Meeting Date: 08/07/2006 04:00 PM
Agenda:
The South Walton Fire District's Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, August 7, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. at the Santa Rosa Beach Headquarters Station.
The agenda will include, but not be limited to the following:
Call to Order
Special Item - Awards
Approval of Minutes
Secretary/Treasurer's Report
Attorney's Report
Chief's Report
Committee's Reports (if needed)
Unfinished/Old Business
Construction Project
Communications Update
New Business
Retirement Resolution
New Voting Precinct 34
Budget Revisions
Budget Hearings 9/13 and 9/20
Public Comment*
Adjournment
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If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the South Walton Fire District's Board of Fire Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he will need a record of the proceedings and that for such purpose he may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
Minutes:
Meeting Minutes – August 7, 2006
Commissioners Present: Maurice Gilbert, Tom Cooper, Harry Millsaps, Mike Stange, Donna Crawford, Jack Abbit
Commissioners Absent: Ed Wright
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 4:04 p.m.
Special Item: Lt. Paul Mehlos – Chief’s Award
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to accept the minutes of the July 10, 2006 meeting.
Secretary/Treasurer Report – Secretary/Treasurer Harry Millsaps
Attorney’s Report – Allan Ramey
Attorney Ramey reported his findings regarding New Voting Precinct 34.
On a motion duly made, the Board voted to amend the Carnival, LLC lease agreement to read that use of this land for parking or any other purpose, must come before the SWFD Board of Fire Commissioners for review and approval.
Commissioner Cooper recommended amending the motion to contain more specific language regarding “parking”.
On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted to amend the Carnival, LLC lease agreement to read that use of this land for parking vehicles is limited to passenger motor vehicles, and the use for any other purpose must come before the SWFD Board of Fire Commissioners for review and approval.
On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to approve Attorney Ramey’s monthly billing statement.
Chief’s Report –Chief Hallman reviewed the Emergency Response Activity Report and the Beach Safety Report for July 2006. SWFD has received two new Rescue Units, housed at Station 3/Headquarters and Station 4, Mack Bayou Road.
Committee Reports – None
Unfinished/Old Business:
Construction Project:
Phase I – Design Build will submit a preliminary design of the building with construction costs for Board approval.
Phase II – Design Build will submit maximum construction costs.
Unfinished/Old Business – Continued:
Communications Update:
The secondary P-SAP for SWFD was approved at the July 25, 2006 Board of County Commissioners meeting. Walton County is revising the County 911 Plan and will be submitting the plan to the State for review and final approval.
New Business –
Retirement Resolution:
On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board approved Resolution 06-01, which amends Resolution No.04-03, Section 1, Definitions, to meet recent changes in IRS codes.
New Voting Precinct:
Chief Hallman will research information from other independent fire district’s in Florida regarding this subject and report to the Board at the September meeting.
Budget Revisions:
On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to approve Budget Revisions 06-01 through 06-17 for Fiscal Year 2005/2006.
Budget Hearings:
Tentative Budget Hearing: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at 5:01 p.m.
Final Budget Hearing: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 5:01 p.m.
On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to approve the rescheduling of the September 11, 2006 board meeting to Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. to be followed by the Tentative Budget Hearing at 5:01 p.m.
Public Comment:
Mr. Bob Hudson spoke regarding his knowledge concerning oil spillage at the SWFD CR 393 South property.
On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted that a Phase I environmental assessment be conducted on the CR 393 South property to determine if any contaminants exist.
Mr. Charles Horton introduced himself as a candidate who is running for Fire Commissioner, Seat 4.
Adjournment – 5:05 p.m.