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 Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 11:03 am.
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: No additions to the agenda.
ROLL CALL: Board members present – Dan Miller, Marcus Roeder, Bonnie Eisenberg and Peter Pruett. Dave Kreutz attended via ZOOM
Others present include: Kathy Steckel, Diane Perry, Steve Simpson, Marie Stucker and Marvin Pemberton.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE: No conflict of interest.
PUBLIC COMMENT: No Public Comment
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes from the November 9, 2023 Regular Monthly Meeting were reviewed. Bonnie Eisenberg made a motion that the minutes be approved as written. The motion was seconded. All were in favor.
REPORTS:
FINANCE REPORT: Financials for November were presented and reviewed. Marcus Roeder made a motion to approve the financials for November. The motion was seconded. All were in favor.
APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATIONS: Bonnie Eisenberg made a motion to approve the appropriations for November as presented. The motion was seconded. All were in favor.
DISTRICT CHIEF REPORT: Kathy Steckel gave an overview of her report (see attached).
Administration: Kathy explained the new schedule for adopting our budget due to the changes the legislature made after Proposition HH failed.
Finance: Kathy is still looking for grants to fund CP, SAIL and other projects.
Submitted the refund request for cost sharing of the radios we just bought.
HR: Enrolling crew members in AFLAC. Coverage to begin on January 1, 2024
PR: E bike drawing netted over $3500 for the purchase of 3 AED’s plus batteries and pads to maintain ones that have already been placed in the community.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Paonia Remodel. Steve and Kathy have decided that a SwiftWall system, a system of temporary walls, will be the best way to achieve the remodel in Paonia. Steve gave a quick presentation on how this would work. None of the board members had any concerns about this system.
PTO Policy Changes. The HR manual has been changed to reflect the policy changes made by the board in September. Peter Pruett made a motion to accept the policy changes as written. The motion was seconded and all were in favor
NEW BUSINESS: Set date to adopt the budget. The budget must be submitted to the counties by January 10, 2024 and the final valuation will be ready by January 3, 2024 so the meeting must be held between the 3rd and 10th. January 9, 2024 at 9:00 am was chosen as the date and time to meet to adopt the budget and set the mill levies.
Kathy wonders if the board would like to see any changes to the board meeting day or time before we have to post the schedule in January. After discussion, Marcus Roeder made a motion that the monthly board meeting be moved to the third Thursday of every month at 11:00. The location shall remain the same. The motion was seconded and all were in favor. The meeting in January will now be on January 18, 2024 at 11:00 am.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Meeting to Adopt the budget on Tuesday January 9, 2024 at 9:00 am.
Next Regular Meeting is Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 11 am.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further matters before the board, Dan Miller made a motion to adjourn. All were in favor. Meeting was adjourned at 12:03 pm.