THOMAS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES AGENCY
Board of Directors Meeting
8/16/01
4:00PM
Board Members Present: Ervin Brock, Bobby Brown, Roy Campbell,
Ricky Smith, Earl Williams
Staff: Capt. Butler Perry, Capt. Tim Coram, Capt. Derrick Ogletree, Chief Ann Powell, Chris Jones, Keith Allen, Atty., Julie Stripling
News Media: Mark Brannan, WPAX
Chairman Ricky Smith called the meeting to order and Earl Williams opened with prayer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Ervin Brock made a motion to approve the minutes from the 7/19/01 and 7/24/01 Board meetings. Roy Campbell seconded the motion. With all in favor, the motion carried.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Executive Director Jack Smith demonstrated the new pagers and commented that there have been major steps forward in the Volunteer Fire pager system. By the first of September, all Volunteers will have their new pagers.
Mr. Smith presented a request from EMS for write offs. Roy Campbell made a motion to write off $13,991.72 for delinquent accounts. Earl Williams seconded the motion. With no opposition, the motion passed.
Executive Director Smith has prepared a report on the proposed SPLOST expenditures with a possible cushion of $800,000.00. Mayor Campbell stated that the recent reports on the projected sales tax collections is inaccurate and that the possible shortfall of collections is estimated at no more than $300,000.00.
A delineation study has been done on the Enon Road property. One corner is considered wetland. Ms. Strickland had agreed to swap 200 feet of easterly property for that corner. Site prep work and costs will be reduced as a result of this exchange.
Roy Campbell made a motion to approve an additional $5,000.00 to complete the land exchange. Earl Williams seconded the motion. After discussion, all were in favor and the motion passed.
Mr. Smith announced that bids were opened August 1, 2001 on the Fire Station # 1 – Municipal Auditorium renovation. The apparent low bidder for the project is Cook Brothers, Inc. of Midway, FL. Ervin Brock made a motion to accept the bid of $1,300,000.00 from Cook Brothers, Inc. for the construction of Fire Station #1/ E-911. Bobby Brown seconded the motion. With all in favor, the motion passed.
Shift Captain Tim Coram reported 392 total calls for 7/18 – 8/14/01. He stated that as a whole, over-time has decreased.
Volunteer Fire Liaison Chris Jones reported a decrease in total call volume for Volunteer Fire but an increase in First Responder calls. Because of the new pagers, response time should decrease tremendously. The Firehouse software incident reporting system has been implemented and is moving forward.
Operations Manager Ann Powell reported 9,514 calls for the month of July with a year-to-date figure of 70,078. The projected call volume for the year is expected to be 118,000 to 120,000. E-911 is looking into foreign language lines through NENA which will have a per- minute charge instead of a monthly fee offered by other vendors. Mapping is progressing very well. Clean up will also be done on the addressing database.
Deputy Chief Perry reported that the men are getting trained on the new aerial ladder truck and more training will take place in September. The paid division is having interaction and training with the Volunteers and it is going very well. The smoke detector program has really taken off. Call volume for this month has been down.
With no further business to discuss, Earl Williams made a motion to adjourn. Ervin Brock seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned.