Eastern Wake EMS
Board of Director’s Meeting
Zebulon Facility
January 28, 2016
Board Members Present: EWEMS Staff Present:
Bryan Hicks Garland Tant, Director
Mary Ka Powers Eddie Ross, Assistant Director
Troy Mitchell Kim Lazenby, Executive Secretary
Merri Lynne Morgan
Lucius Jones Board Members Absent:
Ricky Pope
Guest: Bob Matheny
Pat Wharton
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Board Clerk, Kim Lazenby.
Mrs. Lazenby opened the floor for nominations for President.
Bryan Hicks nominated Troy Mitchell for President and the nomination was seconded by Lucius Jones. There were no other nominations and the Board voted unanimously to name Troy Mitchell as President.
President Mitchell then opened the floor for nominations for Vice President. Troy Mitchell nominated Lucius Jones for Vice President and the nomination was seconded by Bryan Hicks. There were no other nominations and the Board voted unanimously to name Lucius Jones as Vice President.
The following members were appointed to the Board of Director Committees:
· Finance/Budget Committee – Merri Lynne Morgan, Lucius Jones
· Nominating Committee – Bryan Hicks, Ricky Pope
· Board Policy Committee – Troy Mitchell, Bob Matheny
The board voted unanimously for these members to serve on these committees and the motion was unanimously approved.
Lucius Jones made a motion, seconded by Bryan Hicks, to accept the minutes from the October 22, 2015 meeting, as written. The motion was unanimously approved.
Bryan Hicks made a motion to approve the Financial Statements for October, November and December, 2015. The motion was seconded by Lucius Jones and was unanimously approved.
A plaque of Appreciation was presented to departing Board Member, Pat Wharton. President Mitchell thanked Pat for her hard work and dedication to the Board of Directors.
Director’s Report: Director Garland Tant reported the following:
· Budget has been submitted to Wake County for new budget year. It is basically the same except an increase has been requested for medical supplies and vehicle maintenance.
· Wake County has a new Medical Director, Dr. Jose Cabanas. We are looking forward to working with Dr. Cabanas.
o In the near future, there will be a 2-day team planning summit from 9-5 for strategic planning with Wake County. This will be the first time a summit like this has been held. It is a very good idea and all agencies were invited and will participate.
· The new ambulance has been completed by Southeastern. Chief Ross will be traveling to St. Louis next week for the final inspection. The truck will be in service by the end of February. The second ambulance coming from Wake County is way behind, it will be March or later before we receive it. All Wake County fleet has been pushed back by the vendor.
· Wake County has purchased the land beside the IGA in Wendell for the new EMS 61 station. There will be a meeting next week with the Design Team. Chief Ross has pictures of what the prototype will be like. The station will be a 3 bay station like the Wake County station at RDU Airport.
· The Wendell Falls station is still on the table. Lucius Jones stated there has not been a final decision made yet on the land purchase.
· Eastern Wake Fire Department is in the process of renovating our room at EMS 62 to accommodate our crew. They have moved cabinets into the radio room and now there is room for a bed and a couch. They hope to be done with the renovations within the next 2-3 weeks. President Mitchell stated they put approximately $2,500.00 into the radio room for cabinets and counter tops. The Fire Chief would like to know how much money would Eastern Wake EMS would like to contribute. Director Tant stated he did not have a problem contributing and stated we would pay back half of the total bill. Lucius Jones made a motion for Eastern Wake EMS to pay half of the $2,500.00 bill and Merri Lynne Morgan seconded the motion.
· The dash cam has been installed and is working on the Expedition. There are 4 cameras and we can view the live feed on the computer. At the next Board meeting, we will have a computer demonstration on what the feed looks like. There is enough camera space for about 60 days’ worth of feed before we have to download, right now it is using about 11GB a week.
· The Kioti is awaiting lights to be installed, it has been striped and decaled. Wake County may request to use it with some bigger events in Wake County. We have had a lot of compliments from the public, especially at parades.
· Director Tant would like to spend $2,800.00 for a trailer to keep the Kioti stored on. This will be a designated open tandem trailer. With the equipment we added to the Kioti, it will no longer properly fit on the trailer we currently have, which is a safety hazard. Merri Lynne Morgan asked what budget line item would we use to purchase the trailer with. Director Tant stated we would take it out of the reserves. Bryan Hicks made a motion to purchase a new trailer, with the proper measurements, for the Kioti, for $2,800.00. Lucius Jones seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved.
No Old Business reported
New Business:
President Mitchell welcomed Mary Ka Powers to our first Board of Directors Meeting. Mary Ka Powers has replaced Pat Wharton.
President Mitchell advised the 2016 meeting dates are: April 28, July 28 and October 27.
Lucius Jones made a motion to adjourn seconded by Bryan Hicks. The Board unanimously voted to adjourn at 7:30 p.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Board Clerk, Kim Lazenby.