Town and Village of Almond Joint Fire Committee Meeting Minutes – 8/30/2023

Town-Village of Almond Joint Fire Committee Meeting Wednesday August 30, 2023 7:00 PM Present were: Matt Lemke, Kip Gutke, R. Hetzel, B. Roehrborn, G. Otto, D. Schultz and Carol Smith. Also present were: Dan Folan, Meeting called to order by R. Hetzel at 7:00pm K. Gutke made a motion, seconded by B. Roehrborn to approve the minutes from the March 1, 2023 meeting.  Motion approved 6-0 Election of officers:  K. Gutke made a motion to nominate R. Hetzel for chair, seconded by G. Otto.  Nomination approved 6-0 K. Gutke made a motion to nominate B. Roehrborn for Vice Chair, seconded by G. Otto.  Nomination approved 6-0 Discussed the budget for 2024.  M. Lemke made a motion, seconded by B. Roehrborn to approve increasing the budget by 2% for 2024.  The amount of the increase is $942.97.  Total budget for 2024 will be $48,091.45.  Motion approved 6-0 Reviewed and discussed the 2% money the department has.  Information only. Kip gave us an update on the progress of the billing procedure.  M. Lemke made a motion to drop the idea of fees at this time, seconded by K. Gutke.  Motion approved 6-0. Chief’s report-The department had applied and was approved for a grant of $2,000.00 to use towards a gas sniffer through Wisconsin Public Service BRIC grant program.  Members are paying the difference. Two people have been interviewed for a possibility to becoming firemen.  One has declined. G. Otto made a motion, seconded by M. Lemke to adjourn.  Motion approved. Adjourned at 8:15 pm Respectfully submitted Carol Smith, Secretary