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, November 9, 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, Dave Kreutz, Bonnie Eisenberg and Peter Pruett.
Others present include: Kathy Steckel, Diane Perry and Marvin Pemberton.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE: No conflict of interest.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Bonnie Eisenberg wanted to share the Annual Report for Senior Connections.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes from the October 12, 2023 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 October were presented and reviewed. Dave Kreutz made a motion to approve the financials for October. The motion was seconded. All were in favor.
APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATIONS: Marcus Roeder made a motion to approve the appropriations for October as presented. The motion was seconded. All were in favor.
DISTRICT CHIEF REPORT: Kathy Steckel gave an overview of her report (see attached).
Administration: Continuing to work on the budget.
Finance: 2024 budget calculations. Searching for grants for next year. At the moment, the search is not going well. Bonnie suggested going to Rocky Mountain Health. Received PO from the state to buy radios under the EMTS Provider Grant for 2023. Have heard that some progress has been made in the production of our ambulance. The state has granted another extension on the 2022 funding for the ambulance. The price is expected to increase, but the reimbursement from the state is set at the 2022 levels, so we will be responsible for the difference.
HR: AFLAC enrollment set for November 28, 2023, set to take place on January 1, 2024. Wording for the changes in the PTO Policy is still in progress. Kathy hopes to have it at the December meeting.
PR: Shopping for the 2023 Marketplace has taken place. Ace Gambel’s has donated an E-bike for the drawing at the Marketplace and tickets are selling quickly.
Operations: Eight crew members attended the regional state CE conference in Keystone, CO this month. Marvin Pemberton gave a brief review of the conference. All-day, in-house CE held October 7th and 14th. Crew members earned up to 8 hours of CE credit. Dr. Pruett wanted to the folks who do the non-emergent transports for getting a patient home from the ED. The program worked well in this situation.
Bonnie wondered if we had an EMT available to train the Senior Connections drivers. Bonnie just needs to contact Steve Simpson to arrange a date.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Election/Budget Update – Proposition HH did not pass, so the budget deadlines remain the same as usual – budget must be filed by December 15, 2023
NEW BUSINESS: Set date for the 2024 Budget Hearing. The Budget Hearing will be held Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:00 am.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Budget Hearing will be Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11 am.
Next Regular Meeting is Thursday, December 14, 2023 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 pm.