will be checking with Dell.
When prompted by M. Arman, Ryan indicated he also needed to do some follow-up regarding the
speaker system for the public community room.
OLD BUSINESS
Ryan noted that included in the District Administrator’s report was a page showing firehose that has
been identified to be either surveyed out of service, or to be kept in reserve (see Appendix E). S.
Shuler motioned that the hose identified in the July 10th memorandum to be surveyed out of service
be processed in that regard. The motion was seconded by R. Wilsey and passed by unanimous
consent: 5-0-0.
NEW BUSINESS
None.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
MEETING ADJOURNMENT
At 19:27, J. Shipe motioned to adjourn, was seconded by S. Shuler, passing by unanimous consent:
5-0-0.
Minutes Respectfully Submitted by
Tom Sellman,
District Secretary
Mendon Fire District
Corrections: Draft V2 : 07/12/2025 section: NYS VFIRE Grant Project Status – projected hire date
misspoken as December : intention was September.
