TOWN OF SOMERS

FIRE COMMISSION

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

Thursday May 15, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER:     Frank Lawlor called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.

 

·         Members Present:  Alice Van Tasel, Dave Palmer, Tony Bruno, Frank Lawlor and Carl Rohrbach

·         Others Present:     Fire Chief Ed Pagani,  Deputy Fire Chief Frank Falcone

  

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

·         Minutes from the January 17, 2008 meeting, the February 7, 2008 meeting and the March 20, 2008 meeting were all approved unanimously after a motion by Mr. Palmer and second by Mr. Rohrbach.

 

FIRE CHIEF:

·         A FY 2007/2008 year end Fire Department budget deficit of as much as $18K-$20K is projected primarily because of higher energy costs and unexpected major maintenance on the station’s boilers

·         The Ambulance budget projects as much as a $1K deficit.   

·         The Chief received a written proposal from JP Engineering to provide engineering services to evaluate and provide options for the current heating system and to design and oversee construction of necessary improvements to the system.  The Commission was told that the First Selectman has another engineering firm ready to submit a proposal.

o        A motion was made by Mr. Palmer and seconded by Mr. Lawlor requesting these independent engineering services proposals for the Fire Station’s heating system project be put on the Board of Selectmen’s next meeting agenda for the purpose of reviewing these proposals. 

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

·         None

 

ADJOURNMENT:

·         The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. on a motion made by Mr.  Bruno, seconded by Mrs. Van Tasel and passed unanimously.  The next regular meeting is June 19, 2008 at 7 p.m. at the Somers Fire House.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Carl Rohrbach, Jr.