Chris S. Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
GARDEN CITY, Utah. August 15, 2013. The Garden City Fire District Board met at 6 p.m., Aug. 15,
2013. Present were Terry Allen, Randall
Knight, and Ben Negus. Absent were
Travis Hobbs and Christina Gracey. Ben
Negus submitted his resignation from the board effective when a replacement is
named. Ben said that his job required
him to be away more than would allow him, in his own judgment, to be an
effective board member. Chairman Terry Allen thanked him for his work on the Fire Board.
Information for
those interested in the vacant board position is available at the post
office. The fire department has a new
cell phone number, 435-994-2460, which should henceforth be used instead of
Chief Kurek’s personal phone.
Fire Chief Dan Kurek reported that the department had
received a $14,900 DNR Wildland grant that will be used for turnouts and other
equipment. The past training of the
firefighters can be counted as matching funds.
On another incident, the work done in the propane tank rollover resulted
in a net financial benefit to the department of slightly more than $16,000, all
of which will be used for new or replacement equipment and safety gear, such as
new pumps for the tender, a 3,000 gallon water snap tank to be carried on the
tender, plus new and additional hoses, and other items.
The board discussed the issue of electronic meeting
attendance by board members but did not reach specific conclusions about future
policy on that issue. The majority of
those board members present were opposed to any board members attending
electronically to be counted toward the number needed for a legal quorum (3).
There will be a forthcoming policy for randomized
fundamental drug testing for all fire department employees. It is under development. Further, the department will, in conjunction
with the sewer district and Garden City, consider a plan to replace the worn
out asphalt bordering the 3 buildings in the complex. The project has been put off for the last 6
years. The cooperative plan, if
feasible, will be completed quickly as the season for asphalt work will end
mid-fall.
The Raspberry Days breakfast raised $4,100 for the
department, a portion of which will be used to buy a tent for the young women
of the 1st ward, who worked on the breakfast. The remainder, as
promised, is to be used as decided by the firefighters themselves for
additional firefighting and support gear.
Plans are under also under way to paint the tender to
reflect its current ownership.
