Nor Cal Fire Prevention Officers Association

Executive Board Meeting

February 25, 2005

Woodland, CA.

Roll Call - The meeting was called to order at 1100 hours.

The following individuals were present: Wes Arvin, Dennis Mathisen, Angela Giuliani, Bruce Lecair, Darren Drake, Theresa Johnson, Fort Hartsfield, Forrest Craig, Mike Stewart, Doug Williams, Keith Schoenthal, Gene Gandtt, Bill Greene

Review of Minutes

The board reviewed and approved the January 28, 2005 Executive Board Meeting Minutes.

Consent Calendar Items

No items to report.

Open Time for Member Expression

Ron Mahlman, P.E., Rolf Jenson & Associates, requested support for proposed legislation of the Professional Engineers Act in the State of California Fire Protection Engineering Conversion to Practice Act.

Written Communications

• The letter of support for Joe Konefal requesting support for his nomination to Assistant State Fire Marshal was not written pending the submittal of additional information of additional candidates, qualifications of candidates, knowledge of job duties and further information regarding additional candidates.

Unfinished Business

• Fire Investigation Co-chairs: Vern Canon is the new co-chair pending completion of the confirmation process. The board is seeking a second co-chair.
• Fire Code Committee: The committee co-chair position is pending.
• List Serve and LAFM: The List Serve and LAFM will be an agenda item during the Annual Joint FPO Board Meeting in March.
• Cal Chiefs Website: Fort Hartsfield provided a brief report on the progress of website content and format. He is currently researching the technical aspects of inputting the site. Fort further reported on the Fire Prevention Officers website that has experienced an average of 45,000 hits per month during the past year (2/04-2/05).
• Meeting with Chief Revere/Mike Warren: The meeting is on hold pending resolution of scheduling conflicts.
• Draft Policy on Merchandize and Marketing: The draft policy is on hold pending the completion of the format and further review and comment.
• Strategic Plan: The update on the strategic plan is still being processed for submittal to the board.
• Past Presidents Advisory Committee: The board thanked Mike Stewart for his work on this project.
• Mileage Reimbursement Fort Hartsfield reported changes by the IRS regarding mileage reimbursement. He asked the board to consider a revision in the organization’s mileage reimbursement policy as noted in the bylaws. Angela Giuliani agreed to draft a policy proposal to increase the amount to .37 cents per mile.

New Business

• Attendance at SoCal General Membership Meeting: President Arvin provided a brief report on the SoCal Meeting.
• Annual FPO Workshop: The joint board meeting is Sunday at 3:00 P.M. The minutes are the responsibility of the South. The agenda will be sent via e-mail. A joint meeting is scheduled for Friday for the FPO boards and Workshop Planning Committee.
• Tom Harvey has expressed interest in becoming the new Director of Operations. Dennis Mathisen will be following up with him.

Board Members Report

No reports provided

Presidents Report

Treasurers Report

Darren Drake provided the February 2005 Treasurer’s Report to the board.

General Information

• Theresa Johnson provided a report on the CCAI Board Meeting. CCAI is open to joint meetings and training events.
• Dennis Mathisen reported on the progress of the plaques for the annual meeting and his work on updating the Mission Statement.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 1200 hours.�

Respectfully submitted,
Bruce Lecair, Secretary