BCFTOA AGM

Quesnel                                                                                                            May 30, 2002

 

Agenda Item

Action

Decision

Responsible

Call to Order

 

1317 2002-05-30

 

President Kim MacLean

Minutes of Previous AGM

Adopted as circulated

Carried

Moved Larry Fry

Seconded Fred Gerl

Reports

 

 

 

President

 Kim McLean

 

 

 

Kim reported that it was a busy year.

He reviewed the executive responsibilities.

 

 

1st VP

Bruce Dundas

 

 

May change BCFF standard to NFPA standard.

F&SD survey completed - BCFTOA membership did not participate well.

Web page suggestions are welcome forward to Bruce or Trent.

Survey to be posted on web page.

Bruce Dundas - Trent

2nd VP

Simon Grypma

 

 

Need "postmaster" for each zone.

Represented BCFTOA at BCFPOA at Naniamo.

Paraphernalia Committee - clothing has been selling well.

Leather jackets are available - see Simon to order.

Zone reps update email address with Simon - forward to Dave

 

Zone reps send email address to Simon to forward to Dave.

Treasurer

Bob Cannon

 

 

Full Report available

Association is solvent

Received

Moved B Cannon

Second H Exner


 

Secretary

Dave Palmer

Number of members                 146

arrears                      36

Total                       182                                    Associates                     29

Arrears                          15

Total                             54

TOTAL                     236           

Departments attend       63  

Delegates attending    124 

Spouses                         26

Manufacturers               

Overdue membership notices will be sent out.

Check mailing labels for current dues–

 02 is current

Overdue pay ASAP.

Seals will be mailed with new membership certificates.

4 executive meetings held.

Mission - Quesnel - Langley - Quesnel

Conference OG's have been developed and are circulating as a guideline.

5 Newsletters sent out.  Articles should be submitted in MS Word format.

Conferences            

2002 Quesnel

2003 Cowichan Bay

2004 Salmon Arm ?

2005 Whistler ?

Received

Moved D Palmer

Second L Fry

Zone Reps

 

 

 

1 Jamie Svendsen

 

 

 

Report Attached

 

Suggested that Zone Meetings be held on Monday, Lane Mc Donald supported

Discussion ensued

Received

 

President said zone meetings would be held on Monday

Moved J Svendsen

Seconded F Gerl

1A Fred Gerl

 

Report Attached

Received

Moved F Gerl

Seconded A Crick

2 Bob Gordon

 

 

 

Z 2 and 2A have met together.

4 meetings

FR concerns sent to FCABC - reply attached.

Report attached

Received

Moved B Gordon

Second B Ross

2A Bryant Ross

No Report

 

 

3 Gary Brandel

 

1 workshop held - poorly attended

2 meetings

need zone postmaster

Received

Moved G Brandel

Second D Montgomery

4 Tim Boutin

No report

 

 

4A Al Collinson

No report

 

 

5 Wes Patterson

 

 

 

Report attached

Budget cuts have impacted North heavily

911 dispatch changes being considered.

Training weekend in PG and other workshops are planned.

Distances cause HUGE communication problems.

Received

Moved WesPatterson

Second S Grypma

Fire Safety Advisory Comm

Dennis Montgomery

Committee is in change and the Minister will decide how it is to be changed.

 

 

Standards and Curriculum

Bruce Dundas

Committee no longer exixts

 

 

Fire Chiefs Assn.

Dennis Montgomery

 

 

Kinney Report John Vokes visited North to get information.

BCFTOA has met with FCABC rep and is to keep in touch.

President to keep in touch with FCABC

 


 

Fire Safety Train Center Advisory

Bob Cannon

No meetings held

 

 

FSA Pub Ed Comm.

Bob Cannon

 

 

 

 

Strategic Plan has been completed.

Public Education curriculum will be distributed.

Fire prevention week continues with baseball theme - Strike out fire.

Booklets to be sent for grades 4-7, check school enrollments.

 

 

Paraphernalia Comm

Simon Grypma

Nothing more - see second VP

 

 

Archives

Howard Exner

 

History is being made every day - please send pictures associated with the BCFTOA.

 

 

Unfinished Business

Safety Committee

 

 

JIBC Library donation

 

 

 

 

Small Department Assistance

 

 

 

Fire Chiefs Meeting

 

 

Meeting F&SD

 

 

 

 

Kemano Live Burn

 

Attendance dropped and the committee has disbanded - L. Fry

 

Squamish AGM voted to donate $1000 to JI library.  It has been done.

Donation to be made again this year

 

 

Encourage small departments to attend. 

This was discussed but no satisfactory means was identified

 

 

BCFTAO is to maintain contact with FCABC. 

 

Missed BCFTOA input, concern expressed over lack of consultation with this group.

Web site soon to include password protected area for use.

Lots was learned from this exercise.

 

 

 

 

 

Carried

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

President will facilitate this.

 

 

 

 

 

Moved B Cannon

Seconded L Fry

 

 

Kim asked for suggestions

Quesnel 2002

 

Thanks to  host departments

 

President presented plaques at dinner.

Resolutions

none

 

 

New Business

2003 Cowichan Bay

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

2005

 

Dave Ferguson asked what the association wanted in 2003. He provide a draft brochure and program for comments.

He invited all to attend and register early as accommodations would be limited in the area.

Will review date problems with organizing committee.

Will check with organizing committee.

 

Dave Ferguson

 

 

 

 

 

Brad Shirley

 

Geoff Playfair

 

Fire & Safety Division report

Bob Aldcorn reported on the survey results. 

 

 

Fire Services Insurance tax

That we support the FCABC resolution that this tax go directly to supporting the Fire Service

Letter attached

Carried

Moved D Montgomery

Second H Exner


 

Bursary

Executive recommends that:

A scholarship of $500 be established and provide annually for the son/daughter of an active member of a participating department to attend a recognized post-secondary institution.  Awarding to be based on:

Academic standing - GPA

Preference to on taking a Fire Service related discipline.

Carried

Moved H Exner

Second F Gerl

FSI III

Bob Gordon requested that the BCFTOA provide the same support and recognition to the FSI III program that it did for FSI-I and II.

Letter attached.

Carried

Moved B Gordon

Seconded F Gerl

JI Library donation

See old business

 

 

Survey F&SD/Para Med Academy

See Zone 2 report

Letters attached

Note from D Jolley FCABC

 

 

Elections

 

 

 

1st vice president

 

Bruce Dundas

Acclamation

Carried

Moved L McDonald

Seconded S Grypma

Secretary

 

Dave palmer

Acclamation

Carried

Moved F Gerl

Seconded L McDonald

Associate member Rep

Brian "Archie" Miller

 

appointed

 

Zone Reps

 

 

 

1A

Fred Gerl

Appointed

 

2A

Bryant Ross

Appointed

 

4A

Al Collinson

Appointed

 

5A

 

 

 

Destroy ballot

 

Carried

Moved H Exner

Seconded D Montgomery

Obligation of Office

 

 

Administered to al executive members

 

D Montgomery administered oath.

Thanks to Host Dept.

 

Host department were thanked

 

President Kim Mclaean

Adjournment

 

Adjourned at 1508

Carried

Moved F Gerl

Attachments

As noted

 

 

 


 

B.C.F.T.O.A. EDUCATION WORKSHOP

AGM Attendance

 

Delegate

Fire Dept

 

 

 

Darrel Blades

100 Mile House

 

 

 

Larry Fry

Abbotsford

 

 

 

Alastair Crick

Armstrong

 

 

 

Brian Dillabough

Barlow Creek

 

 

 

Barbara Bachbere

Bouchie Lake