MENDON FIRE DISTRICT
MONTHLY MEETING (Amended Minutes)
JUNE 9, 2022
ROLL CALL ( meeting called to order 19:02 hrs. on 06/09/2022 by A. Morrell )
| PRESENCE | NAME | CAPACITY | NOTES |
| Yes | Baumer, Heidi | Treasurer | |
| Yes | Considine, Dan | Commissioner | |
| Yes | Fletcher, William | General Counsel | |
| Amended | McGinnis, John | Secretary | |
| Yes | Morrell, Art | Commissioner (Chair) | |
| Yes | Shipe, John | Commissioner | Absent-Vacation |
| Yes* | Shuler, Steve | Commissioner | |
| Yes | Wilsey, Ryan | Commissioner |
Yes Sellman, Tom Deputy Secretary
OTHER ATTENDEES NOTED
| NAME | CAPACITY | NOTES |
| Arman, Mike | MFD President – MFD Board of Directors | |
| Ackerman, David | MFD 1st. Assistant Chief | |
| Kester, Peter | MFD Chief | |
| Moffitt, John | Mendon Town Supervisor | Presentation |
| Trewer, Corey | Chief, HFFD | Interested Party |
| Milatello, Anthony | MFD Employee | Interested Party |
PUBLIC COMMENT * ———————————————————————————————————-
John Moffitt, Mendon Town Supervisor, distributed copies of the 1995 Town of Mendon Fire/EMS Master Plan as well as “Mendon Factual Tax Information”. This was background information to introducing a request for the assistance of the Mendon Fire District Commissioners participating in a to-be-formed committee to address ongoing concerns involving the Town, the Village, and the Mendon Fire Protection District. If the commissioners agree the Supervisor will ask the Town Board to form such a committee involving representation from the Town, Village, Mendon Fire District, Mendon Fire Dept, and Honeoye Falls Village Fire Dept. Chiefs Kester and Trewer and attendee Milatello voiced their support for this idea as well as adding commentary about the ongoing shortage of volunteers coupled with increased responsibilities.
Commissioner Considine made a motion to work with the town in forming and working on this committee with the support of the Mendon Fire District; 2nd by A.Morrell. Motion approved unanimously 4-0.
NEW MFD MEMBER REVIEW ——-NTR
CALENDAR & REQUESTS FOR MEETING ROOM ——NTR
CORRESPONDENCE ——NTR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT ——————————————————————————————
M.Arman reported on an issue regarding LOSAP which will require further clarification from the Board of Directors.
CHIEF’S REPORT —————————————————————————————————————-
| CALLS (since Jan 1, 2022) | 142 |
| APPARATUS DAMAGE | None |
| INJURIES | None |
The Chief reported there were 2 dropped EMS calls during this reporting period.
Training on the borrowed Fishers’ rescue truck will begin as soon as possible and it will be in service for at least two weeks and possibly longer than 4 weeks.
MINUTES
S.Shuler made a motion to approve the April, 2022 minutes, 2nd by D.Considine. Motion approved 3-0 with D.Considine abstaining because he had not read the minutes. R.Wilsey made a motion to approve the May 2022 minutes, 2nd by D.Considine. Motion approved unanimously 4-0.
Treasurer’s Report
H. Baumer will forward the spending summary and account recap to the Secretary at a later date due to data that is still to be received. (Secretary’s note: report received 6/9/2022)
CAPITAL PROJECTS / SPECIAL PROJECTS —————————————————————————
Building & landscaping:
Per S. Shuler – still waiting for the landscape work quote referenced in last month’s minutes.
New Overhead Doors:
Per S. Shuler – Delivery is 4 months out.
Electronic Door Closure Project:
Commissioner Shipe still working on this.
APPARATUS —————————————————————————————————————
| Vehicle/Equip | Issues/Problems/Plans |
| 365 | NTR |
| 364 | Going back to Empire for major service work and will be OOS 2-4 weeks or longer. Will not be accepted back until all work is done to Commissioner Morrell’s satisfaction. |
PERSONNEL —————————————————————————————————————
Dale’s Report:
Motion by S.Shuler to accept and approve report submitted. This was seconded by D.Considine and passed unanimously 4-0.
Leadership:
The next Leadership Meeting will be 6/23/2022.
ADP Background software/program will be discussed at this meeting.
Recruiting and Retention ———NTR
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY —————————————————————————————–
R.Wilsey is working on returning Xerox equipment.
OLD BUSINESS ————————————————————————————————————-
Art Morrell emphasized that meeting agenda items need to be listed on the agenda prior to the meeting. The technical reason for this is that if an item is NOT on the agenda it is not part of the meeting and in the extreme case of there being no agenda items (ahem, like today) there is legally no meeting.
Commissioner Morrell also inquired into the status of the updated Employee Handbook. Who is working on it ? Answer Commissioners Shuler and Shipe. When can the completed handbook be expected? Commissioner Shuler estimates around September.
NEW BUSINESS ————————————————————————————————————-
Legal Counsel Fletcher distributed a revised “Mendon Fire District Code of Ethics” with 2 new items addressing social media. S.Shuler made a motion to include this revision in the existing Rules and Regulations, 2nd by R.Wilsey. Motion approved unanimously 4-0. Commissioner Considine requested to go on record issuing a District apology to Chief Kester for the social media incident which mentioned the Chief by name in an unflattering way.
ADJOURNMENT ————————————————————————————————————
Motion to adjourn (at 19:55 hrs.) made by A.Morrell. R.Wilsey seconded the motion which passed unanimously ( 4-0- ).
PUBLIC COMMENT *———-NTR
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED TO HARD COPY OF THE MINUTES:
-Treasurer’s report
-Secretary’s meeting notes
-Dale’s Report
-Mendon Fire District Code of Ethics
-“Mendon Factual Tax Information”
-“Town of Mendon Fire/EMS Master Plan 9/11/95”
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED
John McGinnis
Secretary
Mendon Fire District
* The intent of public comment time is to allow a non-commission member to comment on any topic. The commenter may not receive an answer to their question or a response to their comment, as the board may need to research a subject or confer with counsel on the topic prior to giving a response. The time allotted for each person commenting is limited to three (3) minutes.