General Board Meeting called to order by Chairman Mr. Meyer at 3:40 p.m. Present were Directors Mr. Meyer, Mr. Schloss and Mr. Bettag, Chief Svetanics and Ms. Vincent. There were no citizens of the District present.
Motion by Mr. Bettag to accept the agenda as presented, 2nd by Mr. Schloss, roll call vote, Mr. Meyer aye, Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye.
Motion by Mr. Bettag to accept the minutes of the general sessions of December 10, 2009 and December 17, 2009, and the closed executive sessions of December 17, 2009 and December 28, 2009, as presented, 2nd by Mr. Schloss, roll call vote, Mr. Meyer aye, Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye.
Mr. Bettag gave the treasurer’s report for the month ending December 31, 2009. Mr. Bettag reported that revenue collected through the lockbox in December was $27,530, which is under budget for the month, but $4,653 over budget for the year with a total of $388,653.
Total revenues collected for the year are over budget thru the month of December, at $3,134,038, due to delinquent taxes and other income such as building permits, but interest income totals $9,355, which is $40,745 under budget and $34,806 less than earned last year.
Mr. Bettag stated that actual expenditures at the end of 2009 are at $2,629,111, or at only 92.5% of the budget for the twelfth month ending the year.
Motion by Mr. Schloss to accept the treasurer’s report as presented, 2nd by Mr. Bettag, roll call vote, Mr. Meyer aye, Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye.
Chief Svetanics reported that District Medical Officer Lt. Michalski will be driving to Osage Beach to pick up the new ambulance on Wednesday, January 12th, after making a final inspection.
Chief Svetanics reported that the River City Casino is still on schedule to have its grand opening on March 1, 2010. They have scheduled a safety test for Wednesday, January 13th, and the final fire sprinkler test for January 20th.
Chief Svetanics stated that Dave Sinclair Ford has changed the date of delivery of our new pickup truck, as they are waiting for the winch to be installed. The date is now expected to be the week of January 18th.
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Chief Svetanics reported that Pvt. Brice was called for a second weekend of training in the Marine Reserves, but only missed one scheduled day of work for military leave with no Fair Labor Standard pay.
Monthly reports presented on training by each crew member, maintenance report, fire incident report and summary, year end fire summary, ambulance statistics, ambulance monthly lockbox report and MediClaims report, public relations report, community services report, wage report, South County Fire Alarm budget, HB&Co. Newsletter, St. Louis County Health letter and letter from School Sisters of Notre Dame.
Motion by Mr. Bettag to change MediClaim’s billing statement to include a hard-coded message on the face of patients’ bills for a one time charge to the District of $150, the addition to state, “Patients are responsible for any charges not covered by insurance,” 2nd by Mr. Schloss, roll call vote, Mr. Meyer aye, Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye.
After discussion by Board and Chief Svetanics, Mr. Meyer suggested the decision to purchase new radios for the new ambulance and pick-up truck to be tabled until next week’s meeting, to be held on Tuesday, January 19th at 3:30 p.m.
There was no action taken on the upholstery proposal submitted by Keepsakes Upholstery.
Motion by Mr. Schloss to accept the Agreement of Trust proposed by Principal Financial Group, 2nd by Mr. Bettag, roll call vote, Mr. Meyer aye, Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye.
Next general meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at 3:30 p.m. Next general meeting for bill discussion will be on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at 3:30 p.m.
Motion by Mr. Schloss to adjourn general meeting at 4:38 p.m., 2nd by Mr. Bettag, roll call vote, Mr. Meyer aye, Mr. Schloss aye, and Mr. Bettag aye.
Respectfully submitted,
Jerry G. Schloss, Secretary
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