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, March 9, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 10:59 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: Diane Perry, Steve Simpson, Marie Stucker and Sue Whittlesey.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE: No conflict of interest.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Sue Whittlesey came to the meeting to urge the board to occasionally attend hospital board meetings. The next one is on Monday March 20th at 5:30 pm. Feels it is important to have a presence at these meetings to bring up issues that we might have. Issues she brought up involved the compatibility of med’s and IV tubing, questions about protocols regarding transfers to St Mary’s. Dan explained that protocols guide what both the hospital and the ambulance can do and that there are some differences in equipment that can’t be overcome. The board agrees that it would be beneficial to have someone attend but feel it might be best if it were one of the ALS supervisors. Peter Pruett re-iterated that so many decisions are not in the hospitals per view, but are dictated by the state and other protocols.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes from the February 9, 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 February were presented and reviewed. Dave Kreutz made a motion that the financials for February be approved as presented. The motion was seconded. All were in favor.
APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATIONS: Peter Pruett made a motion to approve the appropriations for February as presented. The motion was seconded. All were in favor.
DISTRICT CHIEF REPORT: Kathy Steckel was not present to give an overview of her report, Steve quickly went over Kathy’s report (see attached).
Administration: The election has been cancelled. Bonnie and Dave have been elected to serve 4 year terms starting in May of this year.
Finance: The Provider Grant for new radios has been submitted.
Operations: Still waiting on a VIN # to be assigned for the new ambulance.
Organization of the North Fork Health and Wellness Expo with North Fork Senior Connections is continuing. It will be held on Saturday April 29th at Heritage Hall.
Education: First two-day intensive weekend training sessions is scheduled for April.
Marcus asked if there was anything that the crew needed. Steve reported that we have a bunch of recently certified EMT’s wanting to come on. NF EMS is a good place to start and get some experience.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: - No Unfinished business
NEW BUSINESS: - No New Business
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Next Regular Meeting is Thursday, April 13, 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 11:31 am.