SOURDOUGH RURAL FIRE DISTRICT

Minutes for the Board of Trustees Meeting Held

June 21, 2004

Member Present:

Dave Kraft, Bd Chair, Steve Dayhuff, Vice Chair, Pete Geddes, treasurer, Randy Larimer, trustee

Absent: Don Bachman, Secretary

Others in Attendance: Brian Crandall, Fire Chief, Kandy Rose, CRT Liaison, Dave Lucus, RAE fire, Matt Cuningham, SFD firefighter

The meeting was called to order by Dave Kraft at 7:35 and adjourned at 9:00.

Items discussed:

* Agenda was reviewed and two items, Election of Officers and By-Laws adoption, were deferred until next meeting because of Don's absence.

* Previous minutes approved with Dayhuff's motion and Geddes 2nd.

* Budget reviewed.  Monthly billings from Northwestern Energy were included for comparison but energy credits were not shown.  Randy will pursue for clarification.

* Brian noted Chris Grey is being retained by the dept. to help in any restructuring of the by-laws. The dept. utilizes the services of Susan Swimley and Cok/Wheat Associates on as needed basis dependent upon the issues.  Mr. Gray will add to this pool of talent.

* Chiefs Report was mostly discussion on delivery of E7-1 which arrived Saturday night (6-19) and was used later that night on a call. // county wide training is scheduled at the Cottonwood Station for 6-29-04 in keeping with seasonal concerns for our interface with national forest.  Eats are from 5:30 to 6:00 and training begins shortly after with a number of different departments participating.  Law enforcement will also be involved.// Pete spoke of the open feeling of our Cottonwood Station seen within the community where people see the energy and dedication of true professionals and he encouraged all to visit and participate where and when they can.// Brian gave his personal acknowledgement to the board for keeping the support in safety and well being of the firefighters citing the loss of a firefighter in Bridger,Montana.// In keeping with the brain storming session by the board, Brian submitted a draft of the SRFD Community Premise for the board to review and provide input.

* Pete provided an overview of the planning meeting previously held at Triple Tree Community Center.

* Kandy shared information from recent Rotary meeting concerning growth projections for Gallatin County.  Some eye opening numbers only support the need for the board to remain proactive in our planning.

* Brief discussion raised by Randy on the impact of the Cottonwood Station and ISO ratings on homeowners insurance. 

* The meeting closed with discussion on evaluation of the new apparatus and where it will be placed.  Brian spoke of RAE's intentions for similar apparatus upgrade within the next year.