The South Walton Fire District's Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Wednesday, September 13, 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                 

Approval of Minutes

Secretary/Treasurer's Report

Attorney's Report

Chief's Report     

Committee's Reports (if needed)

Unfinished/Old Business

            Board Seats/Precincts                 

New Business

            Elect Board Officers (October)

            Draft FY 06/07 Budget                       

Public Comment*

Adjournment 
                        

*Note: Persons who wish to be placed on the agenda must contact the Executive Assistant within two days of any meeting and provide the name of the person who will be speaking and the subject to be addressed.

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.

Commissioners Present: Maurice Gilbert, Tom Cooper, Mike Stange, Donna Crawford, Jack Abbit, Ed Wright

Commissioners Absent: Harry Millsaps

Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m.

On a motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to accept the minutes of the August 07, 2006 meeting.

On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to establish a public procedures policy for Board meetings, which will be recommended by Attorney Ramey at the October 2, 2006 meeting.

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 August 2006.  

Committee Reports – None

Unfinished/Old Business: 

Board Seats/Precincts – Chairman Gilbert appointed Chief Hallman and Commissioner Abbit to serve as a committee to research Board representation due to the addition of a new voting precinct.

New Business –

Elect Board Officers (October) – Chairman Gilbert appointed Chief Hallman and Commissioner Stange as the “Slate of Officers for 2007” committee, which will be addressed at the October 6, 2006 Board meeting.

Draft Fiscal Year 2006/2007 Budget – Chief Hallman announced the rollback of the Fire District millage rate from 0.83 to 0.80.

Mr. Bob Hudson spoke regarding Board Seats and SWFD Precincts.

Adjournment – 5:02 p.m.