LAWRENCE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES BOARD
June 11, 2024 - Meeting Minutes
LCES911, 1533 Missouri Drive, Mt Vernon, Missouri 65712
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm by Chairman Kris Bowling.
Roll Call: Members present: Kris Bowling, Brian Cook, Jack Schulz, Donna Pritchard, Roger Stolting and Joey Skaggs.
Bonnie Witt-Schulte, Executive Director; and Patti McBride, Secretary
Members absent: None.
Confirm quorum present: Yes.
ADMINISTRATIVE:
Agenda: On motion made by Joey Skaggs and seconded by Donna Pritchard, the Agenda was unanimously approved. APPROVED.
Minutes: On motion made by Joey Skaggs and seconded by Roger Stolting, the minutes of the April 17, 2024 Open Session, were unanimously approved. APPROVED.
FINANCIAL:
Payment of Bills:
A bill for election costs in the amount of $20,859.15 was received from Lawrence County. It has been forwarded to attorney Jon Gold for review. On motion made by Donna Pritchard and seconded by Brian Cook, it was unanimously approved to pay the bill contingent upon the attorney’s review. APPROVED.
On motion made by Donna Pritchard and seconded by Brian Cook, the bills paid from April 10, 2024 to June 3, 2024 were unanimously approved. APPROVED.
Reports Reviewed: The following were reviewed:
Bank Account Register (General Ledger) Printout.
Statement of Financial Position Report.
Budget to Actuals.
Sales Tax Receipts/Wireless Prepaid/Use Tax Income.
Letter of Credit – Old Missouri Bank.
SBKC Construction Lease Statement.
Approved Vendor List: On motion made by Joey Skaggs and seconded by Roger Stolting, the undated Approved Vendor List (adding Bezona’s Italiano) was approved. APPROVED.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Building Update – Final Pay Application: We are still waiting for lien waivers. The HVAC system has a goose sound periodically and they are trying to determine the cause.
Lawrence Co Fire Communications Plan: Bonnie has a conference call set up for next week.
Property/Liability Insurance: There may be an increase in our insurance for the next year.
NEW BUSINESS:
Board Vacancy: The Letter of Interest were reviewed. A special meeting was scheduled for Thursday, June 20th, at 6:00 pm to interview the candidates. The interviews will start at 6:30 pm.
Review Audit: The Audit from the CPA Group was reviewed. On motion made by Donna Pritchard and seconded by Jack Schulz, the audit was unanimously approved as presented. APPROVED.
Approve Update to LCES P&P: On motion made by Joey Skaggs and seconded by Brian Cook, the Organization Chart and Operations Manager Job Description were unanimously approved. APPROVED.
ESINET/911 Call Taking Equipment Proposal: This is not ready yet for the Board to review.
Nelson Systems, Inc.: On motion made by Brian Cook and seconded by Joey Skaggs, it was unanimously approved to accept the bid from Nelson Systems,Inc. for support and DX software update for 36 months (Monday through Friday) at $15,404.94. APPROVED.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT:
Bonnie gave her report.
Closed Session: A roll call vote was taken on whether to go into Closed Session, with the following votes: Donna – Yes, Jack –Yes, Joey – Yes, Brian – Yes, Kris – Yes, and Roger – Yes. The Board went into Closed Session at 6:50p.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
On motion made by Donna Pritchard and seconded by Brian Cook, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 7:02 p.m.
NEXT MEETING:
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 6:00 p.m., LCES911, 1533 Missouri Drive, Mt Vernon, Missouri 65712.
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Patti McBride, Secretary
Approved:
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