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Monday, December 11, 2017

Garden City Fire Board Meeting

Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  December 7, 2017. The Board discussed the current 2017 Budget.  There were two changes to be made on the current budget.  The Fire Department had purchased a motor for the fire boat.  Instead of transferring funds from the capital projects fund to pay for the boat motor, it was decided to transfer funds from the general account to cover this expense.  The motion was made and passed by the board to handle the boat motor this way.

The other change was to take care of the insurance account.  It was over by $6,700 because there were two additional payments that needed to be made.  Again, the Board accepted this change and then made the motion to approve the 2017 budget as amended.

The public hearing was opened to discuss the proposed 2018 budget.   The office supplies fund was raised to allow for the purchase of a new computer/printer if necessary during the coming year.  Tiffany Wahlberg’s services costs will be slightly lower this coming year because some of the activities that she has handled in the past are no longer needed.  The health insurance for the Fire Chief will remain about the same as last year.  Originally, it was determined that it would probably be higher.  Three Thousand dollars will be transferred from the health insurance fund to the training account.

The public hearing was closed.  A motion was made and approved to pass the amended proposed 2018 budget.

Three of the current Board Members period of service will be up in January.  The three are Bryan House, Howard Pope, and Randall Knight.  These individuals along with any other individuals in the community who would like to serve on this board will need to complete and submit an application by January 5, 2018. 

A representative from Sunrise Engineering will be attending the Board Meeting in January.  He has been asked to come and explain about impact fees and the information and justification for such actions.  The board will also discuss with him the plans for the expansion to be added the Fire Building.


There were 4 medical calls and 2 fire alarms during the past month.

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