MID-COUNTY

VOL. RESCUE SQUAD

P. 0. Box 355

Heathsville, Va. 22473

January 7,2003 - General Business Meeting - Tuesday night 7:30pm

I - Nancy called meeting to order.

II - Secretary's Report - Cindi made a motion to accept the minutes and Ed G. seconded the motion. All approved the minutes.

II-A - Treasurer's Report - Dan T. made a motion to accept the Treasurer's Report and Paul seconded the motion. All approved the report. Dan T. made a motion to accept the 2003 budget and Cindi seconded the motion. It was approved by all.

Ill - Captain's Report -

1. 30 calls for December - 52 calls for the year.
2. Kitchen needs a good scrubbing and pantry needs cleaning out. Also needs additional shelving.
3. Minutes now being posted monthly on website.
4. ICS - January 18th 9:00am - 4:00pm at Callao VRS building. Want 100% participation from Mid-County members. Mark your calendars now and please plan to be there.
5. EMT's - make your decision to immobilize a trauma patient based on mechanism of injury. Consider MOI first. If the mechanism is significant, err on the side of the patient's long term outcome, not on his immediate presentation. For example, a rollover in which the patient wasn't seatbelted is a significant mechanism of injury. Even if the patient is walking around when you get there, try to immobilize him for transport and document thoroughly if he refuses. Also - providers responding directly to the scene: If you are not going to AIC the call, don't make the immobilization decision. Try to keep me patient still and quiet until AIC gets a chance to do his or her own assessment. Rule of thumb: if a patient was subjected to trauma and wants to go to the hospital to be checked out, immobilize him.

6. It is good to have Mike Macron with us tonight. He is the RGH EMS Coordinator.

IV - Vice-President's Report - None

V -1" Lieutenant's Report -

1. Hope Northumberland Rescue Squad will lend us an ambulance when #46 is being worked on.

VI - 2nd Lieutenant's Report - None

VII - Vehicle Officer's Report -

1. Insurance Co. has okayed to repair deer damage on #46.

1. Bingo will be held on Feb. 7th.

1. Ceiling will be up in 2 weeks or at least by the last of January.

X - President's Report - The Board of Directors held a meeting Jan. 5th for several hours. The discussion covered the following:

1. to find grant funds
2. replace #41 with front wheel drive
3. have building completed
4. work on a banquet room
5. YMCA would like to have a building in the Heathsville area - talked about an offer of some of our property to them.

1. Got our grant money - ($55,639.00) - roughly $35,000.00 for a new ambulance and $21,000.00 for AED.

1. Extend Terry Blackstone probation for 3 more months.
2. Ed G. Made a motion to purchase a new ambulance and Angela seconded the motion.All approved. Will be the same as #48 except some changes for improvement. Will cost around $97,800.00.
3. Paul made a motion to purchase 2 new AED's Life Pak 12 and Wesley seconded the motion. All approved. Auxiliary donation of $10,000.00 will go toward an AED.
4. Dave made a motion to explore with YMCA and the Red Cross about a building site.
5. Herb seconded the motion. Dan T. amended the motion to let the Board of Directors as a group to investigate the motion.
6. Dan T. made a motion to accept the entire batch of SOPs for the month, which deal with Internal Operations: Station Infrastructure. Devin seconded the motion.

1. - Incident Command - January 18th at Callao VRS building 9:00 - 4:00.

1. A page is underway on our website.

Present - (17) - Cindi, Herb, Ed G., Paul, Alien, Dave, Nancy, Dan T., Jim, Jeff, Roger, Alice, Angela, Terry, Wesley, Garfield, and Rebekah. Junior Squad members: (3) - Mary, Beverly and Devin.

Excused - (5) - Dan G., Edward S., Sandi S., Arnette, and Shirley.Adjourned: 8:35pm Rebekah made motion and Dave seconded the motion.

Respectfully,

Rebekah H. Haynie, Secretary

Attachments: Attendance Roster