The Meeting Was Called to Order at 5:35 P.M. by Chairman Dorothea Lake

The Board of Directors of the Marion County Ambulance District met at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the Marion County Ambulance District administration building in Hannibal, Missouri. Board members attending were Chairman Dorothea Lake, Vice Chairman Marie Frankenbach, Secretary Tom Rupp, Brian Fowler, and newly appointed member Branson Wells. Larry Coleman was not present at the meeting. Also attending were EMS Chief John Nemes, Deputy Chief John Clemens, Deputy Chief Marshall Miller, Finance Director Cheryl Arntzen, and Mark Cheffey from the Palmyra Spectator.

The meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m. by Chairman Dorothea Lake.

The minutes of the meeting held on October 19, 2017, including an addendum recommending Branson Wells to replace Tim Kane as a board member, were read. A motion to accept the amended minutes was made by Tom Rupp, seconded by Brian Fowler, and unanimously approved on a roll call vote.

The reports for October and November were reviewed.

Under old business, Chief John Nemes administered the board member oath of office to Branson Wells.

Chief Nemes then presented his Chief’s report. He reported that the District had 399 calls in November, Base 1 with 173, Base 2 with 130, Base 3 with 58, Cardinal Glennon with 11, and 27 off duty long distance transfers. To date the District has received 5,289 calls.

Several PR and stand by events have been covered, and district employees are having a contest for Toys for Tots. The Hannibal Free Public Library and HNB on Main Street both received AEDs, and Pea Ridge Community Church and First Baptist Church in Palmyra have applied for AEDs.

The District hosted a 40 hour CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) training course from Dec.4 – 8, with 30-35 people attending. Division Chief Murfin was an attendee at the course.

Under new business, Chief Nemes presented the contracts with Ralls County. The contract for administrative services for 78,000 per year was reviewed. On a motion made by Marie Frankenbach, seconded by Tom Rupp and unanimously approved with a roll call vote, the administrative contract was accepted. The board then reviewed the temporary amendment to ambulance service and administrative contract for 270,000 per year. This contract provides the labor for the New London base station. Brian Fowler made a motion to approve this contract. The motion was seconded by Marie Frankenbach and was approved with a unanimous roll call vote.

The next item under new business was the 2018 budget. The proposed budget was reviewed and discussed. Chief Nemes told the board that he had budgeted to replace the Suburban with a Tahoe. He presented a quote from Don Brown Chevrolet for the Tahoe, with the Suburban as a trade in. A motion was made by Branson Wells to purchase the Tahoe. The motion was seconded by Marie Frankenbach and was approved with a unanimous roll call vote. Tom Rupp then made a motion to approve the 2018 budget as presented. The motion was seconded by Brian Fowler and was unanimously approved with a roll call vote.

The next meeting was set for January 18, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Marie Frankenbach, seconded by Brian Fowler, and approved unanimously with a roll call vote.

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Dorothea Lake, Chairman Tom Rupp, Secretary

December 13, 2017