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, May 11, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 11:01 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, Marvin Pemberton, Steve Simpson, and Marie Stucker.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE: No conflict of interest.
PUBLIC COMMENT: No Public Comment.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes from the April 13, 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 April were presented and reviewed. Bonnie Eisenberg made a motion that the financials for April be approved as presented. The motion was seconded. All were in favor.
APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATIONS: Dave Kreutz made a motion to approve the appropriations for April as presented. The motion was seconded. All were in favor.
DISTRICT CHIEF REPORT: Kathy Steckel gave an overview of her report (see attached).
Administration: New board members have been sworn in and all paperwork has been submitted.
Finance: Audit is complete and ready for board approval. Have $10,000 from a WRETAC grant - $5,600 will go towards equipment (new CPR Mannequins, biometric narcotics safe for Hotchkiss) and $4,400 will go towards education for CP providers. Kathy and Steve are working on applying for that. The ambulance is still on hold. We are approaching the June 30th deadline for this year’s state budget cycle. Need to check in with the state again to see if they are willing to postpone for another fiscal year.
HR: CEGR is going to send suggested changes for Kathy’s contract and the HR committee will meet at the beginning of June to discuss those changes and changes to the HR manual.
Operations: Kathy and other supervisors have been attending coordination calls with CDOT to discuss the Highway 133 closure. It looks like it will be the beginning to mid-June before the temporary bridge is in place. This brought up questions about other road conditions and possible flooding. Dan asked about flood contingency plans. Kathy is coordinating with other agencies on a regular basis.
The Health and Wellness Expo that took place Saturday April 29 was a success. It looks like it will be an annual event.
Dan asked about the Paonia station remodel. Steve is checking with the new Town Administrator to make sure that the improvements are still alright. Had approval from the previous Town Administrator, but since the administration has changed, he would like to double check. If the Town approves, the remodel should be done by the end of the year.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: - No Unfinished business
NEW BUSINESS:
Election of Officer’s:
Peter Pruett made a motion that the positions remain the same.
Dan Miller – Chairman
Dave Kreutz – Vice Chair
Marcus Roeder – Treasurer
Bonnie Eisenberg – Secretary
Peter Pruett – Assistant Secretary/Treasurer

The motion was seconded. All were in favor.
Audit Review:
Marcus Roeder made a motion that the board accept the 2022 audit as stated and submit it to the State of Colorado as required. The motion was seconded. All were in favor.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Next Regular Meeting is Thursday, June 8, 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 11:45 pm.