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 – 12 present. Four officers attended all twelve meetings for the year.

The November 2006 minutes were read and approved.

Report of vice-presidents – Levi Freeburn – absent

Julie Erdman – absent

15 members were present

Trustees – The Trustees and incoming President met on November 21, 2006 and reviewed a list of issues that need addressed. They appointed Lamar Buckwalter as the Chairman of the Trustees. The following is the list of items the Trustees will be working to resolve in the future:

1. Overnight light between bay doors do not work properly

2. Replace faded sign down by Lancaster Labs

3. Look into a fence down by the Pole Barn

4. HVAC- look into contract

5. Alarm, We are paying for monitoring but not any service work

6. Copier service and maintenance

7. Auto Reverse sensors for ALL bay doors

8. New key card system (look into budget item)

9. Lights in front of station (signs) are not working properly

10. Pole barn door doesn’t stay up and cook room overhead door

11. Soda Machine stocked @ ALL Times

        a. Pepsi Products

12. Tolet Seat (done)

13. Closets for gear (talk with Sam Huber)

14. Relocate Washer and Dryer, Install vent to use dryer

15. Reinstate S.O.G’s, bylaws and house rules (make necessary adjustments)

16. Fire proof file cabinet

17. Look into 2 new computers

a. Computer for engine bay

b. Computer for Office

18. Fix the front of station

        a. Level off with concrete wall

        b. Pave or pour concrete in front with new signs, bumpers and line painting

19. Night emergency lights for bays

20. Emergency pull cords for bay doors

The Trustees are seeking feedback and/or suggestions on these projects and their importance to the Company.

Membership – Gary Laughman is eligible for temporary membership.

Financial Secretary – The fund drive letters should arrive in mail boxes sometime this week. Dues for 2007 are now payable.

Secretary – Correspondence for the month was read.

New Business – Committee sign-ups for 2007 will be posted on the bulletin board in the engine bay. Various clothing items will be available for purchase. The Chief’s account will pay 50% of the sweatshirt, coats, and golf shift costs. The 50% member payment will be necessary at the time of ordering.

Fire Prevention – Thank you notes were received from a class at Leola Elementary School. The Jingle Boot pick-up will be Friday, December 22, 2006.

Ways and Means – Carnival committee has met. They have decided to increase the number of inflatables for 2007.

More help is needed for Saturday sauerkraut sales.

The rental agreement from the War Memorial for the New Year’s Day dinner was read. The Trustees signed the agreement.

The sauerkraut plan is moving forward. A list will be posted of the dates and tasks that need done. A discussion was opened about pricing. There was discussion about having different coast for take-out v/s sit-down. A motion was made to raise the prices to $10 for adults and $5 for children. The motion was seconded and approved.

A motion was made to have Miller and Sons repair the large refrigerator in the cook room. The motion was seconded and approved. An amendment to the motion was added to repair the cooking ovens and other equipment as necessary. This amendment was seconded and approved.

Funding Taskforce – There will be additional follow-up with the township manager in January.

Grants – The SAFER grant application was denied.

Money not spent for the FDIC training will be used for a new rescue tripods and a second laptop computer. The total cost of these items will be about $6,000. A motion was made to allocate the grant money for these items. The motion was seconded and approved.

Zone 3 – Meeting was at Goodville. The next meeting will be at New Holland on Monday, December 11, 2006. The Zone is still looking for someone to replace Larry Martin on the standardization committee with the county chiefs association.

Sign and Floor – Ed Applegate from Visual Information Services was working with the township engineer to get drawings of the proposed sign. Mr. Applegate has now informed the committee he does not want to bother getting drawings and he will not continue with the project.

The committee contacted Horst Signs again for a re-quote on the sign. The new price is $25,476. The committee is looking for approval from the Company to continue with the project since the initial motion was for "approximately $25,000" for the project.

There was a lengthy discussion about the value in continuing the project since the fund drive letter did not get mailed in time. Also, this project was to be completed to advertise the New Year Day dinner, but that can’t happen for this year. There was a suggestion that we delay the project and revisit it next year as a capital budget item from the Trustees. A motion was made to table the sign procurement and revisit the project in 2007. The motion was seconded and approved.

Engineer – The re-compressor on the air truck has been repaired. The generators have all been serviced. Air packs have been serviced. Issues with the PASS alarms will be fixed under a warranty service.

Fire Chief – 11 incidents for November 2006.

There were issues with the performance of the Holmatro tools on the Thanksgiving night rescue. The service call determined a systematic failure in the pressure block from a design flaw. This was repaired under warranty service. The officers are looking at some system upgrades to the system while additional work is being performed.

General Remarks – Relief meeting will be after out monthly meeting in January. Allocation will be discussed. A Cub Scout troop will be here Monday, December 11 at 1830 hours for a tour.

The next meeting will be January 3, 2007 at 1930 hours.

A motion was made to adjourn. Seconded and approved at 2105 hours.

Respectfully Submitted by:

Samuel A. Huber, Secretary

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