Jeffersontown Fire Protection District

The meeting addressed old business items such as the Stryker ALS 360, strategic plan survey, blanket bond for all personnel, updates on members off, tower status, station 54 ambulance tracking, final walk-through issues for station 54, gear washer for station 54, surplus old phones, ambulance remount, and video laryngoscopes. New business included the audit 2024 presentation, 2024/2025 amended budget, tax rate, 2025/2026 budget, 24/72 schedule, SOP 1024 sick time buy back, SOP 1002 off time, SOP 302 lock out tag out, change in rank, marking command vehicles, tiller body work, fitness equipment, media equipment, cradle points for laptops, hydrant molecule, advanced EMT move to PT status, and a legal report. A closed session was held to discuss potential appointment, discipline, or dismissal of a member.

The meeting included discussion and approval of various items such as the July warrants and Treasurer's Report. B. Wardrip was sworn in to fill the elected Firefighter/EMS Board Rep position. Updates were provided on members off, the annual Metro Ethics Board Training, and the Firefighter/Employee Straw Election. Approvals were made for SOPs related to District Structure & Chain of Command, Social Media, Drone Use, Part-Time EMS, Peer Support, and Critical Incident. Additionally, the board approved the hiring of Terence Delaney for the Assistant Chief Logistics position, the purchase of MDT computer mounts and SCBA parts, and the promotion of several individuals within the EMS department. The purchase of three Tahoe's was also approved.

The meeting included discussion regarding members off, firefighter/employee board representative, cradle point for tower, tax filing correction, assistant chief logistics, MDT computer mounts, and Tahoe's. The board approved the sale of the Tiller to Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS (AMFEMS), appointed members of the Emergency Medical Service as special firefighters, approved purchasing seventeen computers and one laptop, discussed the payroll challenges, approved structural collapse training, and approved EMS laptops. The Open Records and Open Meetings Act Acknowledgement receipt was distributed to each trustee.

The meeting addressed old business, including blanket bonds for personnel, updates on members off duty, the tower repair status, tracking data for Station 54 Ambulance, ambulance remount options, hiring notices for firefighters and EMS, peer support team meetings, locker orders, Quint 51 engine work, hood system cleanings, and sprinkler system work. New business included the final pay application for Station 4, a structural collapse course for firefighters, upstaffed/tornado reimbursement requests, updates on House Bill 152, annual Metro Ethics Board Training, and expiring trustees' terms. The board also discussed captain and major testing, the next board meeting date, and a special meeting to approve promotions. Additionally, the submission of a reappointment request letter to Metro Government for L. Graff-Vincent was approved.

The Jeffersontown Fire Protection District held a special meeting to discuss and approve part-time and full-time EMS hires. The board approved a list of candidates for both full-time and part-time positions, with some hires pending testing.