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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Fire Board for the City of St. Joseph and Townships of St.
Joseph and St. Wendel met in regular session on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at 6:00 PM in the St.
Joseph Fire Hall.
Members Present: Fire Chief Jeff Taufen, City of St. Joseph Representative Bob Loso, St. Joseph
Township Representative Jeff Janssen, St. Wendel Township Representative Greg Salk. City
Administrator Judy Weyrens.
Others Present: Lori Bartlett, Finance Director
Financial Report:Weyrens presented the 2nd Quarter Financial Summary:
Revenues $ 116,619.45
Expenditures $ ( 85,976.10)
Fund Balance $ 524,209.73
Weyrens reported that as of June 30, 2014 the operational fund balance shows a deficit of$1,740.19. .
The Fire Board approved buying down the reserve balance $20,500 in 2013 budget and $15,000 in 2014.
The actual buy-down for 2013 was deducted from the debt service relief balance in the amount of
$20,000. The fire fund revenue represents 41% of the budgeted revenue for the year.
The main source of revenue includes the fire service revenue. The fire service revenue represents the
first two quarter payments from each jurisdiction. The 2% Fire Aid is paid the end of October. Interest
earnings are improving so far in 2014 as the markets have been rebounding slightly. The average rate of
return is 1.39%, higher than the 3-year federal Treasury rates.
The fire fund expenditures represent 29% of the budgeted expenditures. The expenditure budget
includes funding capital expenditures in future years. The unspent capital expenditures will remain in the
capital reserve budget in the fire fund.
Salk made a motion to accept the 2nd Quarter Financial Report as presented; seconded by Loso
and passed unanimously.
Fire Chiefs Convention —Taufen reported that annually the Fire Board has authorized the attendance of
the Fire Chief and Assistant to the State Fire Convention which will be held in St. Cloud this year. Taufen
stated that the Conference is a useful tool for the department as it provides the latest techniques on fire
fighting and management of a department. Loso made a motion to authorize the expenditure to send
the Fire Chief and Assistant Chief to the annual State Fire Chiefs Convention in St. Cloud. The
motion was seconded by Janssen and passed unanimously.
EMT Refresher: Taufen stated that he has received a request from Shirle Brill to reimburse her for EMT
Certification. Previously the Fire Board has agree to reimburse the class cost only for up to two
members. Loso made a motion to reimburse Shine Brill the cost of the EMT refresher course;
seconded by Salk and passed unanimously.
New Member Gear: Taufen reported the Joe Bye has finished all the required training and at this time
Taufen recommended the Fire Board authorize the purchase of gear for Bye at an estimated cost of$
1,800.00. Loso made a motion authorizing the purchase of the required gear for Joe Bye at an
estimated cost of$ 1,800.00.
Membership: Taufen reported that Amanda Cherne has submitted her resignation from the Department
as she has moved out of the Fire District. As the department typically only hires when there are two
openings, this is informational at this time.
Chiefs Report: Taufen reported on the following:
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• Andrew Kreamer and Joe Orcutt started as firefighters on June 10 and will be completing Fire
Fighter I and II in fall. Brian Theisen needs to secure his class B License with tanker
endorsement to complete his minimum training.
• ISO report has been received with the City and Township remaining at the same class for
insurance purposes. The staff person completing the assessment will provide options as to how
the rate could be improved.
• The tanker truck is leaking again and Taufen stated that he has talked to a tank manufacturer and
they could look at making a repair, but the warranty would be minimal. Loso made a motion to
authorize Taufen to spend up to$2,000 on tank modifications; seconded by Salk and
passed unanimously.
Budget: Taufen presented the Board with the proposed 2015 Fire Budget. The operation budget
includes expenditures in the amount of$ 300,805 and revenues in the amount of$290,805. In the past
the Fire Board has bought down the revenue contributions for each jurisdiction but have since decided to
work towards fully funding the operational budget which includes capital outlay. The budget as presented
represents a 3.65% increase. The Board spent considerable time discussing the budget and capital
items. Weyrens stated that the budget projections are consistent with the estimates that were sent to
Board members after the budget for 2014. Loso made a motion to accept the preliminary budget as
presented; establishing the Fire Operation Budget at$ 300,805, Debt Service at$ 121,060 for a
total budget of$ 421,865.00. The motion was seconded by Janssen and passed unanimously.
Adjourn: Loso made a motion to adjourn at 6:50 PM; seconded by Janssen and passed
unanimously.
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