2020 March Agenda Minutes

AVENEL BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

Thursday, March 26, 2020 | AGENDA MEETING 6:00 P.M.

 DEAN C. MANENTE, BOARD PRESIDENT

• Personnel
• See O.S. report
• Fire Prevention Bureau.
• See F.O. report.
• Training.
• No report
• Year End Stipend.
• No report.
• Annual Budget / Workshop Hearing(s).
• Map Books.
• See F.O. report.
• Personnel Appointment
• No report

           Other

• Pete will be in touch about when upgrades will start
• Auditors – 6 items needed. 2018 LOSAP, Resolution for the opt out of health insurance, missing invoice from Cooper Power Systems. All others have been resolved

JOHN M. MITCH, 1^STVICE PRESIDENT

1. Hydrants. Water Company sent annual service charge

 

1. Insurance (Comprehensive, Health, Life, etc.).

 

• Posting privacy notice for Lincoln Financial

 

1. Work Crew.

 

• No report.

 

1. Website.

 

• Updates being added to website

 

1. Medical.

 

• No report

Other

• Attended Joint Board in which we hosted this year. Left a copy of the Joint Board audit for everyone
• Going forward no longer obtain an affidavit for advertisement in the newspaper. We can just get the paper and save the notice to cut costs.
• Setting a date to swear in the 8 new firefighter hires, possibly April 30^that 6:30 p.m. Social distance rules may still need to apply, will make the decision as the date comes near.
• Dave has started setting up the CAMPS systems 

KEITH ADDIE (SECRETARY) excused

• No report

BRUCE MIZAK, 2^NDVICE PRESIDENT (excused)

No report

GREGORY CZOCH, TREASURER

1. Buildings and Grounds.

• Fire Alarm System.

• Sprinkler System.
  • No report

• Keyless entry system.

• No report.

• Security Camera system.

• No report.

• Lawn Maintenance.

• No report

• Snow Removal.

• No report.

 

1. Radio Room Upgrades.

 

• No update.

 

1. Other.

• Contacted Woodbridge stereo about updating PA System and TV gave estimate of $10,000.00. Received another estimate from another company for $13,000.00
• Generator at First Aid Squad has not been working. Had Cooper Power Systems come out to look at it, they ordered parts and were writing up an estimate. Squad had originally had another contractor they used for the maintenance of the generator

 

4. Communications / Correspondence.

  

FRANK NADJAVESTKY, SUPERVISOR OF OPERATIONS

1. Work Crew / Personnel.

• No report

 

1. Hall Rentals.

• No report

• No report

CORY SPILLAR, FIRE OFFICIAL

• Received $37,111.47 2^ndQuarter LEA rebate
• 5-3-9 Mizak attended an active shooter CEU class for Emergency Services
• 5-3-8 Neroda passed 4 hour tested training – Physical Evidence at the fire scene
• 5-3-8 attended and passed NJ – IAAI Annual seminar in Atlantic City
• 5-3-6 passed 3 hour tested training Fire Inv for Fire Officers Juvenile Fire Setter update- progress
• 5-3-7 Spillar passed 3 hour tested training Process of Elimination
• Received $201.88 overtime reimbursement – off hour inspection
• Hydrants/Map Books – Chris / working on spring update
• Pre – Plan update – Danny/ nothing to report
• Solar Panels – Frank/volume being reported to us

AYMAN ELBAYAR, FIRE CHIEF 2020 excused

• February fire calls
• Mutual Aid fire call protocol implemented. No one will be responding to the actual Firehouse, they will be reporting directly to the scene.
• All stand by suspended for the time being
• Update on progression of career firefighters

PUBLIC - No public  

Meeting Ended at 7:15 P.M.