Board Meeting March 18, 2026

MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE NORTH FORK AMBULANCE HEALTH SERVICE DISTRICT
The Regular Monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the North Fork Ambulance Health Service District located in the Counties of Delta, Montrose and Gunnison, Colorado, was held at 110 E. Hotchkiss Ave, Hotchkiss, Colorado, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 11:03 am.
ROLL CALL
Board members present – Dave Kreutz, Peter Pruett, Tyrell Clock and Bonnie Eisenberg attended in person. Blake Kinser attended virtually.
Others present: Kathy Steckel, Diane Perry, Tanya Applegate, Jake Dahlman, Peyton Ayers, Brett Anderson, Erik Waalkes, Cindy Jones attended in person. Mychaela Beldon attended virtually.
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
No additions to the agenda.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE
Conflict of Interest forms were filed with the Secretary of State.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes from the February 18, 2026 Regular Monthly Meeting were reviewed. Tyrell Clock made a motion that the minutes be approved as written. The motion was seconded. All board members voted in favor.
REPORTS
PRESIDENT REPORT
Dave made a few comments about the Transition Plan to be discussed under New Business and presented a few options for dealing with the tabled motion for the Hotchkiss Fire Lease.
FINANCE REPORT
Financials for February were presented and reviewed. There were no questions.
DISTRICT CHIEF REPORT
Kathy Steckel gave an overview of her report.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Hotchkiss Fire Lease: Bonnie Eisenberg made a motion to approve the current version of the Hotchkiss Fire Lease. The motion was seconded and all were in favor.
NEW BUSINESS
Chief Transition Presentation: Kathy gave a PowerPoint presentation going over the items on today's agenda related to the transition.
Approval of the Selection Committee: Peter Pruett made a motion to appoint the selection committee consisting of Bonnie Eisenberg, Blake Kinser, Dave Knutson, Cindy Jones, Kathy Steckel, and one more, to be determined by the selection committee. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Approval of the Chief Selection Committee Framework: Peter Pruett made a motion to accept the framework as presented. The motion was seconded and discussion followed. After discussion, Dave Kreutz made an amendment to the motion that the framework be approved with the caveat that the details for the selection process in Section VIII be fleshed out by the selection committee and brought to the board at the next meeting, April 15, 2026. This motion was seconded and all were in favor.
Approval of the Selection Committee Ground Rules: Tyrell Clock made a motion to accept the Ground Rules as presented. The motion was seconded and all were in favor.
Approval of Job Description and Compensation Range: Tyrell Clock made a motion to accept the Job Description and compensation range as presented. Discussion followed. Tyrell asked about whether Community Paramedicine endorsement needs to be required. After some discussion it was determined that it should be listed as "preferred, but not required." Also, Colorado Paramedic licensure should be changed to "license or certificate" as Colorado allows both licensure and certification for a paramedic. Given the above changes to Community Paramedicine requirements, changes need to be made to the Clinical Operations and Patient Care section to reflect those credential changes. Bonnie Eisenberg amended the original motion to accept the job description with the above wording changes. The motion was seconded and all were in favor.
Authorization of the Transition Plan and Recruitment Budget: Bonnie Eisenberg made a motion to approve the Transition Plan and Recruitment Budget of $10,000 to $12,000. The motion was seconded and all were in favor.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Next Regular Meeting is Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 11 am.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further matters before the board, Dave Kreutz made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded. All board members voted in favor. Meeting was adjourned at 12:37 pm.