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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 Monday, May 10, 2021 at 5:00 PM in the St. Joseph
Fire Hall.
Members Present: Fire Chief Jeff Taufen, City of St. Joseph Representative Bob Loso, St. Joseph
Township Representative Doug Fredrickson, St. Wendel Township Representative Greg Salk via
telephone. City Administrator Therese Haffner, Finance Director Lori Bartlett
Others Present: N/A
Minutes: Loso made a motion to approve the minutes from February 8, 2021; seconded by Salk
and passed unanimously by those present.
Financial Report & Budaet Discussion: Bartlett presented the first quarter financial report.
Salk moved to approve the financial reports as presented; seconded by Loso and passed
unanimously.
MNDNR Grant: Taufen recommended submitting a grant to the MNDNR for additional hose. The grant
requires a 50 percent match.
Loso moved to approve a grant application to the MNDNR for $2,450.00 for fire hose; seconded by
Salk and passed unanimously.
Other: Salk recommended increasing the Fire Chief pay by $2,000.00 a year.
Pumper/Tanker ISO Update: Taufen shared that he was waiting to hear back from Rosenbauer for a bid
for a pumper/tanker. The representative from Rosenbauer said that thought it would be around $600,000
to $750,000. Taufen requested approval to move forward with the pumper/tanker not to exceed $800,000.
Bartlett shared that the City of St. Joseph would need to bond for the purchase.
Loso moved to approve obtaining specifications and bids; seconded by Salk and passed
unanimously.
FEMA Grant: Taufen reported that the grant writer has not heard back regarding the FEMA grant to
replace Unit #3 truck. Taufen suggested moving forward with replacing the truck using the fire department
budget if the grant was not received.
Future Plan for Call Volume Control: The Board discussed the increase in medical calls and being short
four members. There was discussion on the future of the fire department operations. Haffner discussed
the area city administrators meeting on exploring having a fire study completed. The fire study would
address the fire service needs of each of the area communities of St. Joseph, Waite Park, Sartell, Sauk
Rapids, and St. Augusta if they choose to participate. The intent would be for recommendations to come
out of the study for each individual community and/or collectively.
Adiourn: Loso made a motion to adjourn at 6:12 PM; seconded by Salk and passed unanimously.
Therese Haffner
City Administrator