Centre Hall Fire Company
Monthly Meeting Minutes
The monthly meeting of the
Centre Hall Fire Company was brought to order by Vice-President Shawn Luse at
1900 hours on
Members Present: Steven Crater, Ryan Hockenberry, Scott Koch,
Brian Long, Shawn Luse, Jackie Muthersbaugh, Ryan Newman, Philip Orndorf Jr.,
Autumn Packer, Chad Packer, Bryan Packer, Tom Stoner and Kenny Strouse.
Motion to approve the
secretary’s report made by Chad Entz, and seconded by Harry Hockenberry. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s report as
follows:
Beginning balance: $13888.37 Outflows Included: Insurance $3591.00
Total Inflows: $ 1876.38 Tanker
Fuel $100.07
Total Outflows: $ 5116.98 Inflows
Included: Shrimp Feed Profit $797.75
Ending Balance: $10647.77 Donation $200.00
Motion to approve Treasurer’s
report made by Chad Packer, seconded by Jackie Muthersbaugh. Motion Carried.
Chief’s Report:
As of October 30th,
there have been 195 calls. 20 Calls for
the month of October
MVA’s -9 17
calls in Potter Twp
Barn Fire- 1 with 1 Rekindle 3 calls in Centre
Hall Borough
Public Service- 4
Fire Police Only- 2
Wild Fire- 2
Wires Down- 1
The Chief’s would like to
once again remind everyone to remember to have the air-pack straps extended the
whole way out when they are finished with them and they are returned to the
apparatus.
New accountability ID tags
are going to be made. The will be OK to
be used in
The Firehouse Fire Reporting
software is in the process of being reinstalled in the computers. Please do not tamper with this program.
Fire Police Report- No Report
Trustee’s Report:
The spouting and windows have
been installed. Thank you to everyone
who helped. Rich Hosterman has advised
that the heating oil tank needs to be moved for insurance reasons. Trustee’s will look at the situation and come
up with a plan.
A motion was made to purchase
two new outdoor lights for the entrance way to the front/side of the station,
with the price not to exceed $75.00 for both, made by Chad Entz and seconded by
Chad Packer. Motion Carried.
Committee Reports:
Funds Procurement- No Report
Grant- We officially received
our rejection letter from FEMA.
Apparatus- No Report
By-Law- Copies are ready for
distribution. If you haven’t received
yours, please pick them up.
Land/Building- The Twp. and
Borough met with the committee on 10/26.
Plaque- No Report
Banquet- A tentative date of
2/25 has been set. The cost of a DJ
would be $150.00 for 4 hours. The
committee will work on meal ideas.
Unfinished Business: None
New Business:
Ryan Newman and Brandon
Musser were both voted into the company from probationary status to active
members by a unanimous vote.
A motion was made by Chad
Entz to raise Treasurer Jack Muthersbaugh’s monthly compensation to
$100.00/month, and seconded by Jackie Muthersbaugh. Motion Carried.
Harry Hockenberry made a
motion to no more than $75.00 on food for the Centre County Fire Chief’s
Association meeting to be held at our station on November 17th. Motion seconded by Chad Packer. Motion Carried.
After discussing the
development of a website for the company, a motion was made to purchase a
domain/name for the website for a cost of $150.00 total for a 10 year
contract. Motion made by Chad Entz,
seconded by Chad Packer.
Motion Carried.
The regular meeting was
adjourned and the executive committee went into executive session. Upon discussion, the executive committee
decided to make an exception for Willard Muthersbaugh, who is now residing in
Gregg Twp. This decision was based on
place of employment, years of service and level of training/experience. The decision was made by 4-0 vote, which
Willard Muthersbaugh would be eligible to be nominated and run for Fire Police
Captain (470).
The meeting was reopened
after the executive session.
Nominations for the 2006 Line
Officers/Administrative Offices were opened.
Nominations for 400 are as
follows: Chad Packer. Harry Hockenberry motioned to close
nominations for 400, seconded by Chad Entz.
Motion Carried
Nominations for 401 are as
follows: Harry Hockenberry and Brian
Long. Ryan Hockenberry motioned to close
nominations for 401, seconded by Chad Packer.
Motion Carried.
Nominations for 402 are as
follows: Chris Hockenberry. Chad Packer motioned to close nominations for
402, seconded by Harry Hockenberry.
Motion Carried.
Nominations for 403 are as
follows: Domer Smeltzer and Shawn
Luse. Tom Stoner motioned to close nominations
for 402, seconded by Kenny Strouse.
Motion Carried.
Nominations for 404 are as
follows: Lester Gordon, Philip Orndorf
Jr. and Ryan Hockenberry. Tom Stoner
motioned to close the nominations for 404, seconded by Jackie Muthersbaugh. Motion Carried.
Nominations for 406 are as
follows: Tom Stoner, Chad Entz and
Philip Orndorf Jr. Tom Stoner motioned
to close nominations for 406, seconded by Chad Packer. Motion Carried.
Nominations for 407 are as
follows: Tom Stoner and Chad Entz. Tom Stoner motioned to close nominations for
407, seconded by Harry Hockenberry.
Motion Carried.
Nominations for 470 are as
follows: Willard Muthersbaugh. Autumn Packer motioned to close nominations
for 470, seconded by Tom Stoner.
Nominations for 471 are as
follows: Alvin Spotts, Gary Philips and
Dave Keller. Jackie Muthersbaugh
motioned to close nominations for 471, seconded by Chad Packer. Motion Carried.
Nominations for President are
as follows: Kenny Strouse. Tom Stoner Motioned to close nominations for
President, seconded by Bryan Packer.
Motion Carried.
Nominations for
Vice-President are as follows: Don
Pecht. Chad Entz motioned to close
nominations for Vice-President, seconded by Chris Hockenberry. Motion Carried.
Nominations for Secretary are
as follows: Autumn Packer. Chad Entz motioned to close nominations for
Secretary, seconded by Chad Packer.
Motion Carried.
Nominations for Treasurer are
as follows: Jack Muthersbuagh. Harry Hockenberry motioned to close
nominations for Treasurer, seconded by Jackie Muthersbaugh. Motion Carried.
Nominations for the open
Trustee position are as follows: Steven
Crater. Ryan Hockenberry motioned to
close nominations for Trustee, seconded by Chad Entz. Motion Carried.
Chad Entz made a motion to
close all nominations for the 2006 year, motion seconded by Jackie
Muthersbaugh. Motion Carried.
Good of the Company:
Upcoming trainings are Legal
Aspects and Firefighter 1 prep class.
See the bulletin board for details.
Motion to adjourn made by
Autumn Packer, seconded by Jackie Muthersbaugh.
Meeting Adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Autumn N. Packer
Recording Secretary