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Meeting Dates and Locations
April 19, 2011 Sleepy Eye
July 19, 2011 Springfield
October 18, 2011 South Bend Township
Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
MSFCA Regional Report
Report Date: 10/11/2011 Region #14 South Central
Regional Meeting Date: 7/19/2011 Meeting Location: Springfield, MN
Number of attendees: 129
Special Guests: Jay Wood & Ken Prillaman
Program: Presentation regarding the fundraiser for the Firefighter Memorial from Jay Wood & Ken Prillaman.
Issues of Local Interest: Tim Zehnder from South Central College cautioned everyone to drink lots of water when on a call during the heat wave we were having. He is still looking for a house to burn in Brown County. A public safety training facility is being discussed for Mankato; it is in very preliminary stages. There is currently one near Jordan that is available for our use. A new grain bin rescue trailer is being discussed to be paid for with grant money. If any department needs help setting up a year-long training schedule Tim can help you with that.
Issues of State/National Interest: Tim Pohlman gave an update as to what is happening on the MSFCA board; more details are on the website or see him afterwards if you have questions. He also encouraged everyone to fully support George Espensen and his team to reach our goal of getting $600,000 by year-end to build the Firefighter Memorial at the State Capital.
MSFDA Director Ed Hoffman stated that the MSFDA conference for 2012 is the second weekend in June at Alexandria. Let Ed know if there is something different you'd like to see at future conferences. The MSFDA has hired an administrative assistant. There has been a bylaw change making the State Fire Marshal a voting member of the MSFDA. Senator Franken met with the board and discussed the federal grants. The Fire Certification Board is looking for a director from our region if anyone is interested.
Other Comments: There will be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) class in our area this fall sometime.
Next Meeting Date/Time: Oct. 18th at 7:30pm Place: North Mankato Fire Station
Click Here for a Printable Copy of the July 2011 Minutes
Click Here for a Printable Copy of the April 2011 Minutes
South Central Regional Fire Departments Association
Summer Meeting Minutes
July 19, 2011
Springfield Community Center
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm by President Dan Cline with the Pledge of Allegiance. Springfield Fire Chief Charlie Baumann welcomed everyone to Springfield on a hot evening. He stated that the heat index was 120 degrees. Retired fireman and Mayor of Springfield Mark Brown also welcomed everyone to Springfield.
Roll call was taken with 129 members present representing 29 departments.
The minutes of the previous meeting were presented with a motion by Blue Earth second by North Mankato to approve. Motion carried.
Vice President Brandenberg gave a report on the Safe Escape House. The hitch needed to have some work done to it. It is repaired and safety chains have been added. He also stated that there was a report that $7 million of the $8.5 million they took from the Fire Safety Account would be reinstated.
The Treasurer’s report was presented with a motion by North Mankato second by Nicollet to approve. Motion carried.
Jay Wood and Ken Prillaman gave a presentation on the Firefighter Memorial being planned. There was a motion by President Dan Cline second by Lake Crystal to donate $750 to this project. Odin made an amended motion to donate $1500. Lake Crystal seconded the motion. Lafayette questioned why we as a region need to donate at this time when we should give other departments a chance to donate. All monies donated will be returned if the $600,000 is not raised by the end of this year. If more than that is raised it would go into the Scholarship Fund. The motion to donate $1500 was carried.
REPORTS
South Central College—Tim Zehnder Tim cautioned everyone to drink lots of water when on a call during this heat wave we’ve been having. He is still looking for a house to burn in Brown County. A public safety training facility is being discussed for Mankato. It is in very preliminary stages. There is currently one near Jordan that is available for our use. A new grain bin trailer is being discussed to be paid for with grant money. If any department needs help setting up a year-long training schedule Tim can help you do that.
MSFCA—Tim Pohlman Tim encouraged everyone to donate money to the Firefighter Memorial
MSFDA—Ed Hoffman The MSFDA Conference is in Alexandria the second week in June. Let Ed know if there is something different you want to see at future conferences. The MSFDA has hired an administrative assistant. There has been a bylaw change making the State Fire Marshal a voting member of the MSFDA. Senator Franken met with the board and discussed federal grants. The Fire Certification Board is looking for a director from our region if anyone is interested.
Relief Associations and the IRS Form 990’s were discussed. I f your department has been denied tax exempt status your best option may be re-applying for certification as a non-profit.
VFBA Tom Romaine filled in for Scott. Nothing new to report
OLD BUSINESS None
NEW BUSINESS There will be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) class in our area this fall sometime.
Motion by Truman second by Lafayette to adjourn. Motion carried
Next meeting will be hosted by South Bend Township in North Mankato on October 18
Minutes respectfully submitted
Dale Polzin
Sec/Treas SCRFDA