Alfalfa Fire Board to vote on interim chief and bank signatories tonight
ALFALFA, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Alfalfa Fire District Board of Directors is holding a business meeting today at 6 p.m. at the Alfalfa Fire Station, located at 25889 Alfalfa Market Rd. in Alfalfa. Board members are scheduled to address key administrative items, major financial obligations, pending equipment payments and board leadership changes.
KTVZ’s Spencer Sacks will have a full report tonight from the meeting at 10pm on Fox and 11pm on NBC
Among the primary agenda items is Resolution #2026-16, which considers moving forward with an offer from David Wolting of Eugene to serve as a volunteer interim fire chief. Wolting previously attended the board’s Oct. 14 meeting. The board will also discuss replacing outgoing board member Mark Laucks with a candidate who has prior experience and desirable skills.
In banking updates, Resolution #2026-15 designates new authorized signers for the district’s financial account. The resolution adds Melody Holliday and Bob Kathman to the current authorized signers while removing Laucks effective Thursday, Nov. 12. Board members will also examine current legal fees for attorney Jered Reid, which total $19,445 to date, alongside an update on state audit information from Accuity.
The board is evaluating several major expenses and outstanding invoices. Members will review a remaining balance of nearly $100,000 on a SeaWestern invoice, with recommendations to submit payment after receiving new tax year funds after Dec. 1. Additionally, the agenda lists a $9,237.48 payment for a Stryker gurney and a proposed $1,575 reimbursement for Central Oregon Community College EMT graduate Nick Shaw, pending confirmation of an appropriate invoice.
New business topics include discussions on hiring a district bookkeeper and appointing someone to review the status of legal habitation on the upper level of the fire station. Board members will also compare costs for a maintained copier against less expensive options, review updates on public records requests, discuss a volunteer administrative leave notice and decide whether a special meeting is required.
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