The meeting was called to order by President Harold Hoover at 1930 hours. There was a pledge to the flag and roll call of officers – 10 present.

The July 2006 minutes were read and approved.

Report of vice-presidents – Levi Freeburn – absent

Julie Erdman - 12 members

Membership – Tyler Morton is eligible for membership.

Secretary – Letters were sent for large donations received last month.

Fire Prevention – Attended Sharp Shopper open house on July 15, 2006. We will be ordering more pencils with ULFC name and fire prevention message on them.

Ways and Means – The financial outcome of the carnival has not been determined due to outstanding bills that need submitted to the committee.

Funding – A meeting was held with Michael Morris (ULT Manager) about funding and re-presenting information to the supervisors.

Chief Miller was informed that the Supervisors want to set up a fire council. It would include the two township fire chiefs, two community members, and a supervisor. There is more work to be done related to this topic.

Grants – State grant will yield approximately $11,000. Funds will be transferred at a later date. This money was designated for training and equipment maintenance.

Sign and Floor – One recommendation for the floor is to have it re-leveled. Balmer Brothers Concrete has seen similar occurrences where the epoxy coating separates from the base concrete.

PA-1-Call has marked the utilities for the sign poles. A drawing and two pricing options were received from Horst Signs in Myerstown. A motion was made to give the committee $23,000 to install an electronic sign. The motion was seconded and approved. The salesman will provide a demonstration in the near future. The committee will also be looking into a colored lighting option instead of just red lettering. Some of the work can be done by Miller and Sons at a lower cost and this may allow us to upgrade the signage.

Engineer – The Traffic unit is out-of-service due to a fuel leak.

The batteries on the Saber are still causing problems. The solution seems to be to start the apparatus on "Battery 2" and then switch to "Both". Make sure the air conditioning and all 12 volt power usage is turned off when returning to station.

The re-compressor parts have not been received. The electric adapters still need installed on the apparatus. The necessary state inspections were done.

Fire Chief – 10 incidents for July 2006. Training opportunities are posted on the bulletin board. Zone 3 has a new training coordinator. Eden will host an open house on Sunday, August 20, 2006.

Election of New Members – Tyler Morton is eligible for membership. He was approved for membership by a vote of the members present.

General Remarks --.Sauerkraut cutting should be Saturday, September 23. Chief Miller will check with the farmer to see if it will be ready.

Relief meeting Friday, September 1, 2006 at 2100 hours at Bareville Fire Company.

The fund drive letters should be sent in late September or early October

The next meeting will be Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at 1930 hours.

A motion was made to adjourn. Seconded and approved at 2040 hours.

Respectfully Submitted by:

Samuel A. Huber, Secretary

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