MID-COUNTY VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD

      P.O. Box 355

Heathsville, V.A. 22473

June 6, 2007 – General Business Meeting – Wednesday night 7:30 p.m.

I.  Dan T. called the meeting to order.

II–Secretary’s Report - Minutes for the April and the May meetings have been posted.  The posting of the April minutes was delayed due to misplaced notes. A motion was made and seconded to accept both sets of minutes.  Both were adopted.

III- Treasurer’s Report – In response to the fund drive letter, the squad has received roughly $5,400.  It appears we will receive donations from roughly 10% of those contacted which is approximately the same as last year. A motion was made and seconded to accept the Treasurer’s report.  It was adopted.

IV. Captain’s Report – Thanked the members for the widespread effort to promptly respond to calls. Reminded the squad that nominations are due to PEMS for their annual award ceremony.,

V. – Vice President’s Report.  Thanked Jeanne, Janice and Ed for their efforts to resolve the data base problem with the mailing list and all the EMTS (including some from Northumberland) for applying the labels to the letters.  Noted the efforts of several people to clean up, reorganize and label items in the supply closet and asked that all members try to keep the supplies neat and organized.

VI. - 1^st Lieutenant’s Report.  PEMS is reconstituting its regional disaster response task force.  There will be a training meeting in West Point at 6:00p.m.on June 21^st.  Anyone interested should talk with Ed.  The thermostat in the ambulance bay should not be adjusted.  It is set to work when the interior temperature gets high.  If the setting is lowered it strains the AC system. Room reservations have been made for Symposium, so please contact ED or Janice soon, if you want to attend.

VI.- 2^nd Lieutenant’s Report  Supplies are in good order.  The draft standard operating guidelines for residing at the building were handed out.  These will voted on at the July meeting.

VII - Training Officer’s Report.  In Janice’s absence, Ed mentioned that we need to hold a class on the triage tags and plan to do so after the July meeting

VIII – Vehicle Officer’s Report.  Unit 46 got its front end alignment and now that the parts are here will have the wig-wag signal repaired.  That should happen next week.  

IX. – Auxiliary Report..   The chicken turkey dinner went very well and raised approximately $2,600.  They appreciated all the help from the squad. A bake sale is scheduled for Friday June 15.

X. -President’s Report.  Cindi deCapiteau has been granted a leave of absence of six months at her request.  Boy Scout Troop 250 and Eagle Scout candidate Andy Wilkens have asked the squad to help finance the creation of a memorial to emergency services personnel who die in the line of duty.   Based on the contributions made by others and the estimated remaining costs of the project, a motion was made and seconded that the squad contribute $300 dollars to this project.  The motion was approved.  The normal date for holding the July meeting means it would occur on July 4^th.  A motion was made, seconded,and approved to reschedule the July meeting and hold it on July 11^th. 

Sharon Jones has resigned as Secretary.  A member of the Auxiliary, Barbara Darden has asked to join the squad as an Administrative member and has volunteered to assume the duties as Secretary.   

XI.- Old Business.  Cleanup for the Open House is scheduled for June 16^th at 4:00 p.m. Setup for the Open House will occur on June 22^nd throughout the day.  As many people as possible are asked to show up since there is a lot to be done. Several aspects of the preparation effort were discussed: Herb reported that he and Ed have fixed to problems with the water leaks in the crew quarter bathrooms; help is needed now to complete the Activities Board that is on the table in the crew lounge; the stripping and waxing of the floors and any effort to reseal the parking lot should wait until after the Open House; and the exercise equipment needs to be moved so the RGH staff can use that room to conduct Glucose and Cholesterol testing.  Minutes of the June 3^rd planning meeting are on the board for anyone who wants more details of the planned events.  A final planning meeting probably will be held before the event to work out any remaining details

            A paving contractor has looked at the parking lot and believes the surface cracks mean we need another layer of asphalt but that the driveway only needs a resealing.  Tina Nice said that her husband does that kind of work and will give us a written bid on the project. 

XI.-New Business.  There are several scheduled events that we need standby crews for.  These include: the June 9^th high school graduation; June 16^th Farmers Market; the June 30^th Bay Quarters Shore Picnic and Fireworks; and the July 7^th Reedville Parade.  There are sign up sheets in the Bay.

A motion was made, seconded and approved to close the meeting at 8:37 p.m.

The attendees at the meeting are noted on the attached sheet.