The meeting was called to order by President Harold Hoover at 1930 hours. There was a pledge to the flag. Trustee Gene Rogers installed the 2007 elected officers to their offices. President Zachary Dennis assumed control of the meeting. A roll call of officers showed 12 present.

The December 2006 minutes were read and approved.

Report of vice-presidents – Harold Hoover – fireman’s relief meeting following the business meeting

                                              Julie Erdman - 19 members and 1 guest present

Trustees – The Trustees have been working on prioritizing the list of projects that have been identified as needing completed. They are working on the following projects:

• A key-card access system to manage access to the building and facilities.
• Emergency and building lighting improvements.
• Pull cords for the engine bay doors (these may not be feasible).
• Doorbell at the front door for visitors to announce their presence.
• Fire-proof filing cabinet for records and historical items.
• Replace the ULFC sign on the "Welcome to Leola Sign" at Lancaster Labs.
• Renewed effort in reinstate By-laws, SOG’s, and House Rules
• Relocate washer and dryer and make them both functional.
• Repair overhead door on pole building.
• Replace overhead door on the cookroom.
• Copier serviced and maintenance agreement assessed.
• Replacement of meeting room floor.
• Replace or repair all lighting both inside and outside the buildings.
• Sort unused gear in pole barn and see what can still be used.
• Re-sealing the front parking lot and re-painting as needed in conjunction with the War Memorial Association.

Membership – Gary Laughman is eligible for membership. Curtis Fry, a member of Bareville, will be appointed a temporary member.

Financial Secretary – Absent, but Secretary Huber reported approximately $25,000 has been received from the fund drive to date. Also, it was noted that dues need paid and membership cards need to be printed.

Treasurer -- The budget meeting will be held on Thursday January 25, 2007 at 1900 hours. All those with budget items or questions are encouraged to attend.

Secretary – No correspondence was received.

New Business – President Dennis presented a plaque to retiring Chief Larry Miller.

The disciplinary committee was not appointed since the SOG’s are non-active and only guidelines.

The current status of the fund drive, and our extreme delay in getting it completed for the second year in a row was discussed. Treasurer Bard recommended we have a fund drive committee to work in conjunction with the Financial Secretary to get this process done based upon a timeline. There was a brief discussion and a motion was made to form this committee. The motion was seconded and approved. President Dennis asked for volunteers and appointed Nelson Bard, Ted Burkhart, and Sam Huber to this committee.

For the first time ever we had to pay for propane for the sauerkraut dinner. A suggestion that we buy tanks and keep them on-site year round was made. There was discussion about switching the ovens to natural gas since the building already has a connection. Ultimately it was decided to delay further action until the decision is made whether we will have a sauerkraut dinner in 2008.

The list of committee and volunteers was read and reviewed. There are many committees with only one or two people that volunteered. There was a discussion about the sign and floor committee since the Trustees have the floor repair listed on their goals for the year. Since Trustee Rogers is the only one signed up for the committee, we will continue to carry it for 2007.

Alerting – President Dennis feels this committee is doing the same function as the line officers. Chief Dagen agreed this area of responsibility could be given to the line officers.

War Memorial – A few things need fixed from the New Year’s Dinner.

Fire Prevention – We netted $286.50 from the Leola Elementary School jingle boot.

Funding – Treasurer Bard and Chief Dagen will contact township manager Mike Morris about the status of the township fire council.

Grants – The county-wide radio grant application has been assigned a process number. This was followed by a questionnaire. These are both good indicators that funding will be received for this project.

Ways and Means – Approximately 2400 meals were served including the helpers.

We need someone to take over the community service program Larry Miller doesn’t have time to manage this on a weekly basis. Alternatively we need a group of people to make sure we have projects for the helpers and that they work their 6 hours / week. A suggestion was made that since the Trustees are responsible for the buildings, they should manage this program. They agreed to manage the program.

Zone 3 – Mike Smoker, zone training coordinator, asked if we would host a pump operations class in conjunction with 3-9 (they take level 1, we take level 2). They are also looking for a host of a foam class. Next meeting will be January 8, 2007, at Martindale Fire Company. The February meeting will be hosted by ULFC.

LCFA – A structural engineer is going to evaluate the Pequea Lane burn building to see what repairs / upgrades are needed to have it functioning as a class A burn building by summer.

Engineer – The "Q" on the Saber has been repaired. Assistant engineers have not been appointed at this time.

Fire Chief – 13 incidents for December 2006. The line officers are as follows:

Asst. Chief Larry Miller

Captain Julie Erdman

            Cory Imler

Lieutenant Zach Dennis

                Dale Martin

The new rescue tripod, bracket, and winch have arrived. These will be installed in the Air truck shortly.

Fire Police -- There were 4 incidents for December 2006.

The officers for 2007 are as follows:

Captain Leon Fry

Lieutenant unfilled at this time

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

General Remarks – Dale Martin commented that the portions for take-out were more than adequate for one meal. It was decided that left over pork and sauerkraut would be sold for $5/container.

The next meeting will be Wednesday, February 7, 2007, at 1930 hours.

A motion was made to adjourn. Seconded and approved at 2110 hours.

Respectfully Submitted by:

Samuel A. Huber, Secretary

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