NOTICE
CUSTER FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TRUSTEE’S MEETING AGENDA
HELD AT CAMELOT EDUCATION CAFETERIA 35445 WASHINGTON ST. CUSTER PARK, IL 60481
Wednesday, August 23th, 2023 – 6:00 P.M.
1. Call to order/Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Swearing in Ceremony for new trustees by Township President Jon Furlan/new trustee introductions & comment
4. Annual Budget Hearing and Public Questions
5. Open Forum – Matters of the Public
a. A portion of every regular Board of Trustees meeting shall be provided for public comment. The person wishing to speak shall submit a public participation slip or raise his or her hand in a signal to the President. The speaker must be designated and authorized to speak by the President. Each speaker shall limit his or her public participation to a period of three (3) minutes or less so that all persons shall have an adequate opportunity to make their statement to the Board. As a general rule of order, this time is for comments made by the public and not intended for question/answer. The board reserves the right to answer outside of open format.
6. Correspondence
7. Approval of meeting minutes
a. Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 Regular Meeting
8. Treasurer’s report (July 2022) and Board appointment of new Treasurer to fill vacancy.
9. Payment of bills and payroll, as presented
10. Old Business
a. Seeking Board consideration and motion to approve Ordinance #2023-8-23a “Fixing the Budget and Making Appropriations for the Custer Fire Protection District for Fiscal Year Ending May 31, 2024”.
b. Working session to review and determine next steps related to Intergovernmental Agreement for Fire and Ambulance Protection Between Braidwood Fire Protection District and Custer Fire Protection District.
11. New Business
a. Seeking Board consideration and motion to approve amendment to payroll and expense reimbursement policy.
b. Seeking Board consideration and motion to approve full payoff of Community Leasing Partners loan.
c. Seeking Board consideration and motion to approve financial audit by Abendroth Accounting (Treasurer vacancy).
d. Seeking Board consideration and motion to approve purchase of MDT (laptop) for Ambulance ePCR software.
e. Seeking Board consideration and motion to approve insurance and worker’s compensation policy renewals.
f. Seeking Board consideration and motion to approve hiring district administrative assistant/recording secretary.
g. Seeking Board consideration and motion to approve Friends of Custer Fire fundraiser to take place at the CFPD station.
12. Fire Chief’s Report
13. Committee Reports (Vehicle, Building, EMS, Training, Public Education, Grants)
14. Closed Session – Compliant with Open Meetings Act – 5ILCS120/2
a. For any lawful purpose permitted by the Open Meetings Act
b. Final Action, if any, from the session presented in open meeting
15. For the Good of the District
a. Friends of Custer Fire 501(c)(3) charitable foundation update
16. Adjournment
Ron Pruss
President of the Board of Trustees
Custer Fire Protection District
Posted online at www.custerfpd.org on the 21st day of August, 2023 at 1800 hours.