July 18, 2007

            General Board Meeting called to order at 3:30 p.m. by Chairman Mr. Schloss.  Present were Directors Mr. Schloss, Mr. Bettag and Mr. Meyer, and also Ms. Vincent.  Chief Svetanics was not present as he was attending the Missouri Valley Chiefs’ Conference.  There were no Citizens of the District present.

            There were no additions to the agenda.  Motion by Mr. Meyer to accept the agenda as presented, 2^nd by Mr. Bettag, roll call vote Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye, Mr. Meyer aye.

            Motion by Mr. Meyer to accept minutes from the general sessions of June  11, 2007 and June 20, 2007 as presented, 2^nd by Mr. Bettag, roll call vote Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye, Mr. Meyer aye.

            Scheduled conference call with Becky Webb, Tax Rate Supervisor with the Missouri State Auditor’s Office held at 3:40 p.m.  Ms. Webb answered questions on the tax rate ceiling and call ended at 3:49 p.m.

            Mr. Meyer gave the treasurer’s report for the month ending June 30, 2007.  Mr. Meyer reported that revenue collected was more than what was budgeted for the first half of the year, with revenue from ambulance fees at almost $40,000 and interest income at over $14,000 over the amount budgeted for the end of June.  Mr. Meyer stated that actual expenditures for the sixth month of the year are at 48.8%, or almost right on budget.  

Mr. Meyer reported that we collected $20,634 in tax revenue in June, and $34,933 in ambulance fees for the month of June, which brings the total amount of ambulance revenue for the year at $228,302.

            Motion by Mr. Bettag to accept the treasurer’s report as presented, 2^nd by Mr. Meyer, roll call vote Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye, Mr. Meyer aye. 

            Monthly reports presented on training by each crew member, maintenance report, fire incident report and summary, ambulance statistics, ambulance monthly lockbox report and MediClaims report, public relations report, community services report, wage report, South County Fire Alarm Association Minutes, letter from Missouri State Auditor, letter from National Fallen Fire Fighters Foundation, and letter from St. Mark Catholic School.

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            Motion by Mr. Bettag to adopt Resolution 7-07 regarding sale of Metropolitan Life Insurance publicly traded equity, 2^nd by Mr. Meyer, roll call vote Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye, Mr. Meyer aye.  The equity is actually shares of old stock in Met-Life found in this year’s audit by Sailor & Kahn, who recommended disposal of the stock.

            Motion by Mr. Bettag to table Number 8.11 on the agenda regarding Stryker Medical until the next meeting scheduled Monday, July 23, 2007, at 3:00 p.m. due to Chief Svetanics attending the Missouri Valley Chiefs’ meeting, 2^nd by Mr. Meyer, roll call vote Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye, Mr. Meyer aye. 

            Motion by Mr. Meyer to accept bid from Andre Stone & Mason Work, Inc., 9615 S. Broadway to tuckpoint and waterproof the firehouse for the sum of $2,400, 2^nd by Mr. Bettag, roll call vote Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye, Mr. Meyer aye.  Work to be performed within a mutually agreeable time.  The District received other competitive bids for the project.      

            Next general meeting together with tax rate hearing scheduled for Monday, August 20, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.  The regular open meeting for bill discussion will be on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 3:30 p.m. 

            Motion by Mr. Bettag to adjourn general meeting at 5:08 p.m., 2^nd by Mr. Meyer, roll call vote Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye, Mr. Meyer aye. 

                                                                        Respectfully submitted,

                                                                        John C. Bettag, Secretary

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