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Prescott Area Fire and EMS Commission PRESCOTT FIRE AND EMS BOARD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 , 2026 7:00 P.M. PRESCOTT FIRE STATION #1 260 FLORA ST, PRESCOTT MINUTES Pursuant to due call and proper public notice the Prescott Area Fire and EMS Association Board met on Wednesday, April 22 , 2026 , at the Prescott Fire Department, 260 Flora St, Prescott, WI. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL : Vice-Chair Lindsey Sorenson-Prescott called the meeting to order at 7:0 0 pm. Members Present: Steve Most -Prescott , Mike Harriage-Clifto n , Sherry Keller- Clifton, and Dan Johnson-Oak Grove . A quorum was met. Absent: Chairperson Rich Ruemmele-Oak Grove . Also Present : Chad Johnson-Fire Chief , Matt Bouthilet- Allina EMS Director, Mike Gerke- Prescott City Mayor, and Ruth Whall- Prescott City Administrative Assistant . Changes and/or Corrections to Agenda Approve Minutes M ember Most motioned to approve March 25, 2026 , Meeting Minutes, seconded by M ember Johnson . Motion passed unanimously 5 -0. Public Comments None. Finance Reviewed the March 2026 Finance Reports. No comments. Ambulance Operations – Director Bouthilet presented data on Q4 of 2025, mentioning the 80% response reliability seen in Prescott. He is optimistic that reliability will increase as new staff are onboarded , both for full and part-time positions . Fire C hief Activity Report – Fire Chief Johnson mentioned the success of the Spring Fling and Pancake Breakfasts, noting that the UTV would be purchased by a combination of grants received and funds earned at these events. Member Johnson motioned to accept the grants and appropriate the funds towards for the UTV purchase from the fire fund raising account . Motion was seconded by Member Most. Spring i nspections by FPS have been completed, and are currently under way by the PFD . Fire Department Admin. Report – Administrative Assistant Whall has been entering inspection reports into ImageTrend. She noted the nomination of Stewart Pulk to the vacant chair on the Fire & EMS Commission. Old Business 1. Review the process for obtaining 501(c)(3) nonprofit statu s Fire Chief Johnson has found volunteers to be a part of that Board. Member Johnson mentioned that a lawyer has offered to help with this project and discuss the creation of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws for a 501(c)(3) as soon as he is freed up from a federal case. 2. Discussion on Potential New Fire Station #1 and Cost Sharing Facilities Member Johnson suggested that another Intergovernmental Meeting be held around September- sooner if any further developments occur- with approval from the remainder of the Commission. New Business 1. Review Draft Annual Report New pictures are required before the annual report is approved. Other B u siness 1. Master Calendar, Motion/Resolution Log, Response Times 202 6 response times currently average 9: 47 minutes. 2. 202 6 Billing Log (Fire Calls) A total of $ 13,118.50 has been billed for Incident Runs in 202 6 . We have received payments of $ 1, 840 .00 to date, with $ 11,278 .5 0 still owed to the PFD . Set Next Meeting Date The next meeting will be Wednesday, May 20 , 2026, at 7:00 pm . Adjourn Vice-Chair Lindsey Sorenson declared the meeting adjourned at 7: 31 pm with no objections . Respectfully, Ruth Whall Administrat ive Assistant , City of Prescott