Notice of Regular Board of Commissioner’s Meeting, Tuesday April 15, 2025 6:00p.m., Tower’s Building

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING

Notice Posted: April 11, 2025

Time Posted: 4:00 p.m.

DATE: April 15, 2025

TIME: 6:00 p.m.

PLACE OF MEETING: Tower’s Bldg., 520 Old Spanish Trail, Slidell, LA  70458- Fifth Floor

AGENDA:

Call to Order

                Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

                Old Business: (none)

New Business:

Recognition: (none)

Promotions: (none)

Approval of Minutes: March 19, 2025

1. Chief’s Report

• Significant Monthly Events
• REMINDER: Financial Disclosure (Tier 2.1 Annual Disclosure, due May 15)
• Accreditation- Awarded Re-Accreditation
• Baby Box- Training/ Blessing on April 30 (12:00 Blessing, 2:00 Training)
• T-Bill Maturity
• Parcel Fee Campaign- Oct. 11 Election
• Recruit Graduation- May 8, 5:30 p.m.
• Additional Small Capital Projects- Resolution 2025-020
• 11- UPDATE
• 10- UPDATE
• Training Classroom # 2- Bids accepted, M. Natal was selected.
  • FETA Certified

• Operations Report
• Maintenance Report
• Fire Prevention Report
• Training Report
• Communications Report
• General Comments
• Staffing Vacancies

Suppression- 4

Communications- 0

2. SFFA (Slidell Firefighter’s Association)

3. PMI Accounting
4. Financial Statement Review

4. PMI Report
5. Employee Benefits– (none)

1. Human Resource

• 2025-017: BOC Resolution (Approve Commercial Property, Casualty & Automotive Ins. “VFIS”)

ACTION ITEM: APPROVAL

• 2025-018: BOC Resolution (Approve Responsive & Lowest Responsible Bid for Training Academy Classroom No. 2)

ACTION ITEM: APPROVAL

• 2025-019: BOC Resolution (Approve Parcel Fee Renewal Election Campaign)

To consider and take action with respect to adopting a resolution ordering and calling a special election to be held in Fire Protection District No. 1 of the Parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana, to authorize the renewal of a parcel fee therein, making application to the State Bond Commission, and provid­ing for other matters in connection there­with.

ACTION ITEM: APPROVAL

• 2025-020: BOC Resolution (Approve Re-Allocation of Restricted Facilities Funds- Training Academy Classroom No. 2)

• General Comments
  • Fire Chief Evaluation

1. Payroll- (none)
2. FRS (General Comments)
3. VFIS Special Risk Insurance & LWCC- VFIS Renewal Approximately $77,000 under 2025 Operating Budget: Effective 05/06/2025

5. Attorney Report

6. Board of Commissioner Comments

• BOC Action Items Review

7. Adjournment

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