2024 March Agenda Minutes

AVENEL BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

Thursday, March 28, 2024 

 

AGENDA MEETING 6:00 P.M.

 

 

DEAN C. MANENTE, BOARD PRESIDENT

 

 

·         Fire Prevention Bureau.

 

·         See F.O. report.

 

·         Training.

 

·         No report

 

·         Year End Stipend.

 

·         No report.

 

·         Annual Budget / Workshop Hearing(s).

 

·         No report

 

·         Map Books.

 

·         See F.O. report.

 

·         Personnel Appointment

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            Other – Report given in executive session.

 

 

JOHN M. MITCH, 2^nd VICE PRESIDENT  

 

1. Hydrants. Middlesex Water rates increased.

 

2. Website.

 

3. Medical. –  Firefighter cancer screening will be funded.

 

4. Insurance – July 1, 2024, special enrollment for medical insurance.

         Made some changes to the Commercial policy.

Other –

·         The boat left the firehouse yesterday, will be used in the landscape for the Tiki Bar at Sewaren waterfront.

·         Chris Branna passed away. E will now be dealing with Stephanie Branna.

·          The floors were stripped and waxed in the hall in February. Will have this done every 4-6 months.

·         Fire Company is looking to do a team building event.

 

KEITH ADDIE SECRETARY

 

·         Working with Cory for the new tablets.

·         Radios in old Fire Prevention vehicles. Fire Official would like them installed in the new vehicles.

 

BRUCE MIZAK, 1^st VICE PRESIDENT

 

·         Chris’s vehicle had taillight and bumper changed.

·          Grant for $46,000 received. We can only purchase certain things with this money.

·         Rental gear for Nebus and Colon.

·         Lith – X fire extinguisher distributor in Baltimore and Missouri.

·         Absolute came out to repair 5-1 discharge that was leaking.

·         Engine 5-2 had a drip underneath; it was a cylinder under the cab that was leaking

 

 

GREGORY CZOCH, TREASURER

 

• Buildings and Grounds.

 

·         Fire Alarm System.

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·         Sprinkler –

 

·         Keyless entry system.

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No report.

·         Security Camera system.

 

·         Lawn Maintenance.

·         Snow Removal.

 

Other.  –

·         Spoke to Mike Klepchick about the dorm room. It will go out for bids.

·         Issue with the water heater at 105 Avenel St.

·         Leak in the basement at 105 Avenel St.

·         Air & Gas came out for the cascade system.

·         Firehouse women’s bathroom had a leak repaired in one of the toilets.

      4.   Communications / Correspondence.

 

 

SPILLAR, FIRE OFFICIAL (excused)

·         Received $1967.00 from the Township – Fire Zone reimbursement, January/February 2024.

·         5-3-8 will be out of town until 4/08/2024.

 

BOARD LIASON, CORY SPILLAR

·         The hiring process being handled by the Board.

 

 

FRANK STRAIN, CHIEF 2024

 

·         Calls for the month.

·          Percentages.

·         Township Officers – Woodbridge Fire Dept. has established a mayday protocol.

·         The next 2 drills will be live burns and have been scheduled.

·         CAD in 5-3-1 has been repaired.

 

CAPT. DAN MIZAK

Would like to change the pre- plan moving to mobilized.

Capt. Adam Karlin and Firefighter Arthur Nebus still must complete a training course.

Firefighter Fritz and Firefighter Finley took the I300.

5-1 and 5-4 hose bed need covers.

Forcible entry training.

Firefighter Fritz had an issue with pants from Turnout.

PUBLIC – Open the meeting to the public at 6:00 p.m. to re – introduce appointing up to 6 firefighters.

·         No public

A motion was made by Mitch to close the public section of the meeting. Second by Czoch

 

Meeting Ended at 7:05 p.m.