| Taney County Ambulance District Board Meeting Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Vice President Tim Ford called the meeting of the Taney County Ambulance to order at 19:00 on March 20, 2007. Attendance: Treasurer David Rozell, Vice Chairman Tim Ford, Board Member Scott Novak, Board Member Dale Sanders and Board Member Rod Romine present, and Chairman Kenny Nave absent. Others present: Steve Harris, Katie Sharpe, Melissa Stiffler, Richard Cotter, Caleb Berkstresser, Richard Cotter and Robin Fisher. APPROVAL OF PRIOR MINUTES Director Rozell made a motion to approve prior Board minutes dated February 20, 2007. Director Sanders seconded the motion. The motion passed by vote: Director Rozell (Yes), Director Ford (Yes), Director Novak (Yes), Director Sanders (Yes), Director Romine (Yes). APPROVAL OF FINANCIALS Director Rozell made a motion to approve financials. Director Sanders seconded the motion. The motion passed by vote: Director Rozell (Yes), Director Ford (Yes), Director Novak (Yes), Director Sanders (Yes), Director Romine (Yes). New Business Discussion about the tobacco policy. Information was given about cessation program costs that were researched. Statistics were presented about tobacco use costs to employers. Inquiry was made about the start date. MOTION - TOBACCO POLICY Director Rozell made a motion to approve the tobacco policy as written. Director Romine seconded the motion. The motion passed by vote: Director Rozell (Yes), Director Ford (Yes), Director Novak (Yes), Director Sanders (Yes), Director Romine (Yes). Receivables Melissa presented recievables information. February 2007 we received $115,375.05. Year to date we are at $263.793.27. Year to date approved write off accounts total $58,895.48. Year to date disallowed is $35,367.34. MOTION - WRITE OFF ACCOUNTS Director Romine made a motion to approve to write off 89 accounts totaling $30,541.65. Director Rozell seconded the motion. The motion passed by vote: Director Rozell (Yes), Director Ford (Yes), Director Novak (Yes), Director Sanders (Yes), Director Romine (Yes). Dispatch Nathan advised we did get the new radios in. They are now installed in the cars. We can now talk on UHF, which Branson Fire does. They now have walkie talkie capabilities. Education Richard advised that we have 6 of the last class that have passed the written exam and we are still at a 100% pass rate. HR Katie advised she did get the new policy manual from the AAA and she is working on policy updates. IT Caleb advised that Nomad is the GPS piece of the program. We have a demo on the way. The server machine is in and Caleb is setting it up in his office now. Caleb advised he has been using the offsite VPN to be able to connect from home and has been able to troubleshoot some issues from home which has saved the District on overtime. EXECUTIVE SESSION Director Rozell made a motion to go into Executive Session to discuss legal matters authorized by RSMo 610.021 and in compliance with RSMo 610.022. Director Novak seconded the motion. The motion passed by vote: Director Rozell (Yes), Director Ford (Yes), Director Novak (Yes), Director Sanders (Yes), Director ADJOURN Director Sanders made a motion to adjourn at 19:35. Director Rozell seconded the motion. The motion passed by vote: Director Rozell (Yes), Director Ford (Yes), Director Novak (Yes), Director Sanders (Yes), Director Romine (Yes). |