Worthington Fire Protection District
Trustee Meeting Minutes
August 20, 2008
Attendees: Melissa Ames, Shannon Davis, Kevin Groody, Dan Clark, William Cohen,
Rick Lusardo, Greg Davis, Assistant Chief Dellis
Absent: Chief Gary Yurt, Kevin Tyler
Guests: Sergeant Jon Cooke
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Chairman Ames.
Secretary's Report
A motion was made by Dan Clark and seconded by Shannon Davis to approve the July
meeting minutes. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report
Due to several corrections to July’s financials, a motion to approve was postponed.
Standing Committees
Audit – A three (3) year bid was received by Cotton + Allen to conduct our audit. A
motion was made by Dan Clark and seconded by Rick Lusardo to approve one-year of
audits by them. Motion carried.
Human Resources – No report given.
Budget / Financial – Chairman Ames advised that a committee chair is needed.
Long-term Planning – No report given.
Political Action – No report given.
Chief’s Report
Assistant Chief Dellis advised that we received an award at the Fire Rescue International
(FRI) in Denver, CO. The award was from TargetSafety and presented to Major Kevin
Groody and Captain Tim Rice, who were there for training, for 100% participation and
completion of on-line training for the department.
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Minutes – August 20, 2008 Meeting
As per requested by Kevin Tyler, our SOPs have been updated with regard to EMS
responses to staffed medical facilities.
Lots of new building construction including Norton Healthcare and the Hilton Garden
Inn, and the completion of a 499-foot cell tower off of Hitt Lane, which will be utilized
by MetroSafe as a repeater site.
Our 2nd Annual Open House will be on Sunday, October 12 at both stations.
A graduation ceremony took place for five Recruits – 2 will be assigned to Station 2 and
3 to Station 3. The next Recruit Class will begin on September 23.
Sergeant Jamie Hundley attended Fire Camp in Sacramento, CA. He intends to
implement the first fire camp in Kentucky, at WFD.
The Command Staff has been meeting to discuss strategic plans for the department to
identify the needs of our community between now and the next five years.
No additional updates of the widening of Hwy 22 are known at this time, pending legal
issues.
Old Business
Sergeant Cooke was in attendance again to present a video on the PETZL and to field a
Q/A session. A decision to approve the capital expenditure on the personal safety
device will be tabled until the next meeting.
Chairman Ames asked that Shannon Davis review the proposed accounting position job
description.
Station 1
Assistant Chief Dellis advised that we are “above ground”. Footers have been poured
for the bay area and block work is scheduled to start this week. All construction
updates are now accessible via the website.
New Business
A motion was made by Shannon Davis and seconded by William Cohen to enter into
Executive session at 8:37 pm. Motion carried.
Announcements
Adjourn
Minutes respectfully submitted by: Madison D. Steele, AA
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Minutes – August 20, 2008 Meeting