MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE NORTH FORK AMBULANCE HEALTH SERVICE DISTRICT

Meeting minutes for: February 15, 2024

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, February 15, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 11:05 am.
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: No additions to the agenda.
ROLL CALL: Board members present – Dan Miller, Dave Kreutz, Bonnie Eisenberg, Marcus Roeder. Peter Pruett attended via ZOOM
Others present include: Kathy Steckel, Diane Perry, Tanya Applegate, Steve Simpson, Marie Stucker.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE: No conflict of interest.
PUBLIC COMMENT: No Public Comment
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes from the January 18, 2024 Regular Monthly Meeting were reviewed. Marcus Roeder made a motion that the minutes be approved as written. The motion was seconded. All were in favor.
REPORTS:
FINANCE REPORT: Financials for January were presented and reviewed. Bonnie Eisenberg made a motion to approve the financials for January. The motion was seconded. All were in favor.
APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATIONS: Bonnie Eisenberg made a motion to approve the appropriations for January as presented. The motion was seconded. All were in favor.
DISTRICT CHIEF REPORT: Kathy Steckel gave an overview of her report (see attached).
Administration: All beginning of the year district compliance has been accomplished.
Finance: Expecting Provider Grant funds for the radios to come shortly, just need pictures of all 30 radios with their serial numbers.
PR: Submitted a grant request for $10,000 from Rocky Mountain Health Fund on behalf of the Auxiliary. This would be a grant to help support CP and if they were to get this grant it is an invitation to apply for larger grants next year. NF EMS Calendar is finished and is being distributed. Wellness Expo is being moved to March 23rd this year. Kathy had a mock-up of this year’s tote bag.
OPERATION: Submitted a multi-year CDPHE Grant to fund CP, CARES, Non-emergent transports, and injury prevention programs should hear by April 18th.
The new ambulance is in Washington. The back up camera recall work is being done at a local Ford dealer, then the build will be completed. Should have delivery by June!
Paonia remodel is finished, just waiting for furniture.
NF EMS pulled together a team to participate in the dodgeball tournament fundraiser for Paonia K-8.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: No unfinished business
NEW BUSINESS: No new business.
Kathy hopes to do a calendar every year and this brought up a lot of suggestions for more PR possibilities. Dave Kreutz reminds everyone to keep an eye out for photo opportunities for next year’s calendar. Other suggestions of things to add to the calendar might include SAIL, CPR, and First Aid classes, Safety Day, board meetings.
It is NF EMS’s five-year anniversary and Kathy has some PR plans, possibly another Challenge Coin. If we were to get the big grant, it would provide a good opportunity for PR. Dan would like to make sure that the community is aware of all of the services we provide.
Steve and Tanya are working on a grant to promote gun safety. A grant that would purchase and distribute gun safes and ammo locks to any one that requests it.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Next Regular Meeting is Thursday, March 21, 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 11:44 am.