NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING-September 20, 2016 BOC Regular Meeting

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING

Notice Posted: September 16, 2016

A public meeting/hearing will be held as follows:

DATE: September 20, 2016
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
PLACE OF MEETING: Tower’s Bldg., 520 Old Spanish Trail, Slidell, LA 70458
AGENDA:

Call to Order
Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call

Awards & Recognition:
Years of Service

• 37 Years of Service- Dave Kuhn
• 25 Years of Service- Jay Gross, Kenneth Kittel, Steve Lemoine, Tim Sanford
• 15 Years of Service- Gary Jones, Jr., Roy Smith, Nathan Thigpen
• 10 Years of Service- Kerry Clasen, Justin Galatas, Ryan Gaudin
• 5 Years of Service- Josh Musselman
  Promotions
• Chief of Administration Chad Duffaut
• Chief of Fire Prevention  Robbie Marquette
• Inspector Matt DelBuono
• Training Officer Walter Allen

Approval of Minutes- August 16, 2016

Old Business: (none)
New Business:

1.Chief’s Report
a)2017 Budget Discussion

• October 3, 2016
  b)Update- Station 13/ HQ
  c)Update- Station 18 (Grand Opening- Sept.10)
  d)Public Campaign/ Outreach
• Citizen’s Academy (completed August 20)
  e)Operations Reports
  f)Maintenance Report
• Maintenance Officer position
  g)Fire Prevention Report
  h)Training Report
  i)General Comments

2.SFFA (Slidell Firefighters Association) Comments
a)“Helmet for Heroes” Breast Cancer fundraiser

3.PMI Report
a)Employee Benefits
1)Standard LTD
b)Human Resource
1)2016-039: BOC Resolution (Freeze Employee Contributions to Employee Benefits)
ACTION ITEM: APPROVAL
2)2016-040: BOC Resolution (Freeze Retiree Benefit Contribution)
ACTION ITEM: APPROVAL
3)2016-041: BOC Resolution (EE Deductible Offset)
ACTION ITEM: APPROVAL
4)2016-042: Discussion (0% Employee Benefits Rate Renewal)
ACTION ITEM: APPROVAL
5)2016-043: BOC Resolution (LWCC- Workers’ Compensation Renewal)
ACTION ITEM: APPROVAL
6)2016-044: BOC Resolution (Allocate Parcel Fees to Annual Debt. Service, as applicable)
ACTION ITEM: APPROVAL

c)Payroll
d)FRS (Firefighters Retirement System)
e)VFIS Special Risk Insurance & LWCC
1.)LWCC Renewal- 6.1% Reduction

4.   Duplantier Hrapman Hogan & Maher, LLP
a)Financial Statements Review

5.  Attorney Report
a)Millage Update

6. Board of Commissioner Comments
7. Adjournment

Cheryl Gross, Secretary, Board of Commissioners
St. Tammany Fire District #1
1358 Corporate Square Dr. Slidell, LA  70458