January 3, 2008

  

The South Walton Fire District’s Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, February 4, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. at the Santa Rosa Beach Headquarters Station.

 

The agenda will include, but not be limited to the following:

 

 

I.                     Call to Order

                        II.          Approval of Minutes

                        III.         Secretary/Treasurer’s Report

                        IV.        Attorney’s Report

                        V.        Chief’s Report

                        VI.        Committee Reports

VII.              Unfinished/Old Business

Environmental Phase 1 – CR 395/Seagrove

Title Insurance Commitments-CR 393 & CR 395

Small Scale Amendment Application – CR 395

VIII.            New Business

Countywide Communications Upgrade

Pension Board Presentation – Pre-Tax Treatment of

Health Insurance Premiums

                        IX.        Public Comment*

                        X.        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, will need a record of the proceedings and that for such purpose 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:

 

 

South Walton FIRE DISTRICT

 SOUTH WALTON FIRE DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 Meeting Minutes – February 4, 2008

 

Commissioners Present:   Jack Abbit, Donna Crawford, Ed Wright, Brian Christenson, Mike Stange

 

Commissioners Absent:  Maurice Gilbert, Harry Millsaps

 

Vice Chairman Jack Abbit served as Acting Chair in the absence of Chairman Gilbert.

 

Call to Order:    4:00 p.m.

 

On a motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to approve the minutes of the January 7, 2008 meeting.

 

Chief Talbert introduced new SWFD members, Robin Etienne, Communications Supervisor and Erin Rosenmerkel, Administrative Assistant.  Chief Talbert also noted the promotion of Herb Patterson from Lieutenant to District Chief/B-Shift.                        

 

Secretary/Treasurer Report – Commissioner Stange

 

Attorney’s Report – Attorney Ramey

 

Attorney Ramey relayed to the Board that he has obtained the title, title insurance and a survey for the Highway 395 property; and has obtained the title and title insurance for the Highway 393 property (survey completed/awaiting receipt).  Both properties are now ready for sale or lease by the District.

 

Attorney Ramey has also filed the application to submit SWFD property (CR 395) for a privately sponsored small scale land use amendment and has placed a written request to Walton County Planning and Development that this property be placed on the EAR Based Amendment review for rezoning purposes.

 

The Environmental Phase I regarding CR 395/Seagrove will be addressed, if necessary, in the future.

 

On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to approve Attorney Ramey’s monthly billing statement.

 

On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to approve Attorney Ramey’s statement dated February 4, 2008 for charges concerning title search, title insurance, and survey fees to date for SWFD properties Highways 393 and 395 in the amount of $4,075.00.

 

As a point of public disclosure Vice Chair Abbit noted that Attorney Ramey, in addition to invoicing the District, has also received other income from his work regarding the title search, insurance and surveying of SWFD properties located at Highway 393 and Highway 395.

 

 

 

 

SWFD Board of Fire Commissioners

Meeting Minutes

February 5, 2008                                                                                                      2.

 

 

Chief’s Report – Chief Talbert reviewed the Emergency Response Activity Report and the Beach Activity Report for January 2008.

 

Chief Talbert attended the Florida Fire Chief’s Association Fire Rescue East Conference and Board of Directors meeting from January 22-26^th in Jacksonville.  EMS Chief Crawford participated as an ALS competition judge during this conference.

 

SWFD is continuing to work with Division of Forestry in alerting citizens regarding the Mack Bayou/local area prescribed burns in January and February.

 

Chief Talbert informed the Board that although it was the goal of the District to close lease payments on 2 fire apparatus during fiscal year 2007-2008, in order to avoid a $4,800 pre-payment penalty the District will continue to make installments on this loan.

 

Finalizing contract services with Sacred Heart Hospital concerning annual employee physicals.

 

Chief Talbert, Deputy Chief Hughes and Beach Safety Director Wise will continue to represent the District on both the Beach Management and Beach Safety Committee meetings in 2008.  Staff is also actively pursuing an expanded scope of beach safety and education and has met with County Commissioner Meadows, Mike Chouri, Hilton General Manager, and Sonny Mares, Acting TDC Director.

 

Committee Reports:          None

 

Unfinished/Old Business:  (Addressed by Attorney Allan Ramey in his Attorney Report)

 

New Business:      

 

Countywide Communications Upgrade:  On a motion duly made and seconded the Board unanimously voted to approve to allocate the amount of $49,959.00 from the General Contingency Reserve Fund budget category for Communications Reserves in regards to the Walton County Fire Rescue/Fire Act Grant.

 

Pre-Tax Treatment of Health Insurance Premiums – presented by Brian Flanagan, Fiscal Officer.

 

Public Comment:   Commissioner Crawford informed the Board that her recent experience with SWFD Firefighter/Paramedics was extremely positive and impressive.

 

 

Adjourned:   The meeting adjourned at 4:35 p.m.