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QUARTERLY
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
04-07-05
A-SHIFT
CALLED TO ORDER: 7:45 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
J. Tolley, Avilla, Vinup, Rann, Conte, Michaud, Wooldridge, R. Coleman, K. Coleman, Coulter,
Munch, Crowl, Young, Tickle, Rethwisch, Batton, Hammer, Coutu, George, Colbert, Kahler and
Morissette.
MINUTES:
MOTION by Avilla to accept minutes from January 6, 2005, 2nd Morissette, motion carried.
TREASURER REPORT:
MOTION by Avilla to accept Treasurer Report, 2nd Morissette, motion carried.
MOTION by Coulter to approve 2005-2006 Budget, 2nd Avilla, motion carried.
VICE-PRESIDENT:
MOTION by Avilla to donate $500.00 to the Melbourne Youth Football League from line 2b, $150.00
to Eau Gallie Little League Baseball from line 2c and $500.00 to the Shriners Burn Fund from line 3a,
all of the Benevolent Fund, 2nd, Rethwisch, motion carried.
Melbourne Firefighters Local 1951 and Palm Bay Firefighters Local 2246 will be doing a ladder
climb for MDA in May, date and place will be announced at a later date.
PRESIDENT REPORT:
City Manager Schluckebier upheld D/E Mike Lainer termination.
Discussed SOG, there have been several SOG Meetings and a Labor/ Management Meeting with
Fire Admin.
Discussed the make up of the Melbourne Fire Dept. Promotional Board, recommend to Chief Forsberg
that the Promotional Board be made up of seven members, three Assistance Chiefs, three Battalion
Chiefs and one Training Officer, minimum of four members to hold a Promotional Board Meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
Discussed Union Building, the building committee has had a meeting, they are looking at putting a
module unit or build a house on the Union Property, buy the house behind Station 71, stay where
we are now or any other options, this will be brought up at the next Quarterly Membership Meeting.
OLD BUSINESS:
Discussed Resolution 2005-1, reference laptop computers for Union Pension Board Representatives.
MOTION by Avilla to adopt Resolution 2005-1 with the amendment, to spend up to a $1,000.00 each
for two laptop computers for Union Pension Board Representatives, money to come from line 14a going
to line 6a of the General Fund, 2nd Munch, motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
The Golf Tournament for the Zachary Project will be held on June 04, 2005 at the Turtle Creek Golf
Course in Rockledge.
Discussed State of Florida Firefighters Tags, money that is raised from the sale of each plate will be
collected by the Florida Firefighter Charities and will be distributed back to local charities chosen by the
firefighters in the counties where the tags are sold.
MOTION by Avilla to pay Ken Atkinson $240.00 a year to manage the Union Web Site, 2nd Morissette,
motion carried.
Discussed Fitness For Duty Memo.
Driver Practical Tests are done, it went will.
Discussed Christmas Party at the Hilton Hotel in Melbourne, last year Christmas Party was about
$2,500.00 this was during the week, this year they want about $8,500.00 because it is on a weekend, the
Union will be looking at other options.
VOTING RESULTS:
| President | J.Tolley | By Acclamation | FPF Convention |
| Treasurer | Atkinson | By Acclamation | Atkinson |
| PIO | Hargreaves | By Acclamation | Avilla |
| 1st Trustee | Conte | By Acclamation | Bexfield |
| 3rd Trustee | Waite | Morissette | |
| Van-Kramer | |||
| Vinup |
MOTION by Avilla to adjourn, 2nd Young, motion carried.
ADJOURNED: 9:45 P.M.
Respectfully,
Terry Vinup,
Secretary