PERSONNEL:  Ken reported that the slash pile was successfully burned and the clean-up day went very well. His thanks to all who helped. 

Alex reported that he was resigning from the Board but would remain with the department.

EQUIPMENT: Ken reported that Allen Sagaert passed to Pete Blattenbauer the opportunity to buy the trucks. Pete plans to buy them. Mike Shrodt is also interested in the blue truck. 

Brush trucks 1 and 2 are now switched. Brush 1 is the new blue truck and will leave first for a fire scene(as it carries only two people) while Brush 2, the white truck, will arrive second with more personnel.

The new AED has arrived and will be carried by Ken May. We will now have 3 AED's, one in the fire station, one with Jody and one with Ken (in the upper filings). 

Inventory sheets are due ASAP. Marian requested a work day to complete the inventory. Thursday April 30th was set. It is a 5th Thursday this month. A fire department cook-out will accompany the work. Kate will check freezer for supplies. Work will begin at 4:30 pm.

COMMUNICATIONS:  Kate reminded everyone to be professional on the radio. Please keep conversation to a minimum and on subject. Many people are listening. 

Marian will be able to reprogram pagers during the next training.

SAFETY: Everyone should check their PPE to make sure everything is dry and repacked after our fire call. Jody reminded that the Hepatitis B shots must be obtained.

FIREWISE: The firewise sirens have been hooked up and are being tested silently. They may be set off in 5 ways to alert segments of CL to danger. The R&R Board will demonstrate them during their annual meeting. 

Jody handed out cross reference replacement pages (25 and 26). plus a 2nd addenda page for addresses in tract D.

AUXILIARY: Kate reminded everyone of the CLVFD rummage sale and handed out sign-up sheets. Everyones help is needed.

MISCELLANEOUS: 

Curt requested that the first person finding lot and filing numbers during an incident please announce this information on the radio for all responders. 

Sharon asked about incident debriefings. Anyone can ask for a debriefing and they are often needed. If the incident is really traumatic a county group is available to assist. Doug reminded everyone to report to police first then debrief with group. Everyone should attend debriefings as it is a learning experience even if you were not at the incident. Doug volunteered to debrief anyone if they wished. 

A By-law committee meeting was set for Wed May 6th at 1pm in the fire station. Sample by-laws were handed out. 

Sherry established work days of June 27th, July 11th, Aug 8th for painting and repairing the fire station. She will announce them in the Bugle and ask the community for volunteers. The department members will be paged on the day prior to the work day. A sign up sheet will be placed in the office. Curt will create the sign-up sheet. 

Colors were discussed to paint the fire station. All agreed that the trim and letters could be a contrasting color so that the name stands out. Colors must be approved by ACC and should be compatible with the W&S building.  Marian moved and Renee seconded that the color remain the same. This motion failed with 5 votes for and 11 against. Ray moved and Doug seconded that the fire station be painted fire house red. After some discussion the motion was withdrawn. Tom moved and Jeanette seconded that the officers suggest several color schemes at the next meeting. Members will then vote on a color scheme. It was noted that changing colors may require more than one coat. The motion passed. 

A committee to unload David's trailer was formed of Ken, Herb, Kate, Alex, Ray, Jeanette and Doug. Weather permitting they will meet at 10am at the fire barn.