SOURDOUGH RURAL FIRE DISTRICT MINUTE

Regular Meeting Minutes October 18, 2004

Members Present:
Dave Kraft, Board Chair - Steve Dayhuff, Vice Chair - Randy Larimer, Trustee Members

Absent:
Pete Geddes, Treasurer - Don Bachman, Secretary Staff/Public

Attending:
Brain Crandell, SFD Fire Chief

Board Chair called the meeting to order at 7:35 and adjourned at 9:20 p.m.

Items discussed:

• Consent Agenda covered. Minutes from September approved with Dave's motion and Randy,s second. Financial statement accepted. Discussion relative to final construction on north egress of Cottonwood Station.
  
• Warrants were pulled from consent agenda and discussed before signature. Motion for approval by Larimer and seconded by Dayhuff.
  
• Regular Agenda
  Chief's report and run report covered. The successes and merits of the October Breakfast discussed. Considerations for how best to present to the community our Service Assessment Process Plan. Service assurance issues discussed. Important to remember, we want to be able to fund enough support personnel to keep the department operating efficiently which can then inturn make the volunteers a viable and thriving component. The board accepts the main constructs as presented in the Chief's package and now it is the boards responsibility to help develop these premises.
  
• New By-Laws were approved with Dayhuff's motion and Larimer's second.
  Thanks to all parties involved in the rewriting and consulting advice.
  
• November board meeting is scheduled for fourth Monday (11/22) which will accommodate trustee and staff commitments.

Draft open for comment - respectively submitted, Steve Dayhuff, note taker