River Falls
First Responders, Inc.
Board of
Directors Meeting Agenda
Meeting called to order at
1)
Members and Guests
Members Present:
Mary Waters, Tim Schreiner, Judy
Anderson, Cindy Clement, Randy Beadles, Jeff Rixmann, Julie Powell, Joe
Covelli, Wes Halverson, and Joseph Raehsler
Members Excused:
Kelly Ebben
Members Unexcused:
2) Old Business
a)
Organization Calendar
Joe C presented the board with an organization
calendar that outlines when organizational task are to be done by. Tim S and Randy B will be discussing, with
Bill Powell, the need for a password for our members’ only web page.
b)
Golf Tournament
Joe R gave the board a quick update on the golf
tournament
3) New Business
a)
Private Channel Repeater and
Funding It
Randy B, Tim S, Judy A, Mary W and Joe R each gave input
about the channel. Mary W made a motion
to commit $1000 towards the installation of the antenna and cable, Tim S second
the motion. Vote taken, motion approved
unanimously.
b)
New Responder Training Class
Cindy C has two individuals that are interested in
responding, when and if a new class will be offered. These two individuals reside in the town of
c)
Recruiting New Members For
The
Cindy C would like to look into recruiting new
members around the Troy Burne and
d)
First Responder Equipment
Storage/Office Area
Dan G, Tim S, and Randy B stated that the new
equipment is now in the shed. Jeff R
stated that he would designate the west area of the shed’s hallway for some
shelves to be installed for this new equipment so nothing is sat on the floor.
e)
Status Of Personnel: Matt
Milder and Ken Schoettle
Tim S stated that Ken’s health has improved and has accepted
the leave due to his health and workload.
Jeff R stated that Ken would have two years to attend a WMD class but he
would have to keep his CPR card current which is due to expire in November
2004. Randy B stated that Matt M will be
attending school until December 2004 and he will issue the organization a
letter when he is finished with school.
f)
Anticipated Changes
Randy B mentioned a project he has started. Randy stated that there are a few topics that
our by-laws don’t cover, like sexual harassment. Randy would like to put together a RFFR’s
protocols, designed after RFAAS’s protocols.
Plus, Randy would like to put together a RFFR outline, on how to be a
First Responder. Randy brought up Doug
Dartsch would like to return to RFFR, the board stated their views and decided
that Doug would have to reapply. Randy
brought up Dave Wilkens and the training/documentation issues, the board
decided that Dave would have to turn in his equipment until all proper
documentation is submitted.
4) Open Discussion
Tim S wants the board to decide what skill level we
want to offer for on scene care by first responders. Both Joe C and Jeff R gave input about
responder skill levels.
Both Tim S and Randy B want the board to meet more
frequently, Randy suggested every other month.
The idea is that there are too many issues that come up in between
scheduled board meetings.
Joe C handed out a copy of the 2004 budget, which
showed that each dollar requirement has been covered. Joe C stated the past two years RFFR have
covered their budgets by the month of May.
Joe R asked Dan G to consider submitting his letter
of resignation as president of RFFR, due to his lack of leadership. Randy B, Joe C Mary W, and Tim S each gave
their own perspectives concerning leadership as of late for RFFR.
Jeff R will do some studying on which channels RFFRs
would utilize more and Jeff will make the necessary changes when the
pager/radio reprogramming is completed.
5) Adjourn Meeting
Tim S made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Jeff R
second the motion. Vote taken, motion
approved unanimously. Dan G adjourned
the meeting at
6) Move to Closed Session (if
needed)
Not needed.